New edition of Which? MBA report published
New edition of Which? MBA report published
Prospective MBA students can choose their school based on test scores,recruitment levels and other statistical measures. But the Which? MBAreport makes the process three-dimensional by including the experience and opinions of current students and recent graduates.
Although the survey reaches into 112 business schools around the world, the American colleges dominate. The top rated schools over five categories are Columbia, Kelley, Johnson, Stanford and Tuck.
The survey was produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit in association with Pearson Education. It also found that students look to the reputation of the school first and believe that employers do the same. Other considerations include programme content and quality of teaching and the more earthy location and cost of living.
Around 1,400 current students and recent graduates were asked to give, for their own school, an approval rating out of 100 for each of the five criteria. These were (best institution in parentheses):
Programme content (Kelley)
Careers services (Columbia)
Back-up and facilities (Johnson and Kelley tied)
The students (Kelley, Stanford and Tuck all tied)
Support for women and minorities (Columbia)
The report also compared these scores with the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) scores. This American test also favours institutions from that country, with Stanford and Columbia coming out on top.
