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IU South Bend's Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics is a 'value provider' when it comes to getting an exceptional business education.
For six consecutive years, The Princeton Review ranked the Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics an "outstanding business school." The New York-based education services company features our MBA program in its 2011 edition of its Best Business Schools. We are accredited by AACSB International, something only 10 percent of business schools worldwide are able to achieve.
Quality and accountability are deeply held values of the SB&E. The School administers the Educational Testing Service (ETS) “Major Field Test in Business” among all undergraduates and MBAs in the semester they graduate. Recently, our undergraduates scored better than 95 percent of students who took the business field examination administered by Educational Testing Service.
• In 13 of the previous 19 administrations of the undergraduate Field Test, SB&E students performed in the top 10 percent nationally or better; in Fall 2010, the exam was administered in 685 universities.
• In 7 of the previous 19 administrations of the MBA Field Test, SB&E students scored in the top 10 percent or better; in Spring 2010, 230 universities administered the exam.
Despite our outstanding reputation and accolades, you can attend the business school at IU South Bend for affordable, public university tuition.
Undergraduate students can earn a bachelor's degree in business with the following concentrations:
•Accounting
•Advertising
•Finance
•Healthcare Management
•Human Resource Management
•Management Information Systems
•Management and Administration
•Marketing
An undergraduate bachelor's degree in economics is also offered.
Graduate degrees include:
•Master of Business Administration (MBA)
•Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)
•Master of Science in Management of Information Technologies (MS-MIT).
Faculty members in the Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics are leaders in their field. Professors are accomplished researchers, award-winning educators, and include highly experienced practicing professionals. Students have opportunities to integrate an internship in a company and/or a field project into their curriculum, so they gain 'real work experience' that is highly valued by employers.
If you're looking for the best education in business and economics at an affordable cost, you won't find a better place to attend than IU South Bend's Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics.
Revised and Approved by the School Faculty on 12-5-08
Amended 9-25-09
Amended 4-26-13
The Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend offers high-quality, AACSB-accredited educational programs that provide business knowledge and develop skills that enable our diverse student body to succeed in a dynamic environment. We emphasize superior teaching and learning; greatly value scholarship; and engage in service to the wider community. As part of a state-assisted university, we serve as a professional resource committed to the economic development of our region. We strive for academic excellence through rigorous and relevant teaching; through an intellectually active faculty engaged in research that contributes to discipline-based scholarship, to practice, and to learning and instruction; and through extensive involvement in public, professional, and university service.
To our students, we offer outstanding instruction by dedicated faculty and well-established, affordable Indiana University undergraduate and graduate programs that meet the highest academic standards. As part of a comprehensive university system, we serve a broad range of students, including traditional, non-traditional, minority, and international students who seek to compete in a global business environment.
To our faculty, we provide an intellectually stimulating environment that enhances teaching, research, and service.
To employers, we develop well-educated and ethically-aware graduates who contribute to and lead organizations in our region and beyond.
To our community at large, we serve as a highly regarded educational and training resource for current and future leaders, as well as a widely respected, responsive, and continuing professional partner.
Excellent well rounded business students.
