University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Ranked the Best Business School in Finance and Economics

Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 15, 2007

The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business was ranked the best business school in finance and economics, according to the 2007 Financial Times ranking of the world's top 100 business schools published in January.

The Number 1 ranking in finance and economics was based on alumni recommendations from each school. Chicago GSB also ranked Number 1 in finance and economics in the 2006 Financial Times survey. MBA graduates from the University of Chicago reported a 131 percent salary increase from the beginning of their studies to three years after graduation, according to the Financial Times survey.

Also in January, Tobias Moskowtiz, a professor of finance at Chicago GSB, received the Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association honoring the top finance scholar under age 40. The award was given only once before, in 2003, to Raghuram Rajan, also a professor of finance at Chicago GSB.

The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business is one of the leading business schools in the world. The school's faculty includes many renowned scholars and its graduates include many business leaders across the U.S. and worldwide. It is consistently ranked as one of the top ten business schools in the world and usually as one of the top five business schools in the world. The Chicago Approach to Management Education is distinguished by how it leverages fundamental knowledge, its rigor, and its practical application to business challenges.

Chicago GSB offers full-time and part-time MBA programs, a Ph.D. program, open enrollment executive education and custom corporate education. The school has campuses in London and Singapore in addition to two campuses in Chicago.

More information about Chicago GSB can be found at http://ChicagoGSB.edu.

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