America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs 2007

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56 top schools for would-be tycoons

As more colleges cater to both budding entrepreneurs and veteran owners, which program is right for you? See the best for:

• MBAs	• Family business
• Undergrads	• Online courses
• Executives	• Social entrepreneurs
• Cross-disciplinary

The new hot major? Becoming a mogul

From undergraduate programs to associate degrees to MBAs, the study of entrepreneurship is on the rise. (more)

Best schools in your state

California is home to Silicon Valley - as well as many top entrepreneurial schools on FSB's list this year. Find the best colleges for entrepreneurs (including interactive maps) near you. (more)

• California	• New York
• Texas	• See the rest

18 top professors

Teaching entrepreneurship is a challenge, given that so much of what makes a business-owner successful - innovation, grit, determination - is beyond the realm of academics. These professors are regarded as leaders in the field by colleagues, students and entrepreneurs. (more)

Is it smart to go to school for entrepreneurship?

9 aspiring tycoons tell FSB how the classes they took affected their ventures. (more)

QUIZ

Should you enroll?

Would a program in starting or running a business benefit you? Take this test to find out. (more)

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What do you think of our picks?

We expect you'll have you own ideas about who should - and should not - have made our list. Let us know here. (more)

GALLERY

The extra-curricular edge

The universities that made our list of America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs have won other distinctions, for everything from their parties to their weather. (more)

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Everyone wants to start a business

Last year a record number of Americans started companies. Here's why becoming your own boss has become a national obsession. (more)

How we made our picks

Nearly 3,000 schools now boast classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold since the mid-1980s, according to the Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City nonprofit that tracks the topic. With so many choices, finding the right place for you (or for your aspiring child) can be confusing... (more)

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