Preparing for the Future

The fundamental underpinnings of the business world are changing rapidly. There are constantly new phenomena happening which can significantly affect the course of a corporation. The economy can wreak havoc or prosperity upon a company. This is evident throughout the course of recent history as the nineties saw a huge boom for technology companies and the recent recession caused the demise of many banking institutions. People working at corporations in business-oriented roles must be trained to handle this uncertainty. The best way to ensure that they are ready for it is to obtain a solid business education. The Rutgers Business School does a wonderful job of preparing its students for careers in the business world.

History of the Rutgers Business School

The Rutgers Business School was founded in Newark, NJ in 1929 as the Seth Boyden School of Business. It shared space with the New Jersey Law School and Dana College. It offered only one degree – the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The next twenty years saw periods of restructuring and reorganization for the school. It became part of the newly created University of Newark. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1941 accredited the school and five years later it became part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey along with the University of Newark. In 1950, the school launched its Master of Business Administration program and decided to focus solely on this in 1956 when it discontinued the undergraduate program. In 1980, the business school launched an Executive MBA (EMBA) program for middle managers. This allowed them to earn their MBA’s while working full time. One year later, the school reinstated an official undergraduate program in New Brunswick.

Rankings and Honors

The Rutgers Business School is ranked highly among many different publications. Some of these include:

• #1 – Most Diverse National University, since 1997 (U.S. News and World Report)
• #6 – Most Competitive Students: Nationwide (The Princeton Review)
• #15 – World Ranking for Research Productivity, Department of Accounting & Information Systems (Accounting and Finance)
• #24 – Overall in job offers (Business Week)
• Rutgers one of the “Top 10 Quant Schools” (The Wall Street Journal)

Programs of Study

Rutgers Business School offers programs in a variety of disciplines and at all levels of education.

At the bachelor’s degree level, students earn a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in one or more of the following fields:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics and Information Technology
• Finance
• Management and Global Business
• Marketing
• Supply Chain and Marketing Science

The master’s degree program offers a general MBA in the same disciplines as the undergraduate program as well as other fields including:

• Executive MBA
• International Executive MBA
• Professional Accounting MBA
• Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting
• Master of Accountancy in Taxation
• Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting
• Master of Information Technology
• Master of Quantitative Finance

At the doctoral level, Rutgers Business School offers Ph.D.’s in the following fields:

• Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems
• Finance
• Information Technology
• International Business
• Management Science
• Marketing Science
• Organization Management
• Science, Technology, and Management
• Supply Chain Management