Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs
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America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs
Nearly 3,000 schools now boast classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold since the mid-1980s. FSB for the first time has compiled a selection of the best colleges for entrepreneurs; choosing the best schools for general entrepreneurship, family business, online education, part-time executive education, social entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary studies-blending business skills with other subjects.
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Courtsey: Babson
Babson College
Babson Park, Mass.
www.babson.edu
Tuition: $35,110
Why We Chose It: Known for a faculty that mixes seasoned entrepreneurs with leading researchers, Babson fosters innovation in all aspects of its programs. "Babson sets the standard by offering real-world exposure, peppered with an academic experience," says Jay Kayne of Miami University of Ohio.
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Harvard University
Boston, Mass.
www.hbs.edu
Tuition: $41,900
Why We Chose It: Harvard's entrepreneurship center embraces HBS's highly-regarded case study method. The future business elite who come to the banks of the Charles are exposed to the current elite; recent guest lecturers have included such uber-entrepreneurs as Oprah Winfrey and Jeff Bezos. As students consider how they might tackle the issues, they learn to think like high-level entrepreneurs.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Mass.
mitsloan.mit.edu
Tuition: $44,556
Why We Chose It: Would-be entrepreneurs can capitalize on MIT's world-class engineering facilities. In courses such as Market Lab and Sustainability Lab (for green entrepreneurs), MBA candidates transform student technologies into fast-growth businesses. One class last year was devoted to producing wheelchairs for the developing world.
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill.
kellogg.northwestern.edu
Tuition: $43,935
Why We Chose It: Kellogg balances a strong tradition of entrepreneurship research with great teaching by seasoned entrepreneurs. (Professor Steve Rogers, a past Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, has twice been named professor of the year.) Northwestern's "high-quality faculty" stands out in the field, says Homer Erekson, dean of University of Missouri's School of Business.
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Courtsey: Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
whitman.syr.edu
Tuition: $30,360
Why We Chose It: Syracuse comes out on top for their the breadth of courses offered. This upstate New York institution offers 50 courses in entrepreneurship each academic year. One popular choice is Dilemmas and Debates, which brings in a new panel of CEOs and entrepreneurs each week to discuss a different startup challenge.
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