BYU's Marriott school ranked No. 1

[jonny]

BYU's Marriott school ranked No. 1

For the first time ever, Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management took first place among the top 10 U.S. regional business schools in the Wall Street Journal's ranking of top business programs.

High marks for the students' leadership potential, maturity, competitive drive, integrity and international experience, especially from their missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were among reasons cited in the Wall Street Journal's Guide to the Top Business Schools 2007.

The guide ranked 86 MBA programs worldwide based on a survey conducted by Harris Interactive of 4,400 corporate recruiters -- the main buyers of MBA talent who pay high salaries.

The Marriott School was also ranked number two among the best schools behind Dartmouth College for hiring students with strong ethical standards.

Ethical standards are a significant factor in determining how appealing a business school is to corporate recruiters because of the heightened emphasis on improving U.S. businesses' corporate governance since Congress addressed accounting scandals with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002.

Daily Herald - BYU's Marriott school ranked No. 1

Go Cougars! Did anyone here other than me graduate from the Marriott School? If so, do you really think it's a #1 program?

I got my undergrad there - not my MBA, just to be clear. I'm not smart enough to get into the MBA program. I did get an "A" in my MBA Business German class though.

 

[SoyLeche]

BYU's Marriott school ranked No. 1

For the first time ever, Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management took first place among the top 10 U.S. regional business schools in the Wall Street Journal's ranking of top business programs.

High marks for the students' leadership potential, maturity, competitive drive, integrity and international experience, especially from their missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were among reasons cited in the Wall Street Journal's Guide to the Top Business Schools 2007.

The guide ranked 86 MBA programs worldwide based on a survey conducted by Harris Interactive of 4,400 corporate recruiters -- the main buyers of MBA talent who pay high salaries.

The Marriott School was also ranked number two among the best schools behind Dartmouth College for hiring students with strong ethical standards.

Ethical standards are a significant factor in determining how appealing a business school is to corporate recruiters because of the heightened emphasis on improving U.S. businesses' corporate governance since Congress addressed accounting scandals with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002.

Daily Herald - BYU's Marriott school ranked No. 1

Go Cougars! Did anyone here other than me graduate from the Marriott School? If so, do you really think it's a #1 program?

I got my undergrad there - not my MBA, just to be clear. I'm not smart enough to get into the MBA program. I did get an "A" in my MBA Business German class though.

I took Bus M 300. And one of my wards met in the Tanner Building.

Does that count?

 

[jonny]

Yes. That counts.

Where did you meet in the Tanner Building? I had a ward that met up on the 7th Floor. The room we had Sacrament Meeting in a had a great view of the Provo Temple and Mountains. It was cool.

 

[SoyLeche]

Yes. That counts.

Where did you meet in the Tanner Building? I had a ward that met up on the 7th Floor. The room we had Sacrament Meeting in a had a great view of the Provo Temple and Mountains. It was cool.

In one of the big auditorium rooms on either the 1st or 2nd floor was where we had sacrament meeting (I'm thinking the one on the 2nd floor). Sunday School/etc was in classrooms on that same floor.

Conincidentally - my A Cappella group put on a couple concerts in the auditorium on the first floor. Not a great venue, but good enough.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

I notice only 14% MBA grads were women, is that representative of the number of women in the university or Just doing Business? is there a greater number in other MA courses?

 

[SoyLeche]

I notice only 14% MBA grads were women, is that representative of the number of women in the university or Just doing Business? is there a greater number in other MA courses?

BYU - Demographics

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

BYU - Demographics

That does not show details for higher degrees Just all students.
Are the higher degree figures available?

 

[SoyLeche]

That does not show details for higher degrees Just all students.
Are the higher degree figures available?

That's all I could find in a quick search.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

I was only wondering if some sort of glass ceiling was operating?
That is not uncommon in most fields of endeavour, but has become less so in universities here.

 

[jonny]

I think it probably has to do with a lack of applicants. Most LDS women are married before they graduate with their undergrad degree. Few return for higher degrees because they have families, etc. The school doesn't attract many non-Mormons, so the application pool is probably small.

The classes I took in the business school were 90% male. You'd probably find the opposite in the Elementary Education program.

 

[nutshell]

A recent study found LDS women to have the most degrees per capita of any denomination in the U.S.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

A recent study found LDS women to have the most degrees per capita of any denomination in the U.S.

Thanks...
Combining your answer with that of SoyLeche, would suggest a quite High proportion of very intelligent people are not Gaining as much as one might expect from their Education.
Is this because you have so many married students?
Or do your women see their role in life differently?
Or some other factor?

 

[jonny]

A recent study found LDS women to have the most degrees per capita of any denomination in the U.S.

This doesn't surprise me. Does it mention what percentage have advanced degrees? I'd guess that the percentage is much lower, but it's only a guess.

 

[jonny]

Thanks...
Combining your answer with that of SoyLeche, would suggest a quite High proportion of very intelligent people are not Gaining as much as one might expect from their Education.
Is this because you have so many married students?
Or do your women see their role in life differently?
Or some other factor?

I think it's the program. Business tends to attract more men than women. You can see from the school's statistics that the number of women in the program is increasing:
Class Profile

I'm also happy to see that my GMAT score and GPA were higher than the average. Maybe I have a chance at getting in afterall.