Farmer School of Business
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| Established: | 1932 |
| Type: | Undergraduate & Graduate business school |
| Dean: | Roger Jenkins |
| Faculty: | 205 |
| Location: | Oxford, Ohio, USA |
| Campus: | College town |
| Nickname: | The Farmer School |
| Affiliations: | AACSB |
| Website: | Official Site |
The Farmer School of Business, at Miami University, is recognized among the best undergraduate business schools in the United States.
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[edit] Academic Departments
Miami's business school is the second largest academic unit of the University. The school is host to several academic departments:
- Accountancy
- Decision Science and Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Marketing
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
[edit] Degrees Conferred
The Farmer School awards the following degrees:
- B.S. in Business
- M.B.A. (full-time and working professionals programs)
- M.A. in Economics
- M.Acc. (Accountancy)
[edit] Sponsored Centers & Programs
The Farmer School also sponsors the following centers and programs:
- The Howe Writing Initiative
- Page Center for Entreprenuership
- Laws Hall & Associates
- Center for Innovation in Communications and Information Technology
- Center for Interactive Media Studies
- Buck Rodgers Leadership Program
- Summer Business Institute
- Summer International Programs
- U.S. Bancorp Distinguished Lecture Series
- Professional and Self Development Skills Initiative
[edit] National Recognition
Miami University's business school was endowed in 1991 by Richard T. Farmer, one of the most wealthy men in Ohio and the chairman of the board of the Cintas. In 2005, Richard and Joyce Farmer continued their support with a $30 million gift as namesake for the new Farmer School of Business building completed in 2009, Miami's bicentennial year.
The Farmer School continues to be recognized as a leader in undergraduate business education:
2009 Business Week Undergraduate Business School Rankings
- 18th among public and private business schools
- 6th among public business schools
- 1st among Ohio business schools[1]
2008 US News and World Report Undergraduate Business School Rankings
- 48th among public and private business schools
- 28th among public business schools
- 2nd among Ohio business schools[2]
2007 Public Accounting Report Best Accountancy Programs
- 11th among all American universities[3]
2004 Public Accounting Report Best Accountancy Programs
- 8th among all American universities
2001 National Model Entrepreneurship Program Award
- Winner
2001 Collegiate Mock-Trial Competition
- National champions
Remarkably, over 40% of graduates report study overseas in a wide variety of exchange agreements with universities in England, France, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Russia, and Latin America or on Miami's Luxembourg campus.
Miami University's reputation attracts over 300 employers annually. The Fortune 500 and Big Four accounting firms are well represented among a host of other leading public and private companies. As evidence of the quality of recruiting, 99.5% of responding Farmer School graduates reported securing full-time employment within months of graduation or continuing on to graduate or professional school.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Top Undergraduate Business Programs". Business Week. http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/08rankings/. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ "America’s Best Undergraduate Business Programs 2008". US News and World Report. http://university-portal.com/2008/04/05/americas-best-undergraduate-business-programs-2008/. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Miami University: Recognition". Public Accounting Report. http://www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/recognition/. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
