<p>@aluminum_boat: Memo: I don’t think that article was lying when it said the national average for business major penetration is around 19% of an institution (that’s not an opinion, they are popular, but maybe for the wrong reasons). I just thank goodness that, at Emory, they only comprise around 10% or a little less. </p>
<p>Does MIT Sloan have an undegrad. entity? I’m didn’t know it did. UVA does well because it’s actually good. They are actually trying to provide a meaningful education. Many of the rest of us schools (including Wharton) just have smart students and branding pretty much. The programs themselves aren’t but so special. What the students do outside of the classroom (okay, and location. Let’s be honest, location probably plays a larger role than actual educational quality kind of like it does for other UG entities) in those programs is probably what attracts firms and causes placement to be high. In other words, nothing is new. “Smart” students (especially those in the correct location) are being trusted no matter their training. And fortunately, these top business schools send students who indeed perform well at their job so we don’t end up looking bad. However, I doubt their performance is necessarily enhanced by the BBA program. If it was a more demanding position (intellectually, not hours spent working), then training would likely have an effect, and in that case, I would want the person with more rigorous quantitative training, or great work experience/internships (that perhaps gave them that training) who majored in other fields. </p>