The Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration is a business school

Business school

A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...

 within Fordham University

Fordham University

Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...

 in the United States

United States

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. It is a graduate school

Graduate school

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 focused on business administration, and should not be confused with the University's undergraduate Gabelli School of Business

Gabelli School of Business

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. The main campus for the graduate school is located in the New York City

New York City

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 borough

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 of Manhattan

Manhattan

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Fordham University's involvement in business started early in the 20th century with the founding of the undergraduate College of Business in 1920. The Graduate School of Business opened in 1969 as part of the redevelopment of Lincoln Center. According to BusinessWeek

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's MBA Profile, between the New York City and Westchester campuses, the school has 349 full-time students and 1,202 part-time students.

Rankings

The school was ranked 27th in both the 2006 and 2007 rankings of regional schools conducted by The Wall Street Journal

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/ Harris Interactive

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, based on its annual survey of corporate recruiters.

In the 2011 US News & World Report Specialty Rankings, Fordham’s Finance MBA was ranked 14th in the nation, its Marketing MBA ranked 23rd, and its Part-time MBA program ranked 50th.

In the 2010 US News & World Report Specialty Rankings, Fordham’s Finance MBA was ranked 21st in the nation, its Marketing MBA ranked 23rd, Part-time MBA program ranked 30th, and its executive MBA (EMBA) program ranked 25th nationally.

In 2009, BusinessWeek ranks Fordham MBA 5th in the Northeast & 55th nationally.

In 2010, CEO Magazine has ranked Fordham in the Top Tier (Top 25) for the Executive MBA (EMBA) program in the North America / Global EMBA Rankings. In 2008, The Wall Street Journal ranked Fordham Executive MBA in Top 30.

The Graduate School of Business is also part of a consortium offering an MBA at Peking University in Beijing, China. This program, known as BiMBA (Beijing international MBA), is listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the most valuable Chinese programs.

Academics

Within the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, concentrations are offered in Accounting, Communications and Media Management, Finance and Business Economics, Information Systems, Management Systems, Marketing, Public Accounting and Taxation/Accounting (MTA Program).

Within the Master of Science (MS) programs, degrees are awarded in Communications and Media Management, Information Systems, Taxation, Accounting, and Quantitative Finance.

Special Programs include:
• Executive MBA
• Beijing International MBA
• Deming Scholars MBA
• Global Professional MBA
• Joint JD/MBA
• MBA/MGM Thunderbird Partnership

External links

• Fordham Graduate School of Business