On the surface, the business schools at Stanford University, Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania look strikingly similar. Each features state-of-the-art facilities, diverse and high-achieving student populations, vast menus of global excursions and student clubs, and tuition and fees that run more than $61,000 annually.
The bread and butter at all three is the two-year, full-time MBA, though a careful look will find some opportunities to specialize, complete joint-degree programs and pursue doctoral and executive business programs.
The starting salary for graduates of all three institutions averages more than $142,500, including bonuses. But to hear students tell it, these three elite b-schools are surprisingly different. U.S. News visited each campus to get a sense of what gives each place its distinctive feel.
MBA Program Road Trip:
— Stanford University Graduate School of Business
— Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
This story is excerpted from the U.S. News “Best Graduate Schools 2016” guidebook, which features in-depth articles, rankings and data.
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