Top Private Business Colleges

Dartmouth College

• Among programs offering the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Dartmouth College continually ranks among the top programs in the nation. In 2010, Dartmouth was ranked No. 7 by "U.S. News & World Report," among all MBA programs in the United States. The significance of the No. 7 ranking can be seen in the fact that it makes Dartmouth the highest rated non-university private business school in the nation. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is world renowned for its international focus within its business curriculum. Dartmouth was similarly ranked by "Business Week" and "Financial Times," which ranked the Dartmouth program at No. 12 and No. 13, respectively. The core curriculum of the MBA program requires courses in areas such as Analysis for General Managers, Global Economics for Managers and Competitive and Corporate Strategy.

  Dartmouth College

  Tuck School of Business

  100 Tuck Hall

  Hanover, NH 03755

  603-646-3162

  dartmouth.edu

Babson College

• Babson College in Massachusetts also ranks highly among the nation's top private business colleges, but more so for its undergraduate business program. "Business Week" ranked the Babson College undergraduate business program as the No. 17 program in the nation in 2009. Likewise, although not as highly ranked, the MBA program was ranked No. 54 in the nation by "U.S. News & World Report" and No. 99 by "Financial Times" for its international focus. In the specialization of entrepreneurship, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the Babson College program as the No. 1 program in the nation. At the undergraduate level, Babson offers a bachelor of science degree in business with 25 different areas of possible concentration. Some of these include Global Business Management, International Business Environment, Retail Supply Chain Management and Economics.

  Babson College

  231 Forest Street

  Hollister Hall

  Babson Park , MA 02457

  781-235-1200

  babson.edu

Thunderbird School of Global Management

• Similar to Babson College in its solitary business focus, the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona is among the nation's top private business colleges outside of the university setting. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the Thunderbird program No. 1 in terms of its international business program. As a whole, the MBA program ranked No. 62 in 2010. Similarly, "Financial Times" ranked the Thunderbird program No. 67 for its global focus. Thunderbird offers various graduate degrees, including the MBA and joint-degree programs in business and law. The school also offers students considerable flexibility with its evening, weekend and distance education programs.

  Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Garvin School of International Management

  1 Global Place

  Glendale, AZ 85306-6000

  602-978-7100

  thunderbird.edu