Babson College was recently recognized in the latest issue (Aug.Sept.Oct. 2009) of Pink Magazine as one of their favorite picks for our efforts to reach out to women.  In addition to Babson’s Fast Track MBA, the article highlighted five other programs for executives—University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), University of Michigan (Ross), NewYork University (Stern), Emory University (Goizueta) and Pepperdine Universit(Graziadio).  Since featured in the article, the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business has actually improved the percentage of women in the program.  While the article listed the percentage of women in the program at 21.6%, last week’s Fast Track Kick Off brought that number up to 29%–our highest ever!

When interviewed, Jan Shubert, Director of the Center for Women’s Leadership, highlighted the integrated curriculum and the focus on entrepreneurial thinking that all Fast Track students receive.  The Fast Track MBA matched the schools in all areas with one noticeable exception—the price tag!  While other programs cost upwards of $90,000 (and some into the $150,000 range), Babson’s Fast Track MBA cost $56,000—just another example of the great value that the program continues to deliver. 

Submitted by: Allyssa Bates