The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management is the business school of Temple University. Located in Philadelphia, the Fox School offers several Master of Business Administration programs (full-time MBA, part-time MBA, international MBA, executive MBA and online MBA); several other master's degree programs; and several Ph.D. programs, including in accountancy, finance, marketing, international business, entrepreneurship, management of information systems, risk management and insurance, strategic management, and sports. The school has some 6,500 students, 155 full-time faculty, and over 42,000 graduates, of which about two-thirds live and work in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is the largest business school in the Philadelphia region and one of the largest in the world. The current dean of the school is Dr. M. Moshe Porat.
Established in 1918, it was named in honor of Richard J. Fox in 1999. The MBA program began in 1942. The school was accredited by the International Association for Management Education (now the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)) in 1973. The Ph.D in Economics program was established in 1976.
Rankings
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- 4 Palmes of Excellent by Eduniversal.
- 51-75 in the World by ARWU in 2015.
Undergraduate
- 4th in Insurance department in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 13th in International Business in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 13th in Management Information System by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 48th best Undergraduate Business program in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 11th best Entrepreneur Undergraduate program in the US by 2015 The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur (magazine).
Executive MBA
- 13th in the US and 58th in the World by Financial Times in 2014.
- 28th in the US and 45th in the World by The Economist in 2015.
Global MBA
- 41st in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 33rd in the US and 57th in the World by The Economist in 2014.
- 32nd in North America by Eduniversal.
- 44th in the US by The Financial Engineer.
- 51st in North America by QS World University Rankings's Top 200 Business School in 2014.
Online MBA
- 1st in the US by 2015, 2016, and 2017 U.S. News & World Report's rankings.
- 4th in the US and 11th in the World by 2014 QS World University Rankings's Top Online MBA ranking.
- 5th in the World by The Princeton Review in 2015.
Part-time MBA
- 7th in the US by 2017 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 20th in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
Other specialized masters
- 15th best International Business graduate program in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 16th best Information System graduate program in the US by 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking.
- 16th best Entrepreneur graduate program in the US in 2014 by Entrepreneur (magazine) and The Princeton Review in 2015.
- 13th best Master in Human Resource Management in North America in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 15th best Master in Marketing Communications in North America in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 30th Best Master in Actuarial Science in the World in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 30th best Master in Economics in North America in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 32nd best MBA in Health Sector Management in the World in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 32nd best Master in Business and Commercial Law in North America in 2014 by Eduniversal.
- 33rd MBA in Marketing in North America in 2014 by Eduniversal.
Alter Hall
The Fox School opened an $80 million, 200,000 square foot facility named Alter Hall in April 2009. The seven-story building was constructed using smart classroom design components and features a trading room and business simulation center, along with one of the longest stock tickers in the United States.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Cody Calafiore รข€" actor, model
- John Carrig - former COO and president for ConocoPhillips
- Sam Greenblatt - vice president of technology and architecture in Enterprise Solution Group of Dell
- Jai Gulati CEO of Systel
- Malgosia Majewska - Miss World Canada winner
- Larry Miller - president of Jordan Brand, former president of Portland Trail Blazers
- Zach Pfeffer (born 1995) - soccer player
- Brenton L. Saunders - CEO of Actavis, co-founder of Health Care Compliance Association
- Ash Vasudevan - founding Managing Partner of Edge Holdings
See also
- List of United States business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States
References
External links
- Official website
- Top Online MBA's
