The Financial Times has a business school section that provides news, rankings, and information. The business school news section has frequent articles that would interest potential applicants, students, and graduates. One recent article discusses the expansion of online offerings at Wharton.
To visit the Financial Times Business School News, please click here:
http://www.ft.com/businesseducation/news
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Yahoo! Education has an article on five degrees that have high earnings potential. The article provides the average starting salary and average mid-career salary for each career. Three of the five are Bachelor degrees and two are Associate degrees. A Bachelor’s degree in Business was the top degree in the article.
To read a related Yahoo! Education article, please click here:
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/most_valuable_degrees.htm?kid=16K8L
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The US News Medical School Directory has important information for potential applicants. The directory offers links to medical school programs as well as US News rankings, academic statistics, and admission facts. Medical School applicants face a more competitive process than many other graduate programs. The information in the US News directory can help applicants with the process.
To visit the US News Medical School Directory, please clcik here:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/sitemap
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FINS Finance is part of the Wall Street Journal digital network. FINS Finance has valuable career advice, job opportunities, and news articles. There are three categories on FINS Finance that provide news and insights on the finance sector. The three are the Bull/Bear Report, Morning Coffee, and HR Insider.
To visit the FINS site, please click here:
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One Wire has continued to expand their career related products and services. The number of open positions and employers that use One Wire have grown in the last few months. One Wire is a unique site that matches the background of a job applicant with open positions posted by employers.
To visit the One Wire career site, please click here:
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Bloomberg Businessweek has a special report covering the return on investment for a college degree. The special report includes a series of articles that covers the cost of attendence and future employment prospects. One of the articles has a slideshow which includes fifty affordable colleges and an estimate of their ROI.
To read the Bloomberg Businessweek Special Report, please click here:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/special_reports/20110407college_return_on_investment.htm
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Graduate degrees in some fields can lead to high income careers. A few of the highest earning degrees are in law, business, and medicine. US News reports on graduate degrees that can yield jobs paying $100,000 and more per year. Some of the careers are management consulting, financial management, and dentistry.
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MBA summer internship hiring is picking up this year at banks and consulting firms. A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article reported on the uptick in hiring and the potential for future job offers. Off-cycle recruiting is one recent change in MBA internship hiring.
To read the Bloomberg Businessweek article, please click here:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mar2011/bs20110331_960629.htm
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The U.S. Department of Treasury site has updated their Financial Education and Financial Access Resource Center. The Resource Center has valuable links and information on financial programs and financial literacy initiatives. The Financial Literacy and Education Commission is part of theDepartment of Treasury Resource Center and it contains a wealth of information on financial education. A valuable source is the MyMoney.gov hotline (1-888-MyMoney) which is toll free and provides the public with information on federal financial education materials.
To visit the U.S. Department of treasury site, please click here:
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/financial-education/Pages/default.aspx
To visit the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, please click here:
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/financial-education/Pages/commission-index.aspx
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The job market for MBAs has improved and hiring is expected to increase for the remainder of the year. According to a report published by the QS World MBA Tour, the finance and consulting sectors are both showing double digit increases in hiring. MBA hiring in the finance sector increased 22% last year and may show an 11% increase this cycle. Consulting is showing an even greater improvement with a 19% increase last year and possibly a 37% increase this year.
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Harvard Medical School finished number one for research programs in the US News rankings for 2011. The University of Pennsylvania finished second, Johns Hopkins was ranked third, and Washington University in St. Louis came in fourth. Stanford moved from 11th place to 5th on the list and had an acceptance rate of only 3.3%. Acceptance rates at top research programs tend to be lower than at other graduate programs.
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To view the full rankings for medical research programs, please click here:
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European business schools are rising in popularity over the last few years. Applications have soared since 2006 and class statistics have also increased. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, average GMAT scores at Insead are now 704. The top three European business schools are Insead, London Business School, and Oxford.
To read the Bloomberg Businessweek article, please click here:
http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110318/europe-s-top-b-schools-2011/
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The US News 2011 law schools rankings were released and little has changed in the top 14. The top five schools are still Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. The only new addition to the top 14 is the University of Texas at Austin which tied for the 14th rank. One of the biggest shifts in ranking came for the University of Maryland which improved from 48th to 42nd place.
To read the US News 2011 law school rankings article, please click here:
To view the US News 2011 law school rankings, please click here:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings
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The US News has added another ranking for law schools. Hiring partners at top law firms were asked to rank law schools based on academic quality. Schools were ranked on a five point scale from outstanding (5) to marginal (1). Harvard was ranked number one with Yale and Stanford finishing tied for second.
To read the US News article and view the rankings, please click here:
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Differential tuition is taking hold at some universities across America. Schools are using differential tuition to close funding gaps from state cutbacks. Business majors are getting charged higher tuition rates than other majors at several schools. The highly ranked University of Virginia announced a tuition increase for business majors effective next fall.
To read a related Bloomberg Businessweek article, please click here:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mar2011/bs2011037_440411.htm
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