This magazine provides rankings of top business school programs in the US:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandrevi...index_brief.phpHere's the Top 10 Overall...
1 Harvard University (MA)
2 Stanford University (CA)
3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
5 Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
5 University of Chicago
7 Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH)
8 University of California–Berkeley (Haas)
9 Columbia University (NY)
10 New York University (Stern)
For international business:
1. Thunderbird (Garvin) (AZ)
2. University of South Carolina (Moore)
3. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
For marketing:
1. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
3. Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)
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1. How much does it cost for a private and non-private uni per semester? How many semesters is there in one academic year? Private colleges are WAY more expensive than public colleges. However, for grad school, depending on the program you want, they may offer scholarships or stipends (basically free money for you to live on while teaching undergrad classes or if you're doing research, just money to live of off since you will have no time to make any other income). So it really depends on the school. A lot of the top programs offers big stipends to their top candidates. I think the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn - Wharton School of Business) offers programs like those.
2. What's a community college? Do they offer masters programs? Community college is a 2 year college, kind of like pre-college almost, in between high school and college. They only offer associates degrees, which are "less" than a bachelor's degree (from 4 year college).
3. How much is rental cost in large cities? Are dorms cheaper than renting a place outside uni? It depends on where in the city you live, of course. If you're living in a big city, and the university is located in a nicer area of the city, of course the apartment prices are going to be quite expensive right near the school. But if you live slightly further away from school, the prices will be lower (though the area might not be as nice... or safe, depending on where exactly it is you live). Some schools might offer you scholarships or things that may cover the price of housing/dorms though.
4. How much allowance is sufficient to get through per month? Really depends on what city you're talking about. If you're talking BIG city like New York, Boston, Los Angeles, etc. then a lot. But if you budget well, and find some good deals on things, you could survive on a smaller budget. If you live in a smaller city (not a "major" city), then you will probably be able to get by on less. I can't really give you specific numbers cuz it will depend. But you will need to spend money on food/groceries, living expensive (if you have an apt-- like utilities, rent, etc), health insurance, tuition, transportation expenses (will you have a car or will you take buses and trains?-- car = more expenses, since gas is so expensive PLUS car insurance and maintanance fees).
5. Is there any particular state where there are lots of foreign students? Any state where there's a lot of colleges. For example, where I live (Massachusetts), there's tons and tons of college students and grad students in general. Even though we're a small state, there are lots of good colleges here. Boston, the big city here, is known as a huge college town. There's tons of foreign students, especially at Boston University, Harvard, MIT, etc. There is also New York of course, but if you want to factor in living expenses, New York City can be a very expensive place to live. The sales tax rate alone in NYC is like 8.25 something %. Your food will be more expensive, your rent will be more expensive, etc. I'm sure there's a lot in California as well. Chicago, Illinois also... there is a big Korean population there as well. Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, also have high populations of Asian people (Korean people in particular). But if you're interested in staying in the US after grad school, it'd probably be best to go to grad school in an area you actually might want to work in, because they'll be more and better internship opportunities for you. Major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, DC, etc.
). Its business program is very good and ranks highly nationwide & even worldwide. The tuition is pretty affortable too.
