Blog Archive Friday Factoid Global Perspectives at Wharton

Blog Archive Friday Factoid Global Perspectives at Wharton To think that the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania excels only in churning out investment bankers and management consultants would be a mistake.  In fact, Wharton boasts a truly international program, ranked #2 in this area in the 2015  U.S. News World Report  MBA specialty rankings. A full 32% of the school’s Class of 2017 is composed of international students representing 73 countries, and 15.5% of the school’s 2015 graduates took jobs outside the United States. Students who wish to study international business at Wharton have no shortage of options for doing so, including the following: Approximately 100 to 150 Wharton students study at a partner school each year. One popular option is to leverage Wharton’s alliance with INSEAD by taking classes at one of that program’s campuses in Fontainebleau, France, or in Singapore. Alternatively, students can choose a semester-long international exchange program option at one of 17 partner schools in 15 different countries. Students who wish to pursue a dual degree in business and international studies can combine a Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, a 24-month intensive program designed for those who seek to conduct high-level business in a country other than the United States. This program has been described by  Bloomberg Businessweekas “arguably the single best global management experience anywhere.” For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Wharton or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Blog Archive Friday Factoid Global Perspectives at Wharton To think that the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania excels only in churning out investment bankers and management consultants would be a mistake.  In fact, Wharton boasts a truly international program, ranked number three in this area in the 2015  U.S. News World Report  MBA specialty rankings. A full 31% of the school’s Class of 2016 is made up of international students representing 71 countries (including dual citizens), and 19.4% of the school’s 2014 graduates took jobs outside the United States. Students who wish to study international business at Wharton have no shortage of options for doing so, including the following: Between 100 and 150 Wharton students study at a partner school each year. One popular option is to leverage Wharton’s alliance with INSEAD by taking classes at one of that program’s campuses in Fontainebleau, France, or in Singapore. Alternatively, students can choose a semester-long international exchange program option at one of 17 partner schools in 15 different countries. Students who wish to pursue a dual degree in business and international studies can combine a Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, a 24-month intensive program designed for those who seek to conduct high-level business in a country other than the United States. This program has been described by  Bloomberg Businessweek  as “arguably the single best global management experience anywhere.” For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Wharton or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Blog Archive Friday Factoid Global Perspectives at Wharton To think that the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania excels only in churning out investment bankers and management consultants would be a mistake.  In fact, Wharton boasts a truly international program, ranked #2 in this area in the 2014  U.S. News World Report  MBA specialty rankings. A full 35% of the schools Class of 2015 is made up of international students representing 71 countries, and more than 20.4% of the schools 2013 graduates took jobs outside the United States. Students who wish to study international business at Wharton have no shortage of options for doing so, including the following: Between 100 and 150 Wharton students study at a partner school each year. One popular option is to leverage Wharton’s alliance with INSEAD by taking classes at one of that program’s campuses in Fontainebleau, France, or in Singapore. Alternatively, students can choose a semester-long international exchange program option at one of 18 partner schools in 15 different countries. Students who wish to pursue a dual degree in business and international studies can combine a Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, a 24-month intensive program designed for those who seek to conduct high-level business in a country other than the United States. This program has been described by  Bloomberg Businessweek  as “arguably the single best global management experience anywhere.” For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Wharton or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Blog Archive Friday Factoid Global Perspectives at Wharton To think that the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania excels only in churning out investment bankers and management consultants would be a mistake.  In fact, Wharton boasts a truly international program, ranked #5 in this area in the 2017  U.S. News World Report  MBA specialty rankings. A full 32% of the school’s Class of 2018 is composed of international students representing 71 countries, and 15.5% of the school’s 2015 graduates took jobs outside the United States. Students who wish to study international business at Wharton have no shortage of options for doing so, including the following: Numerous students study at a partner school each year. One popular option is to leverage Wharton’s alliance with INSEAD by taking classes at one of that program’s campuses in Fontainebleau, France, or in Singapore. Alternatively, students can choose a semester-long international exchange program option at one of 17 partner schools in 15 different countries. Students who wish to pursue a dual degree in business and international studies can combine a Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, a 24-month intensive program designed for those who seek to conduct high-level business in a country other than the United States. This program has been described by  Bloomberg Businessweek as “arguably the single best global management experience anywhere.” For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Wharton or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)