The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia hosts the Wharton School of Business, the world's first collegiate business school (established in 1881). According to the school's website, Wharton boasts "one of the largest and most published business school [faculties]" in the country, 11 academic departments, 25 research centers and schools in Philadelphia, as well as San Francisco. The Wharton School offers undergraduate programs in International Studies and Business, Management and Technology, Life Sciences and Management, and Nursing and Healthcare Management. The school also offers a host of business master's and doctoral degrees, as well as certificates and summer programs. Students on various degree tracks study subjects such as accounting, actuarial science, business and public policy, marketing, finance, legal studies, statistics, management, ethics, human resources and more. Prospective students apply online, starting at AdmissionsUG.Upenn.edu.
Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
3730 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-5000
wharton.upenn.edu
According to its official website, the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge is "one of the world's leading business schools -- conducting cutting-edge research and providing management education to top students from more than 60 countries." MIT Sloan's programs combine entrepreneurship and business practices via in-class work and real world partnerships with corporate and nonprofit organizations, giving students a chance to apply strategic problem-solving skills. MIT Sloan offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs such as master's in Business Arts, master of Finance, Ph.D business programs, Leaders for Global Operations, System Design and Management, bachelor of science in Business, Executive Education and more. Courses include accounting, communication, finance, health care management, law, leadership, marketing, technology and a host of additional subjects. For most programs, students begin the application process at MIT Sloan's website.
MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
50 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-253-2659
mitsloan.mit.edu
The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville focuses on merging global perspectives with entrepreneurial mind-sets (according to its official website). The school's methodology is based on a rigorous, collaborative approach accented by world views. The Darden School offers maste'rs in Business, master's in Business for Executives and doctoral business degree program as well as a variety of executive education programs. Courses studied in these programs include accounting, global economies, finance, leadership, management, marketing, quantitative analysis, ethics and more. UV's school also features dual degrees, pairing the aforementioned options with choices such as Government, Foreign Affairs and international studies. Interested students apply online at Darden-Admissions.Symplicity.com
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
100 Darden Blvd.
Charlottesville, VA 22906
434-924-3900
darden.virginia.edu