I've heard from some people that it's business school is considered one of the best in the Northeast and I've heard from others that it's just a bunch of overprivileged white kids who aren't too bright. What types of rankings has the school been included in and what is it's general reputation?

the University being ranked 8th among Best Universities-Master’s (North) in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008" edition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph's_University

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Unfortunately it does not make the top 50 in their list of quality business schools

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though with many private colleges pushing $40,000 or more in total cost per year, it will undoubtedly have its share of affluent students in each class (who may or may not be super sharp!)

Historically, (& currently) it has always seemed to turn out lots of grads heading into health professions or med/dental school, teaching, and business. The business areas have come on strong within the last 10 years, but they were always very good in accounting, finance & food marketing.

Thanks. It's too bad it's so expensive.

What makes you think those two things are mutually exclusive?

For business school in Philly, I would mostly look at Penn-Wharton, Temple-Fox, and Drexel-LeBow. In reality, according to U.S. News, after Penn, there aren't other B-schools of high reputation in Philly. But I looked at admissions criteria at Temple, Drexel, and Villanova. Temple's school is pretty strong and really, at the end of the day, if you are going to be in Mid-Atlantic, Temple's reputation is pretty strong by way of noting that most of Temple's recent graduating class found employment in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and the median starting salary was about $80k. You will also spend less than $10k per year (I believe) for in-state tuition, and even out-of-state tuition is not bad.

All in all, in terms of "valuing" a B-school degree by way of how much more you can earn and how much it costs to get the degree, Temple is pretty strong. Penn is of course the best, but not everyone can get in, even with strong credentials. The others are kinda middling, in which case why spend a whole heck of a lot more money going to private universities when a good public all-round university right in town can get you a valuable degree?

You really should know what you want to do with an MBA, where you want to work. Accordingly, you should apply. I don't discount Villanova and St Joe's degrees. I bet a lot of local corporates have leaders and hiring managers who graduated from there, so look into it. See what the alumni connections are. A B-school is essentially a glorified placement agency (!) and you want to have friends in good, high places. Otherwise, the learning is no different at Penn or at St Joe's or Temple.

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