<p>i am wondering which schools have the best UG BA program in the U.S.</p>
<p>You could use google to look up the Businessweek or US news rankings.</p>
<p>A business administration degree is a BBA not a BA…and also, some b-schools offer a BS degree instead (Stern, Wharton).</p>
<p>^yep, a BA is a bachelors in arts ( just for future reference)</p>
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<li>Hass</li>
<li>Ross</li>
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<p>I’d definitely add Texas’ Business Honors Program to that list as well. An affordable option (especially if you are in state) that will let you get pretty much any where you want to after college. Not to mention that UT is just a damn fun place to go to school.</p>
<p>twl007, you only say that because you live in texas.
as good as people say mccombs is, it is definitely top-5 material.</p>
<p>the school that sheed30 forgot to add was MIT-sloan.</p>
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<p>I think you meant “is definitely not”</p>
<p><a href=“Businessweek - Bloomberg”>Businessweek - Bloomberg;
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<p>I didn’t know MIT had a business administration major…</p>
<p>Sloan should definitely be #2 in that list, also I would rank Mcintire above Stern just because it is an excellent business school that’s in state. You could graduate from UVA with little to no debt versus going to Stern which is notorious for horrible FA packages.</p>
<p>Course, if you’re parents are rich and paying for it all I guess that doesn’t matter.</p>
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<p>LMAO @ that. I hope you aren’t in business.</p>
<p>why wouldn’t texas mccombs bhp be up there? the regular program is ranked in the top 5, and the honors program average sat is 1492 - as high if not higher than the other programs. plus the students seem to be pretty talented</p>
<p>just wondering</p>
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<p>It’s called “management science”, but come on, it’s basically business administration. It’s just a name. MIT has a knack for using grandiose names for its majors. For example, instead of psychology, MIT offers “brain and cognitive sciences”. </p>
<p><a href=“http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/program-overview.php[/url]”>http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/program-overview.php</a></p>
<p>VectorWega - Stoneimmaculate brings up a very valid point. You need to understand that some students can not afford to attend expensive private schools such as NYU. He is not doubting Stern’s strength, just trying to be a bit more on the practical side. Twenty thousand a year is a very high tuition to pay for someone who needs FA just to get by. If both schools are ranked extremely high why attend NYU if it’s not within your budget?</p>
<p>However, the OP did not ask about tuition fees, he asked what the best schools are, and so far the replies have been up to par as far as business schools go.</p>
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<p>I didn’t make my position very clear at all. My point is actually the opposite. </p>
<p>IE, if you think it’s not worth it for you to spend the money, why waste your parents money? Simply because they have a lot of it? So if one has a billion dollars should they not look at return on investments? While your parents money is not technically your money, one day it probably will be. Even if it isn’t, the mentality of wasting other peoples money is not good in business.</p>
<p>BTW, I’m not necessarily talking about Stern specifically. There are expensive schools that are certainly worth the extra money (most are not though).</p>
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<p>Theres a difference between “not worth it” and “can’t afford it”.</p>
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<p>Why can’t he afford it? He can’t get a loan? More than likely, the real reason that it’s not a problem of being “worth it” is because the applicant didn’t calculate the potential returns.</p>
<p>Don’t be silly VW, it’s clear to me that you are not from a poor background. It doesn’t matter how many loans you take out, living in NYC is EXPENSIVE, and the fact that you might have to pay off a six figure sum in a matter of years would weigh heavy on most practical student’s minds.</p>
<p>I guess it’s something you can’t teach anyone as there is really nothing like having to struggle just to scrape by, financially, in college.</p>
<p>It’s fine for you to proselytize about returns on investment and your parents money one day being yours but some of us will likely not receive ANY money from our parents. Your theory just doesn’t seem very practical to the average student.</p>
<p>If I were to choose between Mcintire and Stern I would most definitely pick UVA, simply because I would have a much better standard of living for those few years. actually, I would pick UVA over Stern regardless but that’s just because I think it’s one of the most overrated schools in the nation…</p>
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<p>That’s fine, but I don’t want to be told that you can’t afford it. You should be making your decision based on whether it is worth it or not from a monetary perspective (although, I realize there are also other considerations when considering where you will spend 4+ yrs of your life). Cost of living should definitely be taken into consideration.</p>
<p>Regardless of whether the money is yours or your parents, the point is still the same. A bad investment is a bad investment. It seems kind of shady to me for someone to throw their parents money into a bad investment. What will that person do when he/she is in the real world and is making decisions that affect millions of dollars of other peoples money?</p>