Academics
Louisiana State University鈥檚 E. J. Ourso College of Business unites 鈥渁 great quality curriculum, impressive career placement, and low tuition costs鈥 in a single prestigious program. This large public school serves the needs of a diverse business community by offering four tracks to an MBA: full-time, Professional MBA (part-time), Executive MBA, and online, while maintaining an 鈥渙utstanding reputation on a national level.鈥 For all students, the MBA begins with a core curriculum in business fundamentals, including accounting, marketing, and finance. After completing the core, 鈥渟tudents get a lot of freedom in choosing their electives,鈥 which range from entrepreneurship to IT management. Of particular note, the school distinguishes itself with 鈥渙ne of the best internal audit programs in the country.鈥 Special academic programs further compliment coursework; for example, the entrepreneurship programs offers 鈥渞eal-world coursework that allows students to work with local business upstarts in obtaining venture capital.鈥
At LSU, the classroom experience is top notch. 鈥淐lasses are well structured and academically challenging,鈥 and 鈥渢he small class size makes getting access to professors easy.鈥 Professors are generally 鈥渨ell accomplished in their careers,鈥 but never look down their noses at students. On the contrary, they are 鈥渙pen to new ideas and shape lectures based on student input, student interest, and current events.鈥 Incorporating lots of discussion and group work, classes are 鈥渟tructured in a way that resembles a work environment rather than a normal classroom.鈥 Through case studies and presentations, students are called upon to 鈥渄iscuss real-world applications in all classes instead of just learning the theories behind the topics.鈥 By encouraging a deeper involvement with the material, professors 鈥渞eally create a learning and participatory environment that encourages thinking.鈥
The real world is never far from the classroom, and LSU makes a point of 鈥渃onnecting us with area business leaders and exposing us to opportunities with local companies.鈥 As a result, 鈥淟SU is known around the South for having one of the best MBA programs,鈥 as well as a loyal alumni base.