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Diamonds in the Rough: Get the Full NYC Experience at Zicklin

MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15.

A more affordable alternative to NYU Stern or Columbia Business School, the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College offers a bargain price tag without skimping on the full New York City MBA experience. Given that the school is a City University of New York institution, Zicklin’s tuition rate for both in-state and out-of-state students is comparatively low for a program that is located in the heart of Manhattan and boasts a top-notch core management curriculum. In fact, Zicklin was included among the top 50 business schools ranked by Forbes for five-year return on investment in 2011 and placed second in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 list of MBA programs with the most financial value upon graduation.

The value of a Zicklin degree may be largely due to the opportunities afforded by the school’s proximity to and networking relationships with Wall Street firms and other Manhattan-based companies across a variety of industries. In addition, future financiers have at their disposal such facilities as the Wasserman Trading Floor, a high-tech trading simulator with live data feeds and computer models designed to expose students to real-time market analysis and financial services tools. Alternatively, for students looking to break into the NYC start-up scene, the Field Center for Entrepreneurship provides a number of resources, such as small business counseling, a library of publications and guides for starting a business and business development workshops.



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