MBA at Fuqua School of Business vs Stern School of Business

Apart from rankings, there are various other factors that can affect your decision. Some of these are listed above, while some are discussed in detail below:

• International Representation: MBA class of 2020-22 at Fuqua School of Business had 38% international students. Stern School of Business had 32% international students enrolled with its MBA 2020-22 class. 
• Average Experience of the Class: Though the minimum requirements for Stern and Fuqua MBA courses are different, but as per the class profiles observed for 2020-22 batch, the average work experience at Fuqua was found to be 5.6 years. On the other hand, it was only 5.2 years for Stern School of Business.
• Graduate Employment: The graduate employment percent observed for MBA class of Stern School of Business is better than Fuqua School of Business. The former had 85.6% graduates employed after graduation while the latter had 83.2% graduates employed.
• Reputation: Fuqua School of Business has a strong presence in New York as well as the Eastern Coast in the USA. However, NYU/Stern School of Business boasts its reputation within the city.
• Value of Money: MBA at Stern is known for offering a better value for money when the salaries earned by the alumni, course duration, fees, opportunity cost, and related factors are taken into consideration. 
• Salary Increase: MBA from both the colleges offers a similar boost to the salaries of its graduates. Graduates of Fuqua School of Business observed a salary increase of 123% while it was 122% for Stern graduates.

Both schools offer some outstanding opportunities to its international students. Hence, the decision ultimately lies in your hands. Finding out which school is better when you judge it as per your future goals and your expectations from college life in US.