University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business allows degree candidates to create personalized, flexible MBA programs. Students choose from 200 elective, 18 major selections and 12 joint-degree programs. Students learn valuable management skills beginning in the first year when they are categorized into learning and cohort teams to identify problems and develop creative solutions. Team assignments are selected to ensure equal gender and nationality representation. The traditional two-year program focuses on management while providing opportunity for expansion in marketing, legalities, strategy and finance.
Office of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
420 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6340
215-898-6183
wharton.upenn.edu
The Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago provides degree candidates with flexible MBA management programs that may be pursued through full-time, evening, weekend or executive courses. The school's management program focuses on ideas and their application to sociology, behavioral psychology, statistics and economics. Business students may pursue joint-degree programs with other colleges or enroll in study abroad programs.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-7369
chicagobooth.edu
Harvard Business School stresses the significance and management and leadership through its curriculum. The curriculum enables aspiring business leaders to partake in the business world with case-methods, field studies and collaboration. The curriculum offers breadth in business basics such as finance, marketing and management; students can opt for a particular concentration through elective courses. Candidates can attend lecture series, joint student organizations, or volunteer at conference to gain insight on management. Harvard University's Global Research Center connects the university with international business colleges; students can intern or study at the centers, ranging from London to Hong Kong.
Harvard Business School
MBA Admissions
Dillon House
Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02163
617-495-6128
hbs.edu
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management provides students with two-year MBA programs that can be pursued full-time, part-time, or cross-listed with a law or engineering program. The curriculum stresses the significance of leadership development and management. Leader series and guest lectures provide insight from industry professionals. Students are expected to work as a team to chair student activities, travel abroad for projects, and create guest lists. The curriculum focuses on experiential learning and enables organizations to collaborate with student teams.
Kellogg School of Management
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-3300
kellogg.northwestern.edu