SEPTEMBER 2013: BACK TO SCHOOL
By Hope Katz Gibbs, Founder and Publisher, Be Inkandescent
and Lucas Alexander, Inkandescent Intern
If you are an entrepreneur, you’ve certainly been eating from the tree of knowledge. While numerous religions suggest this metaphor marks the beginning of the intermingling of good and evil—business owners know that the more they learn, the better their businesses will be.
Does that mean a business degree is mandatory? No, say several of the leaders we interviewed for this month’s “Tips for Entrepreneurs” column. But others admit that it was their MBA that made all the difference in their career.
While taking the plunge and making the significant financial investment in an entrepreneurial program is a personal decision, below you will find the top schools in the country that specialize in “Educating Entrepreneurs,” thanks to research from The Princeton Review.
In collaboration with Entrepreneur magazine, it conducts an annual survey of school administrators—including this 2012 study based on data from April through June 2012. The range of data used to evaluate the programs and tally the rankings included:
- Each school’s level of commitment to entrepreneurship inside and outside the classroom.
- The percentage of its faculty, students, and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, and the number and reach of its mentorship programs.
- Funding for scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies and projects, and its support for school-sponsored business-plan competitions.
Which school is right for you, your kids, and your employees? Scroll down to view the list, and don’t miss our two Tips columns this month: Inside the Ivory Tower: Interviews with 10 professors and students in top entrepreneurial programs, and Charting the Course: Insights from 10 successful entrepreneurs on their educational paths.
The following lists, originally reported in September 2012, are reprinted with permission of The Princeton Review. The 2013 lists will be available later this month at: princetonreview.com.
TOP 10 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Babson College: www.babson.edu
Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Babson Park, MA • Phone: 781-239-5522
Tuition: $41,888 • Enrollment: 2,007 - Baylor University: www.baylor.edu
1 Bear Place, Waco, TX 76798 • Phone: 254-710-3435
Tuition: $33,716 • Enrollment: 300 - University of Houston: www.uh.edu
Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship
4400 University, Houston, TX • Phone: 713-743-1010
Tuition: $18,601 (In-state: $9,211) • Enrollment: 1,847 - University of Southern California: www.usc.edu
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
700 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA • Phone: 213-740-1111
Tuition: $42,818 • Enrollment: 1,170 - Washington University in St. Louis: www.wustl.edu
Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 • Phone: 314-935-6000
Tuition: $43,705 • Enrollment: 1,041 - Brigham Young University: www.byu.edu
Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
470 Tanner Building, Marriott School of Management, Provo, UT 84602 • Phone: 801-422-2507
Tuition: $4,710 • Enrollment: 88 - University of Arizona: www.arizona.edu
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship
McClelland Hall, Tucson, AZ • Phone: 520-621-3237
Tuition: $26,231 (In-state: $10,035) • Enrollment: 1,500 - Temple University: www.temple.edu
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
1801 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA • Phone: 215-204-7000
Tuition: $23,422 (In-state: $13,596) • Enrollment: 405 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: www.unc.edu
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
220 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC 27599 • Phone: 919-962-2211
Tuition: $28,446 (In-state: $7,694) • Enrollment: 375 - University of Oklahoma: www.ou.edu
Center for Entrepreneurship
1000 Asp Ave., Norman, OK • Phone: 405-325-2252
Tuition: $18,978 (In-state: $7,340) • Enrollment: 238
TOP 10 GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Babson College: www.babson.edu
Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Babson Park, MA • Phone: 781-239-5522
Tuition: $56,620 • 2011-12 Enrollment: 1,279 - University of Michigan: www.bus.umich.edu
Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor, MI • Phone: 734-763-5796
Tuition: $55,194 (In-state: $50,194) • Enrollment: 2,192 - Brigham Young University: marriottschool.byu.edu
Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
470 Tanner Building, Marriott School of Management, Provo, UT • Phone: 801-422-3500
Tuition: $20,560 (In-state: $10,280) • Enrollment: 314 - Rice University: business.rice.edu
Jones Graduate School Entrepreneurship Program
Jones School, Houston, TX • Phone: 888-844-4773
Tuition: $44,810 • Enrollment: 343 - The University of Texas at Austin: www.mccombs.utexas.edu
Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship
1 University Station, Austin, TX • Phone: 512-471-7698
Tuition: $47,136 (In-state: $32,140) • Enrollment: 327 - Washington University in St. Louis: www.olin.wustl.edu
Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
1 Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO • Phone: 314-935-7301
Tuition: $46,975 • Enrollment: 638 - University of Chicago: www.chicagobooth.edu
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship
5807 South Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL • Phone: 773-702-7369
Tuition: $51,614 • Enrollment: 580 - University of Virginia: www.darden.virginia.edu
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Charlottesville, VA – • Phone: 434-924-7281
Tuition: $52,000 (In-state: $47,000) • Enrollment: 686 - University of Arizona: ellermba.arizona.edu
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship
McClelland Hall, Tucson, AZ • Phone: 520-621-4008
Tuition: $39,801 (In-state: $24,839) • Enrollment: 50 - University of Washington: www.foster.washington.edu
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
110 Mackenzie Hall, Seattle, WA • Phone: 206-543-4661
Tuition: $39,237 (In-state: $29,166) • Enrollment: 835
That’s not all!
• Read our Q&As with 10 professors and students.
• Don’t miss insights from 10 successful entrepreneurs.
