The Best Bang for the Buck
"The Best Bang for the Buck" article in the October 15 issue of Forbes Magazine ranks the University of Oregon's Charles H. Lundquist College of Business M.B.A. program thirteenth for best return on investment among national programs with low tuition rates.
The Forbes Magazine rankings are intended to help prospective M.B.A. students compare the cost of attending a program to post-M.B.A salary prospects. To determine the cost, Forbes considered both lost income and tuition. Return on investment conclusions considered income gain over the five years following graduation. Schools were separated into two categories: schools where the cost of two years of tuition and foregone salary was over $95,000, and those where it was less.
Full-time M.B.A. tuition at the Lundquist College of Business is approximately $15,000 for in-state students and $25,000 for out-of-state students. According to Forbes Magazine, an out-of-state Lundquist College M.B.A. graduate would break even in only 3.1 years--only graduates of eleven other elite colleges from both categories of rankings would reach that point faster. And, in-state graduates would break even months earlier.
The Forbes article did not take into account cost of living, which would have further increased the Lundquist College's ranking compared to schools in high-cost cities like San Jose, Boston, or New York.
M.B.A. placement for the class of 2000 was 74% at graduation and 98% after three months. The average first year salary and total compensation package was $91,620.
The value of a Lundquist College education is further reinforced by other national consumer guides. The University of Oregon is listed as one of the nation's best bargains for students in the 2002 Fiske Guide to Colleges. In addition, the 2002 Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog lists the UO among a select group of schools offering the highest quality education for the tuition dollar.
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