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Best Business Schools

#27 Connecticut

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Storrs, CT Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.sba.uconn.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $29,000 As % Of Expenses2: 25% Years to break even: 4.4 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $52,000 In 2008: $153,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $51,000 Media GMAT score: 620

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) General Electric (3) Bank of America (1) PricewaterhouseCoopers (1) HSBC (1) The Hartford (1)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $90,000 Signing Bonus: $13,500 Other Guaranteed: NA
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 270 % Accepted: 38% Total Enrolled: 55 % Residing In U.S.: 62% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.5 Median Years Work Experience: 4.7		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $10,594 Out-Of-State: $24,814 2nd Year In-State: $11,226 Out-Of-State: $26,310
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 7% Finance/Accounting: 32% Operations/Logistics: 6% General Management: 15% Marketing/Sales: 19% IT: 6% HR: 2% Other: 13%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $105,000 Finance/Accounting: $85,000 Operations/Logistics: $81,000 General Management: $94,000 Marketing/Sales: $91,000 IT: $90,000 HR: $70,000 Other: $115,000

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Best Business Schools

#28 Penn State (Smeal)

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University Park, PA Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.smeal.psu.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $29,000 As % Of Expenses2: 20% Years to break even: 4.3 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $54,000 In 2008: $120,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $66,000 Media GMAT score: 650

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Dell (7) Johnson & Johnson (4) Sears (4) Air Products & Chemicals (3) Apple (2)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $90,000 Signing Bonus: $13,000 Other Guaranteed: $10,440
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 731 % Accepted: 30% Total Enrolled: 103 % Residing In U.S.: 67% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.2 Median Years Work Experience: 4.5		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $20,718 Out-Of-State: $32,828 2nd Year In-State: $19,969 Out-Of-State: $32,685
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 5% Finance/Accounting: 38% Operations/Logistics: 28% General Management: 0% Marketing/Sales: 28% IT: 1% HR: 0% Other: 0%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $93,333 Finance/Accounting: $85,000 Operations/Logistics: $91,533 General Management: NA Marketing/Sales: $95,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: NA

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Best Business Schools

#29 Maryland (Smith)

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College Park, MD Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.rhsmith.umd.edu/mba Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $29,000 As % Of Expenses2: 18% Years to break even: 4.3 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $49,000 In 2008: $109,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $86,000 Media GMAT score: 660

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Booz Allen Hamilton (4) Citigroup (3) Air Products & Chemicals (2) Bank of America (2) Constellation Energy (2)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $88,000 Signing Bonus: $15,000 Other Guaranteed: NA
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 1,204 % Accepted: 28% Total Enrolled: 132 % Residing In U.S.: 65% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.3 Median Years Work Experience: 4.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $31,377 Out-Of-State: $42,303 2nd Year In-State: $30,954 Out-Of-State: $44,130
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 23% Finance/Accounting: 43% Operations/Logistics: 6% General Management: 4% Marketing/Sales: 13% IT: 3% HR: 1% Other: 9%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $85,000 Finance/Accounting: $90,000 Operations/Logistics: $78,000 General Management: $87,500 Marketing/Sales: $88,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: $90,000

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Best Business Schools

#30 Vanderbilt (Owen)

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Nashville, TN Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private www.owen.vanderbilt.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $29,000 As % Of Expenses2: 18% Years to break even: 4.5 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $53,000 In 2008: $128,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $87,000 Media GMAT score: 650

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Asurion (4) Bank of America (4) Deloitte (4) ECG Management Consultants (4) Johnson & Johnson (4)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $90,000 Signing Bonus: $15,000 Other Guaranteed: $10,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 986 % Accepted: 36% Total Enrolled: 176 % Residing In U.S.: 82% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.3 Median Years Work Experience: 4.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $42,548 Out-Of-State: $42,548 2nd Year In-State: $44,569 Out-Of-State: $44,569
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 17% Finance/Accounting: 35% Operations/Logistics: 6% General Management: 15% Marketing/Sales: 23% IT: 0% HR: 2% Other: 2%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $89,000 Finance/Accounting: $90,000 Operations/Logistics: $90,000 General Management: $92,500 Marketing/Sales: $88,750 IT: NA HR: $80,000 Other: $90,000

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Top Non-US One-Year B-schools:

# 1 Insead

Fountainbleau, France & Singapore

? Courtesy of Insead

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$192,000	162%	2.6	$64,000	$218,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$67,000	704	NA	NA	937	5.6

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Booz & Co.	$112,300	$21,200	NA

 

1. Five-year total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation.
2. M.B.A. profits divided by the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation.
NA: Not available or not applicable.

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# 2 IMD

Lausanne, Switzerland

? Courtesy of IMD

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$177,000	126%	2.9	$77,000	$240,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$74,000	680	439	27%	90	7.0

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
Philips, DuPont, Medtronic	$129,700	$27,800	$22,700

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# 3 IE

Madrid, Spain

? Courtesy of Instituto de Empresa

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$95,000	92%	3.2	$33,000	$150,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$69,000	680	2,033	28%	398	NA

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
Grupo Santander, Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal	$81,900	NA	NA

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# 4 Cambridge (Judge)

Cambridge, UK

? Courtesy of University of Cambridge

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$91,000	82%	3.5	$60,000	$149,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$56,000	690	921	25%	149	7.0

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
Barclays, Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup	$106,786	$18,470	$25,622

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# 5 Oxford (Said)

Oxford, UK

? Courtesy of Oxford University

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$89,000	86%	3.3	$69,000	$167,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$56,000	680	NA	NA	233	6.0

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co., Infosys Technologies	$111,540	$4,125	NA

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# 6 City U (Cass)

London, UK

? Courtesy of Cass Business School

------------------Class Of 2004------------------
Five-Year MBA Gain		Years To Payback	Salary
Total1	Ratio To Expenses2		Pre-MBA	2008
$64,000	72%	3.8	$46,000	$135,000

------------------Class Of 2009------------------
Tuition	GMAT Score	No. Of Applicants	% Accepted	Total Enrolled	Years Work Experience
$48,000	646	434	17.9%	78	6.3

------------------Class Of 2008------------------
Top Hiring Firms	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Other Compensation
Old Mutual, Deloitte, Ernst & Young	$88,000	NA	NA