Carnegie Mellon: Tepper

The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consistently ranks among the top business schools in the world. In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked the Tepper School #5 among the top MBA programs in the U.S., and our undergraduate program has been ranked a Top Ten business program by U.S. News & World Report for several consecutive years.

The school’s legacy is closely tied to their pioneering work in introducing management science to the marketplace and B-school arena. More than 50 years ago, the school’s leadership brought forth their vision of a better way to succeed in business.

Management science – the academic alternative to the case study method – has its roots in analytical decision making in complex, dynamic business environments. Its prevalence and popularity has had sweeping effects – today, nearly all leading B-schools include some form of the Carnegie Mellon  management science model in their curriculum.

A commitment to knowledge discovery via interdisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of Tepper School of Business' academic philosophy. As a decidedly small school housed within a decidedly small research university, they are a conservatory of innovation. The linkages across campus are numerous and an inherent part of the culture. Partnerships that would be considered unconventional at other schools are what we do best. Tepper students partner with students, professors and researchers in other schools and centers, such as engineering, robotics, biotechnology and life sciences, product design and computer science.