COB Once Again Listed in Best Business Schools Book

Illinois State University’s College of Business has once again been named one of the nation’s best choices for earning an MBA, according to the 2008 edition of Best 290 Business Schools, published by Princeton Review.  This is the second year that Illinois State has been listed in the publication.

Inclusion in Best 290 Business Schools highlights the quality of Illinois State’s MBA program, which is one of nearly 500 MBA programs in the U.S. accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).   

Best 290 Business Schools includes two-page profiles of the schools with overviews of their academics, student life and admissions processes, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity and career placement services.  The guide also contains ranking lists of the top 10 business schools in various categories from “Toughest to Get Into” to “Best Career Prospects.”  Princeton Review does not name a best business school overall or rank the schools in the book from one to 290.  All schools reviewed by the guide are accredited by the AACSB and offer Master of Business Administration degrees.

The narrative sections and rankings are based on data provided by each school and on surveys of more than 19,000 students attending the schools profiled in the book.  The surveys asked students about themselves and their career plans, as well as the academics and student life of the schools they attend. 

Illinois State MBA students cited that they appreciate the “big university resources with a small classroom focus” that they find in the College of Business.  Students surveyed also cited the personalized attention by faculty, strong networking with local and regional corporations, career placement services and the state-of-the-art College of Business Building as being major selling points for the MBA program.  

“Inclusion in the publication once again attests to the fact that Illinois State's MBA program is one of the best,” said College of Business MBA Director S.J. Chang, “With more than 1,500 business schools offering MBA programs worldwide, we rank within the top 20 percent.  More importantly the quality of our program is proven by the increasing number of successful alumni locally, nationally, and internationally.”

Best 290 Business Schools is one of more than 200 Princeton Review books published by Random House.  The line includes guides to the best colleges, law schools, medical schools and guides to college and graduate school admission exams.  For more information visit www.princetonreview.com