How do prospective students find more information about the colleges they are considering? Increasingly, they are turning to social media. From watching videos on YouTube to asking quick questions on Twitter, students expect to be able to interact with schools online to get more information about the programs they are considering.
To determine the most social media friendly MBA schools, the staff at Online MBA Page.com, spent weeks gathering and compiling data from the social media accounts of more than 400 business Campus-based schools and ranked them based on their presence and activity levels on various social media platforms. The data was put into our own formula and voila, the rankings emerged. The highest possible score was 100, with a maximum of 25 points for Facebook, 25 for Twitter, 25 for YouTube, 10 for LinkedIn, 5 for Google Plus, 5 for Pinterest, and 5 for Flickr. If you made this list then congratulations, you’re executing on your social media plan. This list is valid for all of 2013 and will be updated again next year. Feel free to use our Top 100 badge on your website or blog so other students can know of this very unique distinction.
#1) Stanford University Graduate School of Business
The Stanford University Graduate School of Business dominated the YouTube results with about three times as many views as any other school. With top three rankings with Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Stanford sets the standard for social media interaction among business schools.
#2) Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School and Stanford tied for the #1 place on U.S. News & World Report‘s list of the top business schools in the U.S. The MBA experience at Harvard will give you a chance to attack real-world challenges as you develop the leadership skills and confidence you will need to succeed in the business world.
#3) The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Earning your MBA from The Wharton School will give you more than just knowledge; it will transform you into a true leader. No matter what your individual career goals are, you’ll find what you need to achieve them at Wharton. This school has more programs and courses than any other business school, with 18 different specializations and almost 200 electives.
#4) University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
The Berkeley MBA encourages fresh thinking and collaboration among students, fostering the creation of a lifetime network of invaluable business contacts. Students learn the leadership skills they need to successfully launch their careers.
#5) University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Darden’s MBA program is rated #1 in student satisfaction by Bloomberg Businessweek and #1 MBA education experience by The Economist. The Darden MBA utilizes instruction based on case studies and has an environment that encourages collaboration among students, staff, and alumni.
#6) Columbia Business School
At Columbia, you’ll get the tools you need not just to enter the workforce, but to mold it, shape it, and improve it. You’ll develop the leadership skills and entrepreneurial mindset you need to look beyond the way things are and imagine the way they could be—and then make it happen.
#7) Thunderbird School of Global Management
The Thunderbird School is highly rated for its international business program. It has gotten the #1 ranking for best full-time MBA program in international business from Financial Times six times in a row and the #1 ranking for full-time international MBA from U.S. News and World Report 17 times in a row.
#8) Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business
The Rice MBA program’s Action Learning Project places you in a team of students that will examine a company’s processes and make recommendations for improvement through a presentation to the company’s senior management. These projects are conducted under faculty supervision and students are graded based on their performance. The Action Learning Program gives Rice MBA students hands-on experience they can use in the real world.
#9) University of Central Florida College of Business Administration
UCF offers four MBA programs: the full-time, one-year MBA; an evening lockstep program, a professional MBA, and an executive MBA. There is also a 4-semester option for the full-time MBA program.
#10) Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Financial Times ranks the Mays MBA as having the best overall value for the money among any MBA program in the U.S. Mays works to encourage work-family balance in its students’ lives by incorporating spouses and families into the MBA experience through family-focused social activities.
#11) Stern School of Business, New York University
At NYU Stern, the possibilities are endless. The Stern MBA experience promotes experimentation and disruptive thinking to broaden students’ perspectives. Stern’s curriculum focuses on four values: a collaborative community, IQ+EQ, academic excellence, and the energy of a global hub.
#12) University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The Booth School of Business claims an innovative culture that encourages inquiry and independent thinking. Learn to solve problems creatively by developing new insights and challenging old ways of doing things.
#13) Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington
At Kelley, the development of strong leadership skills provides a foundation on which to build with an experiential education that focuses on making you the best manager you can be. You will leave Kelley with the confidence you need to launch your executive career.
#14) MIT Sloan School of Management
After the first semester, your MBA program will be highly customized to provide an individualized curriculum that is suited to your own unique goals and interests. A sense of community and a spirit of innovation permeate the entire MBA experience at MIT Sloan.
#15) Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
The Kellogg MBA will equip you with creative problem-solving skills that will enable you to stay on top of the competition both domestically and globally. Kellogg will challenge you to collaborate with colleagues and excel as a leader.
#16) University of California San Diego Rady School of Management
The Rady School of Management MBA program provides students with the fundamentals they need to succeed in management and leadership. The curriculum focuses on innovation and leadership development.
#17) Duke University Fuqua School of Business
What will it take to make your mark on the world? Find out at Duke as you explore what it really means to be a leader in business. Learn how health, environmental issues, and public policy affect business decisions and how you can use your leadership skills to create positive change in the world.
#18) University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
The Texas MBA will empower you to make a real difference in the world by building your skills and understanding, along with a strong character marked by a sense of responsibility and unshakable integrity. You will learn how to communicate effectively, collaborate with your co-workers, and see how the world works on a global scale.
