Business School Ranking Systems: Methodologies Under the Microscope
By Jeanine Stewart, a freelance writer who has written for The Santa Maria Sun and The Cipher.
Selecting an MBA program is a big decision. When you come to research business schools, you'll want to pay attention to what the experts in the field have to say about which schools are best. But how do they reach their decisions? Why are their rankings always different?
The answer to this question is that the methodology that each publication uses determines its rankings. Is it statistically based? Opinion-based? Or somewhere in between?
On this website you will find analyses of all the most prestigious business school ranking systems. Once you know how they work, you'll be able to choose which one is right for you. Read on for an introduction to ranking systems, or jump to the following articles:
Bloomberg BusinessWeek -- The Economist -- The Financial Times
U.S. News and World Report -- The Wall Street Journal