Marriott School of Management

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By Lauren Brittany Glover

Marriott School of Management

Brigham Young is a private university owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded in 1875, it's located in Provo, Utah, about an hour's drive from Salt Lake City. The Marriott School has been educating business undergraduates since 1918 and MBAs since 1961. Both programs have been highly ranked by BusinessWeek.

Attended almost exclusively by Mormons, who pay half-price tuition, BYU requires students to abide by the Mormon church's honor code. Like other BYU students, Marriott's nearly 1,774 business undergraduates and 315 full-time MBA students must follow rules governing morality, sexual behavior, dress and grooming standards, and even abstain from using coffee or tea.

The Marriott School, which houses both the graduate and undergraduate business programs, was named for J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, who started the small root beer stand in Washington that would evolve into Marriott International (MAR), one of the biggest hospitality companies in the world.

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