In UCLA's Anderson School of Management, students don't have to choose between getting their MBA and keeping their jobs. The school offers a full-time MBA program, an executive MBA program and a part,time program for students who are employed full,time. And while UCLA doesn't offer an undergraduate business administration degree, a rarity among its public university counterparts, the school does offer an undergraduate business economics degree. It seems the program's flexibility has helped the program stay around for the long haul'at the beginning of 2009, Anderson is already making plans to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2010.

Vault's survey respondents report that getting into Anderson is a 'relatively smooth' process, but selectivity is high'and it appears to have gotten more so over the years. Insiders say that though the school once interviewed all applicants, there have been too many to handle recently so the school has changed its policy to only interview top applicants. Once you make it into the program, however, prepare for a close,knit group. Students compliment the program's core curriculum, mentioning that going through the whole core with the same section was helpful. Plus, there are many great opportunities for students, including pursuing another degree concurrently with the MBA and working closely with top professors. Studying abroad is also popular among Anderson students, but those who remain on campus benefit from the myriad of networking and social outlets that Los Angeles offers.