Study in U.S.A.

U.S.A. Statistics

Geography-Population

Capital:  Washington DC

Area:  9 826 630 km ²

Climate:  generally tempered, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of southwest. Low temperatures in the north-west are sometimes softened in January and Februar

Population:  307 212 123 (estimation of July 2009)

Languages:  English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, indo-European languages 3.8%, Asian and Pacific islands languages 2.7%

Government-Economy

Type of government: federal republic with a strong democratic tradition

Independent day: 4th July 1776

Constitution: 17th September 1787, enforced on the 4th March 1789

Suffrage: 18 years-old, universal

GDP: $14.29 billions (estimated in 2008)

GDP – per capita (PPP): $ 47000 (estimated in 2008)

Unemployment rate: 7.2% (estimation of 2008)

Information for Foreign Students in the USA

Obtaining a Visa

Visa is compulsory when you want to study or to do an internship in the US. Waiting time is long, so you need to start the procedure as soon as possible. In addition, you will need a DS2019 form that is difficult to get. However, some organizations give you the possibility to have it more quickly; this service costs €400.

Housing

Rents are really expensive, especially in big metropolis, around $1,000 per month for a studio, in big cities like New York City, San Francisco and Chicago. Several websites can help in finding an accommodation: www.rent.net ; www.apartments.com ; www.studenthousing.org, http://www.easyroommate.com/ ; www.roommates.com

Health
Health insurance can cost up to $500 per semester, and you will have to register to one company which headquarters are in the US, in order to validate your application at university. If you are ill, do not hesitate to go to university Student Health Service where consultations are free.

Official Selection of the Best Business Schools in U.S.A.

5 Palmes Of Excellence UNIVERSAL business school with strong global influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

Harvard Business School

1 604 ‰

MIT Sloan School of Management

2 596 ‰

Yale School of Management

3 519 ‰

Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business

4 481 ‰

University of California - Berkeley Haas School of Business

5 411 ‰

Columbia University - Columbia Business School

6 395 ‰

Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

7 388 ‰

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

8 310 ‰

New York University (Nyu) Leonard N. Stern School of Business

9 287 ‰

Duke University The Fuqua School of Business

10 279 ‰

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

10 279 ‰

Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

12 256 ‰

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

13 233 ‰

Purdue University - Krannert School of Management

14 209 ‰

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business

15 202 ‰

University of California - Los Angeles (Ucla) John E. Anderson School of Management

15 202 ‰

University of Michigan - Michigan Ross School of Business

17 178 ‰

4 Palmes Of Excellence TOP business school with significant international influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business

1 419 ‰

George Washington University - GW School of Business

2 264 ‰

Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business

3 217 ‰

Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

3 217 ‰

Boston College - Carroll School of Management

5 202 ‰

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

5 202 ‰

Texas A&M University - Mays Business School

7 194 ‰

University of Washington - Micheal G Foster Business School

7 194 ‰

Boston University Questrom School of Business

9 171 ‰

University of Texas at Austin Mccombs School of Business

9 171 ‰

Emory University Goizueta Business School

11 163 ‰

Penn State Smeal College of Business

11 163 ‰

University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business

11 163 ‰

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business

14 155 ‰

Georgia Tech - Scheller College of Business

15 147 ‰

Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business

15 147 ‰

The University of Arizona - Eller College of Management

15 147 ‰

University of Miami - Miami Business School

15 147 ‰

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan Flagler Business School

15 147 ‰

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

15 147 ‰

Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business

21 140 ‰

University of California - Irvine The Paul Merage School of Business

21 140 ‰

University of Illinois - Gies College of Business

21 140 ‰

Washington University in Saint Louis - John M. Olin Business School

21 140 ‰

Bentley University - the McCallum Graduate School of Business

25 132 ‰

University of California - Davis Graduate School of Management

25 132 ‰

University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business

25 132 ‰

University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration

25 132 ‰

University of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

25 132 ‰

The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

30 124 ‰

University of Wisconsin - Madison - Wisconsin School of Business

30 124 ‰

Northeastern University - D'Amore-McKim School of Business

32 116 ‰

Thunderbird School of Global Management

32 116 ‰

Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick

34 109 ‰

University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

34 109 ‰

University of Rochester - Simon Business School

34 109 ‰

University of Southern California - USC Marshall School of Business

34 109 ‰

Baruch College (CUNY) - Zicklin School of Business

38 101 ‰

Temple University - Fox School of Business

38 101 ‰

University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

38 101 ‰

University of San Diego - USD School of Business

38 101 ‰

Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management

38 101 ‰

A. B. Freeman School of Business - Tulane University

43 93 ‰

Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

43 93 ‰

Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Business

45 85 ‰

University of Connecticut - UConn School of Business

45 85 ‰

Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management

47 78 ‰

University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Isenberg School of Management

47 78 ‰

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

47 78 ‰

University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business

50 62 ‰

Southern Methodist University - SMU Cox School of Business

51 54 ‰

Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business

51 54 ‰

Wake Forest University School of Business

51 54 ‰

University of Georgia Terry College of Business

54 47 ‰

3 Palmes Of Excellence EXCELLENT business school with reinforcing international influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

