If you want more than just a great business education—like, say, a job in your field upon graduation—the Farmer School of Business at Miami University might be just your style.
The school ranked 7th among business programs at US public colleges, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2010 list, but perhaps more notably, it was written up in the same magazine for its innovative approach to actually helping its students get hired upon graduation, even in this tough economy. Across the country, business schools saw significant decreases in prospective employers’ visiting campus as well as graduates’ having any viable prospects.
In addition to student internships, a class called Human Capital Metrics gives students a chance to partner with companies in order to help problem-solve in a real business setting, in areas where the companies truly need solutions. Such an approach has led to heightened student employment.
Located in the Miami Valley Region of Ohio since 1909, Miami University claims a small-school feel, even with 16,000 students. For the 2010-2011 academic year, Ohio residents living on campus paid a total of $22,464, including fees, while out-of-state students paid $37,254.
Although three small masters’ programs are available, Farmers specializes in its 8 undergraduate degrees (underlined majors are also available as minors):
- Accountancy
- Business Economics
- Finance
- Interdisciplinary Business Management
- Management & Leadership
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Supply Chain & Operations Management
The following fields of study are additionally available as minors:
- Arts Management
- Business Analytics
- Business Legal Studies
- Decision Sciences in Business
- Entrepreneurship
- International Business
- Management and Organizations
- Management Information Technologies
- Risk Management and Insurance
Three of those programs (Entrepreneurship, Accountancy, and Supply Chain) ranked highest in the US, according to Bloomberg. Interestingly, only half the students in the Institute for Entrepreneurship are business majors, since the minor is available to all students of all majors at Miami University; in fact,
Admission to the Farmers School of Business is a competitive but multifaceted process. While a limited number of first-year students will gain direct admission, the school’s Portfolio Review option gives other students an incentive to excel. For direct admission, students must rank in the top 10% of their high school graduating class, have an ACT score of at least 29, and have a high school GPA of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.
For overachievers, an even more rigorous Honors Program is available; along with accelerated programs, this classification allows for independent research and special mentoring opportunities.
For more information, you can visit Farmer’s website.
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