Tuition: $15,720 (+8%) Length: 16 months
Program Highlights Co-op / internship opportunities | Social | Good career centre | Local connections
Website: www.bus.brocku.ca
Brock graduated its first class of MBAs in 2005, so the school is still working at building a name for itself. With a robust undergraduate business program already in place, however, students say the Brock MBA's fledgling years have been pretty smooth. The school has relationships with local businesses and non-profits in the Niagara region, and teams up with a local community foundation to give students some non-profit experience, too. Small class sizes make for a friendly atmosphere, they report.

"We're a very tightly knit group," says Martin Bartosek, a Brock MBA student doing a specialization in accounting. "I know everybody, and everybody knows me. It's not a snobby school. It's a good place to get to know people."

Brock has reached out globally with its MBA International Student Program (ISP), which is targeted at candidates from around the world who have never studied in Canada before. Students in the ISP complete an intensive course in English language and North American business practices.

The two-year Brock MBA program offers specializations in accounting, finance, human-resource management and marketing; rumours of a wine-marketing specialization continue to circulate, but so far, haven't borne fruit.