#19) Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Perhaps the most important question you can ask when deciding whether to pursue an MBA degree is, “What will this do for my career?” Goizueta has the highest job-placement rates for MBA graduates of any school in the U.S., with 98% of the 2012 class having job offers within three months after graduation.
#20) College of William and Mary, Mason School of Business
Are you ready for an MBA experience that emphasizes revolutionary thinking and experiential learning? Look no further than the Mason School of Business. Develop your leadership skills through one-on-one coaching, work with real companies to solve real problems, and participate in intensive seven-week career acceleration modules that are designed to stretch you by giving you hands-on experience working on real business projects.
#21) Brock School of Business, Samford University
The Brock School of Business offers an MBA program grounded in the school’s Christian values. Students are challenged through innovative teaching methods, and the classes are small to allow more interaction and encourage the development of networking relationships with other students and faculty.
#22) University of Massachusetts Amherst Isenberg School of Management
The Isenberg MBA program allows you to customize your degree the way you want it. You can attend full-time on campus, take classes at a satellite location, learn online, or a combination. There are ten different specializations to choose from.
#23) Florida International University Chapman Graduate School of Business
The Chapman School’s MBA program will enlarge your global perspective, giving you a deeper understanding of other cultures while maintaining a focus closer to home as well. Due to the school’s location in southern Florida, you’ll be exposed to cultural diversity within the student body as you share the classroom with students from the nearby Caribbean, Latin America, and all over the world.
#24) Drexel University LeBow College of Business
The Drexel LeBow MBA incorporates hands-on learning through simulations, workshops, and competitions for an experiential learning experience. LeBow offers opportunities for students to study abroad to gain a global perspective.
#25) Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business
Full-time MBA students at the W. P. Carey School of Business complete their core courses during the first year. During the summer after the first year, an internship is required. There are also international electives available that can be taken during the summer before the second year. Second-year MBA students take electives, courses related to their area of specialization, and any core courses they missed during the first year.
#26) Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University
The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business has reinvented their MBA program to offer a streamlined, one-year MBA that gives you the tools you need to compete in the business world and gets you into the workforce more quickly so you start getting a return on your investment sooner.
#27) University of Michigan Ross School of Business
At Ross, action-based learning isn’t just a two-week project that gives students a tiny taste of real-life work. Ross’s Multidisciplinary Action Projects (MAP) course takes up a full quarter of the MBA student’s first year. This intensive hands-on experience gives students a chance to make a real difference so that they will have concrete results to show at their first job interview after graduation.
#28) Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
The full-time MBA at the McDonough School of Business focuses on preparing students for success by teaching them the persuasive and analytical skills they will need. Students are exposed to international business through the Global Business Experience, which provides consulting projects all over the world.
#29) Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University
Baylor believes in learning by doing. Through the Focus Firm project, students are assigned to work on projects with high-profile companies. As part of the Practicum in Portfolio Management, students gain first-hand experience in portfolio management by actually managing a $5 million portfolio.
#30) Boston University Graduate School of Management
The MBA program at the Boston University Graduate School of Management focuses on adding value. The school seeks students who want to lead meaningful lives, constantly looking for ways to add value to the world around them, whether at work or in their communities.
#31) Kogod School of Business, American University
The Kogod MBA provides career development, internships, and volunteer opportunities to help you build a network of contacts who can help you throughout your career. The Kogod MBA emphasizes general management skills, professional development, quantitative analysis, and global decision making.
#32) University of Denver Daniels College of Business
Daniels graduates are used to rolling up their sleeves and getting to work. Through hands-on simulations, practicums, and trips, Daniels MBA students gain the experience they need to hit the ground running in their new jobs after graduation.
#33) UCLA Anderson School of Management
The Anderson MBA program is grounded in 75 years of history, yet the school prides itself on being as visionary, competitive, and internationally relevant as it is collegial, traditional, and locally engaged. At Anderson, you benefit from 75 years of experience while helping to build on it with new ideas for the future.
#34) George Washington University School of Business
The MBA program at George Washington University is based on the idea that character is the foundation a great business leader. The George Washington MBA is an experiential program that will build your business and leadership skills while focusing on values, ethics, and social responsibility.
#35) University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business takes a global approach in their MBA program, focusing on preparing students to lead businesses in a global economy. Students gain real-world experience through 10-day global studies programs and by working on the school’s Global Equity Fund.
#36) Fox School of Business, Temple University
The Fox School of Business offers a full-time, two-year Global MBA that offers internship opportunities to allow you to experience corporate culture in another part of the world. The school also offers an Executive MBA, professional part-time MBA, and even an online MBA that allows you to take one class at a time.
#37) Penn State Smeal College of Business
The Smeal MBA program offers a collaborative environment that encourages teamwork among students. The Applied Professional Experience consulting project gives students hand-on experience, and the school’s alumni network is the largest in the world.
#38) Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
The Fisher College of Business offers a comfortable atmosphere that welcomes students of a variety of cultural backgrounds and experiences. Students come from diverse fields of study, and the school’s alumni are employed in more than 80 countries around the world.
