It's sort of an apples-to-oranges comparison. One-year MBA programs tend to be better for people who do not want to make substantial career transitions, or those who know exactly what they want to do after graduation. Two-year MBAs are better for people who are open in terms of post-MBA careers, or want to make shifts in their industry, function, or location. The latter is why two-year MBAs tend to be better for international students who want to land jobs in the US.
On the other hand, one-year programs might make sense for those groups of people because these programs often don't include robust internships or project components, and elective options tend to be more limited.
And also, there's much less time for networking, which is key -- especially for international students -- in terms of landing a job after graduation.
That said, the Cornell program is pretty new but from a high-caliber school and in a great location. I don't think that the Katz program is comparable. As far as I know, there's no specific ranking of 1-year MBA programs, but just look at other rankings to get a sense of a business school's strengths.
For instance, other top-ranked b-schools in the US offering one-year or equivalent MBA options include:
Kellogg
Columbia (January intake)
Notre Dame
Emory - Goizueta
USC - Marshall
There's a range of other, lower tier schools that offer one-year MBAs as well: Babson - Olin, Boston University, Florida - Hough, etc.
It's sort of an apples-to-oranges comparison. One-year MBA programs tend to be better for people who do not want to make substantial career transitions, or those who know exactly what they want to do after graduation. Two-year MBAs are better for people who are open in terms of post-MBA careers, or want to make shifts in their industry, function, or location. The latter is why two-year MBAs tend to be better for international students who want to land jobs in the US.
On the other hand, one-year programs might make sense for those groups of people because these programs often don't include robust internships or project components, and elective options tend to be more limited.
And also, there's much less time for networking, which is key -- especially for international students -- in terms of landing a job after graduation.
That said, the Cornell program is pretty new but from a high-caliber school and in a great location. I don't think that the Katz program is comparable. As far as I know, there's no specific ranking of 1-year MBA programs, but just look at other rankings to get a sense of a business school's strengths.
For instance, other top-ranked b-schools in the US offering one-year or equivalent MBA options include:
Kellogg
Columbia (January intake)
Notre Dame
Emory - Goizueta
USC - Marshall
There's a range of other, lower tier schools that offer one-year MBAs as well: Babson - Olin, Boston University, Florida - Hough, etc.
