USC Marshall and Michigan Ross are two most prestigious business schools of USA for pursuing MBA. We have provided a comparative analysis below to help international students in selecting one of them.
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| Marshall Business School | Ross School of Business | |
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| CtVgo0 | # 50 Financial Times 2025 # 24 Financial Times 2021 # 36 Financial Times 2020 | # 29 Financial Times 2025 # 21 Financial Times 2021 # 30 Financial Times 2020 |
| Programs | K6FNSL -2 +BcTMq -8 uAFC26 -3 | K6FNSL -1 +BcTMq -3 |
| Cost to Study | 78XRnV 63468 [NgDAAz] 78XRnV 25795 [xcXOsd] 4fro2k + zNMGDV - 19609 j5deyA | 78XRnV 111484 [xcXOsd] 4fro2k + zNMGDV - 16502 j5deyA |
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| ranking | # 49 sQv06Y Business by Times Higher Education 2025 # 72 sQv06Y Business by QS World University 2025 | # 13 sQv06Y Business by US News 2025 # 21 sQv06Y Business by Times Higher Education 2025 # 29 sQv06Y Business by QS World University 2025 |
| application | - | #2989 bJZm1W # 421 hPqZrl # 14 7Aoied |
| sjq1dk | IELTS - 6.5/9PTE - 61/90TOEFL - 4.5/6 | IELTS - 7/9PTE - 70/90TOEFL - 5/6 |
| cost to study | Mr9Uej | Mr9Uej111484 |
| documents required | F4a/y1 | F4a/y1 |
| application dates | Oct 15, 2026 (Round 1 Application Deadline for Fall 2027 Intake) Jan 15, 2027 (Round 2 Application Deadline for Fall 2027 Intake) Apr 15, 2027 (Round 3 Application Deadline for Fall 2027 Intake) | Jan 4, 2027 (Fall 2027 MBA Round 2 deadline) Mar 29, 2027 (Fall 2027 MBA Round 3 deadline) |
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Following are some comparison notes on two of the top business schools of USA, USC Marshall and Michigan Ross, to help international students pick a better MBA program:
- Although USC Marshall ranks slightly lower than Michigan Ross, as per FT MBA ranking of 2020, its position has improved significantly from 59 in 2018 to 36 in 2020. On the other hand, Michigan Ross’s ranking dropped from 26 in 2018 to 30 in 2020.
- Student community of USC Marshall has 40% of international students whereas Michigan Ross has 32% of international students. Thus, it is more diverse in former’s case.
- As per the FT MBA ranking of 2020, USC Marshall’s value for money score is 4% higher than that of Michigan Ross.
- Placement percentage of both the business schools is more or less the same but Michigan Ross’s MBA graduates earn slightly salary than USC Marshall graduates.
Although Michigan Ross’s MBA ranks better, if we consider all other factors, USC Marshall seems like a better choice for pursuing MBA.
