In its first-ever ranking of business schools, The Wall Street Journal named Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management one of ten “hidden gems.” The Marriott School ranked fifth, in the hidden gems category — “less-heralded schools with great graduates.”
Overall, The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive survey ranked the Marriott School MBA program 41st worldwide. According to the paper, “Many recruiters say there’s chemistry, or general good feelings about Brigham Young, and they gave it high ratings in the survey for the success their companies have had with its graduates and their ability to retain them.”
“It’s very rewarding to see our students recognized for their integrity, faith and hard work,” said Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School. “We’re also gratified to place high in the international ranking.”
The newspaper’s ratings were based on survey responses from 1,600 corporate recruiters. Recruiters rated business schools and their students on 27 attributes including: long-term success company’s have had with a school’s graduates, students’ preparation for the new economy, students’ international perspective and a school’s faculty.
In addition to scoring high overall, the Marriott School ranked sixth on “overall value for the money invested in the recruiting effort.”
“Our students leave less concerned about top salaries and more interested in the type of work they’ll be doing and the companies they’ll be working for,” Hill said. “Relatively low tuition costs also enable students to quickly recoup their investment and payoff student loans.”
Helping drive the school’s high ranking is an established reputation in finance, international experience and foreign language proficiency.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally and internationally ranked programs in accountancy, business management, information systems, organizational behavior and entrepreneurship. The mission of the Marriott School is to educate men and women of faith, character and professional ability who will become outstanding managers and leaders throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