Pepperdine University - Graziadio Business School

1 124 ‰

University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management

2 116 ‰

Washington State University - Carson College of Business

2 116 ‰

American University Kogod School of Business

4 101 ‰

George Mason University School of Business

4 101 ‰

Baylor University Hankamer School of Business

6 93 ‰

Rochester Institute of Technology - Saunders College of Business

6 93 ‰

Clemson University - Clemson College Of Business

8 85 ‰

Drexel University - Lebow College of Business

8 85 ‰

Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business

8 85 ‰

St. John's University - Tobin College of Business

8 85 ‰

Louisiana State University - E. J. Ourso College of Business

12 78 ‰

University of San Francisco School of Management

12 78 ‰

Auburn University - Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

14 70 ‰

Howard University School of Business

15 62 ‰

University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

15 62 ‰

University of Utah David Eccles School of Business

15 62 ‰

William & Mary - Mason School of Business

15 62 ‰

Xavier University Williams College of Business

15 62 ‰

Bradley University - Foster College of Business Administration

20 54 ‰

Loyola University Chicago - Quinlan School of Business

20 54 ‰

Pace University - Lubin School of Business

20 54 ‰

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Lally School of Management

20 54 ‰

San Diego State University - Fowler College of Business

20 54 ‰

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Collat School of Business

20 54 ‰

University of California - Riverside A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management

20 54 ‰

University of Denver - Daniels College of Business

20 54 ‰

University of Mississippi - Ole Miss School of Business

20 54 ‰

University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Belk College of Business

20 54 ‰

Claremont Graduate University - Drucker School of Management

30 47 ‰

Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business

30 47 ‰

Fairleigh Dickinson University Silberman College of Business

30 47 ‰

Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business

30 47 ‰

Lehigh University - College of Business and Economics

30 47 ‰

Marquette University - College of Business Administration

30 47 ‰

Oklahoma State University - William S. Spears School of Business

30 47 ‰

Syracuse University - Whitman School of Management

30 47 ‰

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Haslam College of Business

30 47 ‰

University of Hartford - The Barney School of Business

30 47 ‰

University of Montana - College of Business

30 47 ‰

University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business

30 47 ‰

University of Richmond - Robins School of Business

30 47 ‰

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Robert A. Foisie Business School

30 47 ‰

DePaul University - Driehaus College of Business & Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

44 39 ‰

Kansas State University - College of Business Administration

44 39 ‰

Saint Louis University - Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business

44 39 ‰

The University of New Mexico - Anderson School of Management

44 39 ‰

The University of Rhode Island College of Business

44 39 ‰

University at Buffalo (SUNY) - UB School of Management

44 39 ‰

University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics

44 39 ‰

University of Louisville - College of Business

44 39 ‰

University of Maine - Maine Business School

44 39 ‰

University of Missouri - Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

44 39 ‰

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Lee Business School

44 39 ‰

University of Texas at San Antonio - UTSA College of Business

44 39 ‰

The University of Tulsa - Collins College of Business

56 31 ‰

University of Cincinnati - Carl H. Lindner College of Business

56 31 ‰

Creighton University – Heider College of Business

58 23 ‰

Loyola Marymount University - College of Business Administration

58 23 ‰

Loyola University Maryland - Sellinger School of Business

58 23 ‰

Mississippi State University College of Business

58 23 ‰

New Jersey Institute of Technology - Martin Tuchman School of Management

58 23 ‰

Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business

58 23 ‰

Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business

58 23 ‰

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey - Graduate School of International Policy and Management

58 23 ‰

University of Arkansas – Sam M. Walton College of Business

58 23 ‰

University of Vermont - Grossman School of Business

58 23 ‰

Villanova University - Villanova School of Business

58 23 ‰

West Virginia University College of Business and Economics

58 23 ‰

Suffolk University Sawyer Business School

70 16 ‰

University of Wyoming - College of Business

70 16 ‰

Seton Hall University - W. Paul Stillman School of Business

72 8 ‰

University of Memphis - Fogelman College of Business and Economics

72 8 ‰

University of Tampa John H. Sykes College of Business

72 8 ‰

University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation

72 8 ‰

2 Palmes Of Excellence GOOD business school with strong regional influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

California State University - Long Beach - College of Business Administration

1 93 ‰

California State University - Chico College of Business

2 47 ‰

University of Alaska Fairbanks - College of Business and Security Management

3 31 ‰

University of North Dakota - College of Business & Public Administration

3 31 ‰

University of South Dakota - The Beacom School of Business

5 23 ‰

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - SIU College of Business

6 16 ‰

University of Alaska Anchorage - UAA College of Business and Public Policy

7 8 ‰

University of Idaho College of Business and Economics

7 8 ‰


Best Master’s programs in U.S.A.

Learn the ranking results of the best masters in U.S.A. here:

http://www.best-masters.us/

https://www.best-masters.com/ranking-master-in-usa.html