Krannert School of Management
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| Motto: | "Work hard, work right, work together." |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Dean: | Richard A. Cosier |
| Students: | 2,800 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,400 |
| Postgraduates: | 400 |
| Location: | West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| Affiliations: | Purdue University System |
| Website: | www.krannert.purdue.edu |
The Krannert School of Management is Purdue University's school of management. Krannert is sometimes referred to as the Krannert Graduate School of Management or simply as Krannert. The school was established in 1962 as the Krannert School of Industrial Administration with a $2.7 million endowment from Herman & Ellnora Krannert.
Krannert's MBA program has been consistently ranked as one of the top thirty programs in the United States by U.S. News and World Report and Business Week.[1] The Masters program offers the following degrees: Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters in Human Resource Management (MSHRM), Masters in Finance (MSF), and Masters in Industrial Administration (MSIA).[2]
The undergraduate business program confers degrees in Industrial Management, Management, Accounting, and Economics.The Krannert school of management also benefits from the great reputation Purdue enjoys overseas.
The majority of undergraduate classes are conducted in the Krannert Building, which opened in 1964. Rawls Hall is the home of all the classes in the Masters program. Rawls Hall is named after alumnus Jerry Rawls, CEO of Finisar Corp., who donated $10 million of the $31 million cost of the building. Rawls Hall opened in August 2003.
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[edit] Professional master’s programs
Rawls Hall is home to the Professional Master's Programs (MBA, Master of Science in Human Resource Management, and Master of Science in Industrial Administration), with a current enrollment of approximately 200 students per year.[3]
[edit] MBA Rankings
Krannert's MBA program is ranked 24th by Business Week, 33rd by U.S. News and World Report, and number five Midwest regional program by the Wall Street Journal. The Operations Program is ranked 3rd and the Supply Chain program is ranked 8th by U.S. News and World Report. Different ranking methodologies are used by each institution.
[edit] Accreditation
Krannert is accredited by the AACSB, the largest and oldest global business school accreditation organization. About 10 percent of business schools worldwide are accredited by the 555-member association. Purdue is one of 24 schools in the United States and 27 internationally to be reaccredited this year (2008). The renewal of Krannert's accreditation was announced at the association's annual conference in Honolulu on May of 2008. Dean Richard Cosier will become chair of the association's board of directors in July 2008.[4]
[edit] See also
- List of United States graduate business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States
