Fordham University : MBA

Facts about Fordham

Quality
Our impressive national rankings reflect our top quality. Fordham's Full-time MBA Program was named 14th in Wall Street Journal regional MBA rankings, our Part-time MBA Program ranked in the top 20 nationally by US News & World Report and in the top 10 for return on investment by Forbes Magazine.

Fordham’s world-renowned faculty publishes its research in prestigious, peer-reviewed academic journals. The faculty forms a collaborative and supportive community which is also truly accessible as they interact with students in small class settings.

Classic MBA studies may be enhanced in such elective programs as our Global Professional MBA, an International Business designation, or study at Peking University in the BiMBA program (Beijing International MBA)—the first foreign MBA degree to be approved by the Chinese Government and ranked number 1 in China by Fortune Magazine .

Fordham is accredited by AACSB International, the premier institution of its kind world- wide. Of more than 1,500 MBA programs offered in the United States, less than 30% (including Fordham’s ), are accredited by AACSB.

Enrichment
With economic globalization a reality, where better to pursue an MBA degree than in New York, the world capital of global business? Our campuses at Lincoln Center and in Tarrytown assure that your experience will be enriched by daily interaction with other students, faculty, and executives who have active roles in this dynamic business environment.

Reflecting the international nature of business today, Fordham's student body hails from over 30 countries. Therefore, class discussions and projects encompass a great variety of views and cultural diversities that serve to expand the horizons of our students.

New York City's concentration of world-class businesses and senior executives is undoubtedly the highest in the world. With direct access to this pool of expertise, Fordham offers a stellar roster of speakers, advisers, and mentors, as well as a remarkable diversity of well-known executives who serve as adjunct professors in key specialties.

Fordham alums are also positioned in virtually all business sectors within the larger metropolitan area.

Flexibility
There are almost 300 electives in the Fordham bulletin, among the highest of any business school in the nation. So in addition to the classic core curriculum, Fordham offers a wide opportunity to address emerging trends and to connect current business thinking with unique needs of our graduate students in such diverse fields as e-marketing, data mining, equity analysis, knowledge management, financial statement analysis, supply chain management, sports law, and shifts in media audiences.

We have academic ties to Thunderbird in Arizona, Peking University in Beijing, and numerous affiliations with top-accredited business schools within universities in Europe and Latin America as well as a network of 26 Jesuit business schools throughout the United States. .

We are also actively committed to assuring internships and field studies for those who want hands-on experience to complement in-class courses.

ref : http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/Academics/Colleges__Graduate_S/Graduate__Profession/GBA/index.html

Portland state University : MBA

• MBA+ a program of leadership and innovation

  The School of Business Administration (SBA) at Portland State University is now offering a radically different enhancement to its MBA+ program.

  The MBA+ is a two year full time and 2 1/2 year part-time program that recognizes the value of technical skill mastery and leadership competence in tomorrow's business leaders. Unlike any other MBA program, the MBA+ places dual emphasis on the hard and soft skills of successful business management, and integrates the two skill sets in its core curriculum. And it does so within the context of managing for innovation and change, values inherent in the Northwest economy.
  
  PSU is committed to an MBA program that produces forward-thinking leaders who can fully contribute to the unique and pioneering regional economy known as the Northwest.

• What does this mean for you?
  
  • You will engage in the most innovative curriculum in the West, blending technical mastery of accounting, finance, management and marketing with leadership development coursework, culminating in real world experiences that demand these combined skills. You may also choose to specialize your MBA+. See Curriculum for more information.
  
  • You will immerse yourself in the challenges of change and innovation, learning the specific strategies that propel small, entrepreneurial ideas and organizations to greatness.
  
  • You will have the services of a personal leadership coach at your disposal, who will help you assess and develop your own leadership profile based on 12 managerial competencies identified by industry experts.
  
  • You will learn from one of the largest and most diverse group of faculty and instructors between Seattle and San Francisco, whose research, industry experience and connections to the regional economy make each classroom a lively center of debate and discussion. See Engaged Faculty for more information.
  
  • You will join a class of the best graduate business students in Oregon, with higher GMAT scores and better work experience than any Oregon MBA program. See Comparator School Information and Quick Facts for more information.
  

• Ranked #20 worldwide for curriculum and faculty emphasis on social and environmental stewardship:
  
  Ranked #20 worldwide for curriculum and faculty emphasis on social and environmental stewardship The 2005 Beyond Grey Pinstripes Report ranked Portland State #20 in the world for its oustanding opportunities for students to engage with social and environmental issues as they relate to business. Faculty research and social/environmental sustainability emphasis in the required courses were noted, as well as the chance to specialize the MBA+ in Sustainability.
  
  Read more at www.beyondgreypinstripes.org
  

• Named one of Princeton Review's "Best Business Schools,"[1] students recognize the MBA+ program's excellence:
  
  • courses that "really deliver" with "strong emphasis on teamwork and interpersonal communication and conflict management skills" as well as "unique, off the beaten path areas from investigation..."
  
  • a faculty mix with 100% of full-time graduate faculty holding doctorate degrees and pursuing research, that is a "good balance between tenured professors to teach the more academic subjects and the adjunct professors to teach topics where business experience is critical to teaching the subject"...that are enthusiastic, animated and passionate about their areas of expertise..."
  
  • "strong ties to the business community," being "extremely well-connected" and having "great networking events" appeal to our MBA students.
  
  • Overall, "the school brings together excellent people for a great school experience."
  
  
  1 Princeton Review, "Best Business Schools," 2005 edition.
  

• For information, contact...
  
  Regarding admissions, advising, and graduation:
  
  Pam Mitchell
  Graduate Programs Advisor
  503-725-4733
  pamm@sba.pdx.edu
  
  
  Regarding Career Services, Mentoring, Internships, and Corporate Relations:
  
  Joanne Rusina
  Director of Graduate Career Services & Corporate Relations
  503-725-3714
  rusina@pdx.edu