By: Arthur Hall
Submitted: 2010-11-10 02:21:39 | Word Count: 529
Each year, U.S. News & World Report publishes rankings of the best colleges in the United States. In addition to ranking schools according to type (liberal arts colleges versus master’s universities, for example), U.S. News also ranks business schools by specialty based on surveys of business school deans and senior business faculty. According to these business school surveys, the University of South Carolina, New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania are the best schools for students wishing to major in international business.
University of South Carolina
Students interested in studying international business can do no better than the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. The Moore School has held the top spot on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best undergraduate degrees in international business for thirteen years.
Contributing to the fact that the Moore School has the best international business program is the quality of its faculty, who have been rated the best in the nation in research productivity by the Journal of International Business Studies. Students in the program pursue a rigorous curriculum of 15 international business courses (including advanced study in a foreign language) and are required to study overseas.
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New York University
Business school deans and senior faculty rank the international business undergraduate program at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business as the second-best such program in the country. Undergraduates at Stern can choose international business as a co-major to complement any one of the program’s 8 core business majors.
In addition to the international business co-major, all Stern undergraduates regardless of major must take a two-course international business sequence, which includes a one week visit to a country in Asia, Europe, or Latin America in order to learn about international industry. Students can also choose to participate in a study abroad program or a World Studies Track that allows them to study for two semesters at NYU’s London or Shanghai campuses.
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. News & World Report lists the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business as the third-best school in the country for students wishing to pursue careers in international business. While all Wharton undergraduates study towards a Bachelor of Science in Economics, Global Analysis is one of 21 concentrations students can choose from (although students must choose a primary concentration, such as accounting or finance, to accompany their global analysis studies).
Global Analysis requirements include upper-level study in a foreign language and at least one semester of studying abroad at a site approved by the university. Additionally, students must take three courses offered within Wharton’s other business concentrations that focus specifically on international business (such as International Corporate Finance or Law and Policy in International Business).
Whether choosing to major in international business or another field, students will want to review as much available information as possible when making a college choice. In addition to looking at publications that rank colleges based on quality of majors or other factors, prospective undergraduates should thoroughly review college websites and, if possible, schedule some visits to colleges in order to determine a school that would be a good fit for them both academically and personally.