#39) Yale School of Management
Graduates of the Yale School of Business are ready to thrive in whatever setting they find themselves in, whether it is a for-profit corporation, a government agency, or their own business venture. With a Yale MBA, you will be prepared to take on whatever management challenges come your way.
#40) Simon School of Business, University of Rochester
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks the Simon School of Business as #1 for return on investment among all private business schools in the U.S. The Simon School also got top ten rankings for teamwork, accounting, analytical skills, operations, and most innovative curriculum.
#41) Bellarmine University W. Fielding Rubel School of Business
The W. Fielding Rubel School of Business offers an MBA program grounded in the Catholic liberal arts tradition. Unlike many business schools that focus almost entirely on management and leadership skills, Bellarmine students receive a robust liberal arts foundation that produces graduates with exceptional writing and critical thinking skills.
#42) University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
UNC Kenan-Flagler School of Business is consistently ranked among the best business schools in the world. A rigorous curriculum delivered by Kenan-Flagler’s renowned faculty gives you the flexibility to earn a respected Online MBA while maintaining your commitments at work and home.
#43) Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine’s Education to Business (E2B) program was named one of the top 10 college courses that will pay off at work by U.S. News and World Report. The 14-week program involves consulting on real-world business problems by teams of MBA students. At the end of each project, the teams give oral and written reports to the executives of the company presenting their recommendations.
#44) University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business
The UW Oshkosh MBA program is a flexible part-time MBA that allows students to take classes in the evenings or online. Students can take as long as they need to complete the core classes and up to seven years for the Level II (MBA) courses
#45) University of Alabama Birmingham School of Business
An MBA from UAB will prepare you to take on leadership roles and management positions in businesses, non-profit organizations, or even in the government. You’ll learn real-world lessons from expert faculty members and industry leaders.
#46) Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
The Tepper MBA focuses on a combining business analytics with outstanding leadership and communication skills. Tepper’s emphasis on leadership skills permeates the entire program and includes leadership coaching, one-on-one assessments, mentoring, professional development planning, and a leadership workshop that is help annually each spring.
#47) Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Things change—especially in business—but the Rollins MBA is an MBA for life. Rollins alumni can keep coming back to refresh their knowledge free of charge, so they can keep up to date. Free alumni classes are subject to space availability and instructor approval.
#48) Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
The Tuck MBA starts with rigorous training in general management skills and principles during the first year, giving all students a strong foundation for any area of business specialization. Tuck has a low student-to-faculty ratio, which allows students face-to-face access to faculty members to individualized attention.
#49) Northern Illinois University College of Business
NIU’s world-class MBA program is consistently ranked among the top MBA programs in the Chicago area by Crain’s. MBA students have the opportunity to travel to destinations such as Australia, Hong Kong, and Europe to learn about business practices in different parts of the world.
#49) University of Illinois College of Business
The Illinois MBA offers students many opportunities for enrichment, including competitions, trips to study abroad, and the chance to work at the school’s student-run consultancy. Students are encouraged to take elective courses during their second year to personalize their MBA program to their own interests.
#50) Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business
Whether you want to concentrate on human resources, entrepreneurship, marketing, or another concentration, Coles has an MBA program to suit your needs, along with experienced faculty members who are committed to providing their students with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in the real world.
#51) Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
#52) Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business
#53) Campbell School of Business, Berry College
#54) Rutgers Business School
#55) University of California Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
#56) Tulane University Freeman School of Business
#57) USC Marshall School of Business
#58) Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri
#59) Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business
#60) UC Davis Graduate School of Management
#61) West Virginia University College of Business & Economics
#62) University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
#63) University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
#64) University of Kansas School of Business
#65) University of Wisconsin School of Business
#66) Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University Jenkins Graduate School
#67) Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Science
#68) University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business
#69) Pace University Lubin School of Business
#70) Iowa State University College of Business
#71) F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College
#72) University of South Florida College of Business
#73) Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
#74) David Eccles School of Business, The University of Utah
#75) Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University
#76) Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business
#77) Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
#78) University of Connecticut School of Business
#79) Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
#80) Michigan State University Broad College of Business
#81) Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business
#82) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Charlton College of Business
#83) E. Philip Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology
#85) University of Wisconsin Eau Claire College of Business
#86) Baruch College CUNY Zicklin School of Business
#87) James Madison University College of Business
#88) Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School
#89) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Orfalea College of Business
#90) University of San Francisco School of Management
#91) Brandeis University International Business School
#92) California State University Fullerton Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
#93) University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
#94) University of Arizona Eller College of Management
#95) Illinois State University College of Business
#96) Simmons School of Management
#97) Montclair State University School of Business
#98) Purdue Krannert School of Management
#99) University of Washington Foster School of Business
#100) Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business
If your school isn’t on the list, you’ve got some work to do on your social media presence. It may not be realistic to match Stanford’s three million YouTube views, but you’d be surprised at how much progress you can make by dedicating just fifteen to thirty minutes per day to your social media accounts. Give it a try and see if you can make it on next year’s list.
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