{"id":19468,"date":"2013-07-07T12:44:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T19:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19468"},"modified":"2013-07-07T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T19:44:57","slug":"mba-admissions-columbia-business-school-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-columbia-business-school-management\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions: Columbia Business School & Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Columbia\"<\/a>A quick glance at Columbia Business School: Columbia currently ranks in eighth place as one of the best business schools, according to <\/em>US News & World Report<\/a> (March 2012). It is ranked in ninth place for management<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Columbia's Class of 2014 and Management<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5409 people applied to Columbia Business School<\/a>; 741 applicants were accepted. The middle 80% of accepted students had GMAT scores in the 680-760 range. The Columbia Business School class of 2014 has an average of five years of work experience and the average age of incoming students is 28 years old.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate majors:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Social Sciences \u2013 31%
\n\u2022 Business \u2013 30%
\n\u2022 Engineering \u2013 12%
\n\u2022 Sciences \u2013 8%
\n\u2022 Humanities \u2013 8%
\n\u2022 Other \u2013 7%
\n\u2022 Technology \u2013 2%
\n\u2022 Arts \u2013 2%<\/p>\n

Industry experience:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Financial Services \u2013 29%
\n\u2022 Consulting \u2013 20%
\n\u2022 Marketing\/Media \u2013 8%
\n\u2022 Other \u2013 7%
\n\u2022 Nonprofit \u2013 6%
\n\u2022 Military\/Government \u2013 5%
\n\u2022 Private Equity \u2013 5%
\n\u2022 Real Estate \u2013 5%
\n\u2022 Technology \u2013 5%
\n\u2022 Healthcare \u2013 4%
\n\u2022 Energy \u2013 3%
\n\u2022 Manufacturing \u2013 2%<\/p>\n

CBS Academics Related to Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students are required to take two full core courses and 12 half-term core courses, three of which are chosen from the \"flex-core\" menu.<\/p>\n

First Term Core Courses<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 Full courses: Corporate Finance<\/a> and Financial Accounting<\/a>
\n\u2022 6 Half-term courses: Managerial Statistics<\/a>, Managerial Economics<\/a>, Strategy Formulation<\/a>, Marketing Strategy<\/a>, Operations Management<\/a>, Leadership Development<\/a><\/p>\n

Second Term Core Courses<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 Electives<\/a>
\n\u2022 3 Half-term courses: Global Economic Environment<\/a>, Decision Models<\/a>, Managing Marketing Programs<\/a>
\n\u2022 3 Flex-core classes, one from each category (see below)<\/p>\n

\u201cFlex-Core\u201d Menu<\/p>\n

\u2022 Organization<\/strong>: Organizational Change<\/a>, Power and Influence<\/a>, Social Networks and Social Capital<\/a>
\n\u2022 Performance<\/strong>: Operations Strategy<\/a>, Financial Planning and Analysis<\/a>
\n\u2022 Markets<\/strong>: Game Theory and Business<\/a>, Global Economic Environment II: Business Cycles and Financial Markets<\/a>, Incentives and Performance<\/a><\/p>\n

Students who wish to pursue careers in management would take their first year electives and second year courses from the school\u2019s management division<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Managerial negotiations<\/a>
\n\u2022 High performance leadership<\/a>
\n\u2022 Top management process<\/a>
\n\u2022 Turnaround management<\/a>
\n\u2022 Managerial decision making<\/a>
\n\u2022 Power and influence in organizations<\/a>
\n\u2022 Napoleon's glance: the art of strategic intuition<\/a>
\n\u2022 Corporate governance<\/a>
\n\u2022 Entrepreneurs and private equity in emerging markets<\/a>
\n\u2022 Multidisciplinary approaches to human decision making<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbia CaseWorks Cases<\/a> in past years that will be of interest to students pursuing careers in management include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Operation Tomodachi<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Client Who Fell Through the Cracks<\/a> (A and B)
\n\u2022 Scoring a Deal: Valuing Outcomes in Multi-Issue Negotiations<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Synergy Limitation Paradox<\/a>
\n\u2022 Diversification and Corporate Scope<\/a><\/p>\n

(See full list here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Management Research Centers & Conferences at Columbia Business School<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Center for Decision Sciences<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Columbia Family Business Management Program<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Center for Pricing and Revenue Management<\/a>
\n\u2022 Columbia University-Harlem Small Business Development Center (SBDC)<\/a>
\n\u2022 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program<\/a>
\n\u2022 Columbia University Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)<\/a><\/p>\n

CBS Management-Related Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 General Management Association<\/a>
\n\u2022 Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Family Business Club<\/a>
\n\u2022 Management Consulting Association<\/a>
\n\u2022 Media Management Association<\/a><\/p>\n

Management Hiring Stats at Columbia Business School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the 2012 stats for CBS grads who accepted full-time jobs with a management function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Function<\/strong><\/td>\nPercent<\/strong><\/td>\nBase Yearly Salary Range ($)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Management Consulting<\/td>\n37.2%<\/td>\n$30,000-$194,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strategic Planning<\/td>\n1.7%<\/td>\n$95,000-$125,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Management<\/td>\n2.3%<\/td>\n$90,000-$132,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operations<\/td>\n<1%<\/td>\n$110,000-$140,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Management<\/td>\n<1%<\/td>\n$106,000-$200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rotational\/Development Program<\/td>\n1.2%<\/td>\n$110,000-$115,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n$40,000-$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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For 2012 summer internships (for the class of 2013), the hiring stats are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Function<\/strong><\/td>\nPercent<\/strong><\/td>\nBase Monthly Salary Range ($)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strategic Planning<\/td>\n4.3%<\/td>\n$1,600-$9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Management<\/td>\n<1%<\/td>\n$7,700-$9,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n1.7%<\/td>\n$2,465-$9,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brand\/Project Management<\/td>\n7.1%<\/td>\n$3,000-$8,333.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

See a list of CBS recruiters here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Are you applying to Columbia Business School? Please see our Columbia B-School Zone<\/a> and Columbia Business School Application Packages<\/a> for more information on how Accepted.com can help you get accepted.<\/strong><\/em><\/em>
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