University of Pennsylvania's top-ranked Executive MBA program lies in Philadelphia.
With countless graduate degree programs in colleges and universities across the country, designating the top programs is not an exact science. However, U.S. News & World Report annually ranks the top graduate programs in the country in a variety of fields including aerospace engineering, special education, accounting and Executive MBA. In 2010 the top graduate programs in these areas lie in the states of California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
California Institute of Technology: Aerospace Engineering Masters Program
Listed by U.S. News & World Report as the top graduate program for aerospace engineering, California Institute of Technology offers Master of Science degrees in aeronautics and in aerospace engineering each requiring one year to complete. The program also features a two-year dual master's degree program with the French state-run university Ecole Polytechnique.The program accepts students who have an undergraduate degree in a related field and who have studied intensively in physics, chemistry, mechanics, calculus and thermodynamics. The school also requires students to take the GRE exam before applying.
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125
626-395-6346
caltech.edu
Vanderbilt University: Special Education Master's Program
Students studying special education at Vanderbilt University's top-ranked master's program are involved in one of three degree programs: early childhood, high-incidence disabilities and low-incidence disabilities. The early childhood program teaches students techniques to educate very young children and work with their families. The high-incidence disabilities program focuses its curriculum around preparing for a career working with students and young adults with mild retardation, learning disabilities and behavior problems. The low-incidence disabilities program is for students wishing to work with severely mentally or physically disabled children. Each program requires approximately two to three years of coursework to complete depending on if the student already has a license to teach.
Vanderbilt University
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203
615-322-7444
vanderbilt.edu
University of Texas: Professional Accounting Master's Program
The University of Texas holds the top master's degree in accounting program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The program features a track of study that lasts 12 to 18 months and accepts students from any undergraduate background. The university also offers a three-year integrated master's degree program where undergraduate business students at the school who are sophomores graduate a year after they normally would but with both a bachelor's and a master's degree.
University of Texas
McCombs School of Business
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-5921
utexas.edu
University of Pennsylvania: Executive MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report lists the University of Pennsylvania's Executive MBA program as the top such graduate program in the country. While the university's main campus sits in Philadelphia, the program also features an out-of-state campus in San Francisco. The program allows for only full-time study to be completed in two years and students in this program often have six more years of experience on average than students in the traditional MBA program. All classes take place on Saturdays and Sundays every other week.
University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
G21 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
upenn.edu
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