A quick glance at Columbia Business School: Columbia currently ranks in eighth place as one of the best business schools, according to US News & World Report (March 2012). It is ranked in ninth place for management.
Columbia’s Class of 2014 and Management
5409 people applied to Columbia Business School; 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.
Undergraduate majors:
• Social Sciences – 31%
• Business – 30%
• Engineering – 12%
• Sciences – 8%
• Humanities – 8%
• Other – 7%
• Technology – 2%
• Arts – 2%
Industry experience:
• Financial Services – 29%
• Consulting – 20%
• Marketing/Media – 8%
• Other – 7%
• Nonprofit – 6%
• Military/Government – 5%
• Private Equity – 5%
• Real Estate – 5%
• Technology – 5%
• Healthcare – 4%
• Energy – 3%
• Manufacturing – 2%
CBS Academics Related to Management
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.
First Term Core Courses
• 2 Full courses: Corporate Finance and Financial Accounting
• 6 Half-term courses: Managerial Statistics, Managerial Economics, Strategy Formulation, Marketing Strategy, Operations Management, Leadership Development
Second Term Core Courses
• 2 Electives
• 3 Half-term courses: Global Economic Environment, Decision Models, Managing Marketing Programs
• 3 Flex-core classes, one from each category (see below)
“Flex-Core” Menu
• Organization: Organizational Change, Power and Influence, Social Networks and Social Capital
• Performance: Operations Strategy, Financial Planning and Analysis
• Markets: Game Theory and Business, Global Economic Environment II: Business Cycles and Financial Markets, Incentives and Performance
Students who wish to pursue careers in management would take their first year electives and second year courses from the school’s management division.
• Managerial negotiations
• High performance leadership
• Top management process
• Turnaround management
• Managerial decision making
• Power and influence in organizations
• Napoleon’s glance: the art of strategic intuition
• Corporate governance
• Entrepreneurs and private equity in emerging markets
• Multidisciplinary approaches to human decision making
Columbia CaseWorks Cases in past years that will be of interest to students pursuing careers in management include:
• Operation Tomodachi
• The Client Who Fell Through the Cracks (A and B)
• Scoring a Deal: Valuing Outcomes in Multi-Issue Negotiations
• The Synergy Limitation Paradox
• Diversification and Corporate Scope
Management Research Centers & Conferences at Columbia Business School
• The Center for Decision Sciences
• The Columbia Family Business Management Program
• The Center for Pricing and Revenue Management
• Columbia University-Harlem Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
• Columbia University Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
CBS Management-Related Clubs
• General Management Association
• Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization
• The Family Business Club
• Management Consulting Association
• Media Management Association
Management Hiring Stats at Columbia Business School
Here are the 2012 stats for CBS grads who accepted full-time jobs with a management function.
| Function | Percent | Base Yearly Salary Range ($) |
| Management Consulting | 37.2% | $30,000-$194,000 |
| Strategic Planning | 1.7% | $95,000-$125,000 |
| General Management | 2.3% | $90,000-$132,000 |
| Operations | <1% | $110,000-$140,000 |
| Project Management | <1% | $106,000-$200,000 |
| Rotational/Development Program | 1.2% | $110,000-$115,000 |
| Other | 1% | $40,000-$100,000 |
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For 2012 summer internships (for the class of 2013), the hiring stats are as follows:
| Function | Percent | Base Monthly Salary Range ($) |
| Strategic Planning | 4.3% | $1,600-$9,000 |
| General Management | <1% | $7,700-$9,900 |
| Other | 1.7% | $2,465-$9,250 |
| Brand/Project Management | 7.1% | $3,000-$8,333. |
See a list of CBS recruiters here.
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