Joseph M. Katz School of Business
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The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business is the business school of the University of Pittsburgh
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, USA, and ranks among one of the top business schools in the United States. The school enrolls approximately 200 full-time MBA students, 400 part-time students, and 70 doctoral students. The school also offers several MBA programs, as well as the Ph.D.
, was formally set up on Pitt's Oakland
campus. The school was renamed the College of Business Administration
in 1923. Katz Graduate School of Business, established in 1960, grew out the College of Business Administration and became one of the 17 founding members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the second school in the United States to offer the Executive MBA program. Katz offered the first one-year MBA program in the U.S. (1960s), and was one of the first business schools to offer an MBA and Master of Information Systems dual degree. In the 1990s Katz became the first to offer an MBA in Central Europe, and in 2002 launched a bioengineering dual-degree program. The Katz Graduate School of Business now oversees the administration of the undergraduate College of Business Administration.
The Katz School is ranked 48th in USNews 2007 edition, is listed among the nation's best business schools by The Princeton Review, is ranked 5th in the nation and 53rd in the world by the Financial Times
of London ranking, one of the top ten public business schools by the Wall Street Journal, and one of the world's best in business by the Economist. The school's information systems specialty was recently ranked 16th in the world.
The Financial Times has ranked Katz's full-time MBA program 1st in the United States and 8th in the world in the "Best Value for the Money" category according to its 2009 rankings, which was the third consecutive year Katz was ranked number one in this category. In the overall rankings, Katz ranked 25th in the world placing it 9th among all United States public universities. According to the Financial Times, Katz MBA graduates enjoy among the highest salaries in consulting and in the industry.
The University of Pittsburgh's College of Business Administration
is also ranked Among the Nation's Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools by BusinessWeek
Magazine.
, Westinghouse, GlaxoSmithKline
, and PNC Bank are commonly available to students. In addition, students have the opportunity to visit the New York Stock Exchange
through the investments practicum, and perform business research in Europe through enrollment in an international business course.
The University of Pittsburgh is home to the International Business Center (IBC), which was founded in 1990 as a joint venture of the Katz Graduate School of Business and the University Center for International Studies
. The IBC was one of the first five national resource Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and remains one of only 31 such centers operating in the United States.
Katz maintains international linkages with colleges and universities around the world to facilitate study and research abroad. Universities with Katz linkages include Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
, in Valparaíso, Chile, the Universitat Augsburg, the Hochschule Pforzheim, Universität Witten/Herdecke and the European Business School
near Frankfurt
.
Katz has also expanded its programs into emerging markets delivering the Katz Executive MBA program at international locations in Prague
and São Paulo
. Katz Executive MBA ranks among the top 10 in the world for cross-continent Executive MBA programs according to the Financial Times' 2008 ranking.
Katz has an outstanding reputation for attracting international students. The entering class is currently composed of 51% international students from countries such as Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Nigeria, Taiwan, among others. Admissions to the prestigious business school are known to be highly selective, all matriculants typically score in the top 15 percent of applicants on the Graduate Management Admissions Test, and only a small number of applicants are admitted to the program each year.
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, USA, and ranks among one of the top business schools in the United States. The school enrolls approximately 200 full-time MBA students, 400 part-time students, and 70 doctoral students. The school also offers several MBA programs, as well as the Ph.D.
History
The University of Pittsburgh introduced business education in 1907 as the Evening School of Economics, Accounts, and Finance with classes meeting in the Fulton Building on SIxth Street in Pittsburgh. and established the School of Economics in 1910. Three years later the School of Economics, named for London's famed schoolLondon School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, was formally set up on Pitt's Oakland
Oakland (Pittsburgh)
Oakland is the academic, cultural, and healthcare center of Pittsburgh and is Pennsylvania's third largest "Downtown". Only Center City Philadelphia and Downtown Pittsburgh can claim more economic and social activity than Oakland...
campus. The school was renamed the College of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration is one of the 17 schools of University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the undergraduate business education at the university and administration of the college is overseen by the Joseph M...
in 1923. Katz Graduate School of Business, established in 1960, grew out the College of Business Administration and became one of the 17 founding members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the second school in the United States to offer the Executive MBA program. Katz offered the first one-year MBA program in the U.S. (1960s), and was one of the first business schools to offer an MBA and Master of Information Systems dual degree. In the 1990s Katz became the first to offer an MBA in Central Europe, and in 2002 launched a bioengineering dual-degree program. The Katz Graduate School of Business now oversees the administration of the undergraduate College of Business Administration.
Reputation
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
of London ranking, one of the top ten public business schools by the Wall Street Journal, and one of the world's best in business by the Economist. The school's information systems specialty was recently ranked 16th in the world.
The Financial Times has ranked Katz's full-time MBA program 1st in the United States and 8th in the world in the "Best Value for the Money" category according to its 2009 rankings, which was the third consecutive year Katz was ranked number one in this category. In the overall rankings, Katz ranked 25th in the world placing it 9th among all United States public universities. According to the Financial Times, Katz MBA graduates enjoy among the highest salaries in consulting and in the industry.
The University of Pittsburgh's College of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration is one of the 17 schools of University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the undergraduate business education at the university and administration of the college is overseen by the Joseph M...
is also ranked Among the Nation's Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools by BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
Magazine.
Specialities
The Katz School offers a variety of specialties which include: Accounting, Management Information Systems, Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, etc. Project courses with large corporations such as Mellon FinancialMellon Financial
Mellon Financial Corporation, was one of the world's largest money management firms. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was in the business of institutional and high-net-worth-individual asset management, including the Dreyfus family of mutual funds; business banking; and shareholder and...
, Westinghouse, GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
, and PNC Bank are commonly available to students. In addition, students have the opportunity to visit the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
through the investments practicum, and perform business research in Europe through enrollment in an international business course.
International Education
University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies
University Center for International Studies , the first center of its kind when created in 1968, provides a university-wide integration of international scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh. This center provides a university-wide framework for students, faculty, other scholars who have an...
. The IBC was one of the first five national resource Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and remains one of only 31 such centers operating in the United States.
Katz maintains international linkages with colleges and universities around the world to facilitate study and research abroad. Universities with Katz linkages include Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
thumbnail|right|276px|University frontisThe Federico Santa María Technical University , is a Chilean university situated in Valparaíso, Chile...
, in Valparaíso, Chile, the Universitat Augsburg, the Hochschule Pforzheim, Universität Witten/Herdecke and the European Business School
European Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen
The EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Wiesbaden and Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, was founded in 1971. The university's activities focus on 3 core areas: undergraduate, postgraduate programs and executive education...
near Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
.
Katz has also expanded its programs into emerging markets delivering the Katz Executive MBA program at international locations in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
and São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. Katz Executive MBA ranks among the top 10 in the world for cross-continent Executive MBA programs according to the Financial Times' 2008 ranking.
Katz has an outstanding reputation for attracting international students. The entering class is currently composed of 51% international students from countries such as Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Nigeria, Taiwan, among others. Admissions to the prestigious business school are known to be highly selective, all matriculants typically score in the top 15 percent of applicants on the Graduate Management Admissions Test, and only a small number of applicants are admitted to the program each year.
See also
- University of Pittsburgh College of Business AdministrationUniversity of Pittsburgh College of Business AdministrationThe College of Business Administration is one of the 17 schools of University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the undergraduate business education at the university and administration of the college is overseen by the Joseph M...
- List of United States business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States