U.S. News Best Business MBA Programs

U.S. News Best Business MBA Programs

Business school rankings are important to the various business schools because they are an important marketing tool used to recruit top students, and lure recruiters from the top companies. Business schools attempt to achieve higher rankings in order that they may obtain the top students who will over the course of their careers most likely benefit the school by achieving high ranking positions, attaining great influence, and accumulating great wealth. Students use the rankings to choose their school, and creators of the rankings produce them to aid in this decision.

RankCollegeEmployed at GraduationAverage Starting Salary 
1 Harvard University Harvard University90.10%$135,630 
2 Stanford University Stanford University86.80%$134,654 
3 University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania85.60%$132,171 
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology86.90%$127,839 
4 Northwestern University Northwestern University91.90%$122,932 
4 University of Chicago University of Chicago89.20%$126,818 
7 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College90.10%$128,182 
7 University of California University of California82.50%$116,263 
9 Columbia University Columbia University81.60%$129,427 
10 New York University New York University88.70%$124,752 
11 University of California University of California79.00%$115,318 
12 University of Michigan University of Michigan86.10%$120,408 
13 Yale University Yale University77.40%$118,964 
14 Cornell University Cornell University87.10%$118,888 
14 Duke University Duke University80.50%$117,473 
14 University of Virginia University of Virginia87.90%$121,279 
17 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University85.30%$111,996 
18 University of Texas University of Texas85.30%$109,871 
19 University of North Carolina University of North Carolina80.10%$112,375 
20 Indiana University Indiana University86.90%$105,296 
21 University of Southern California University of Southern California72.30%$103,317 
22 Arizona State University Arizona State University89.50%$98,318 
22 Georgetown University Georgetown University82.10%$108,959 
24 Emory University Emory University71.60%$107,991 
25 University of Rochester University of Rochester78.30%$99,436 
25 Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis82.40%$96,559 
27 Ohio State University Ohio State University77.10%$97,622 
27 University of Minnesota University of Minnesota76.70%$100,104 
29 Brigham Young University Brigham Young University93.30%$93,448 
29 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology84.90%$88,288 
29 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University93.80%$97,496 
29 University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin83.00%$93,097 
33 Purdue University Purdue University77.80%$96,196 
34 Boston College Boston College82.80%$94,271 
34 University of Florida University of Florida80.40%$70,592 
34 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame71.40%$95,263 
34 University of Washington University of Washington67.10%$93,677 
38 University of Illinois University of Illinois77.40%$92,239 
39 University of Maryland University of Maryland69.50%$99,433 
40 Boston University Boston University79.40%$92,634 
40 Michigan State University Michigan State University90.10%$98,557 
40 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University70.00%$94,228 
40 Rice University Rice University81.90%$101,529 
44 Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University78.10%$96,457 
44 University of California University of California68.20%$88,701 
44 University of California University of California80.60%$80,092 
44 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University67.70%$104,032 
48 Babson College Babson College70.00%$94,037 
49 University of Georgia University of Georgia71.70%$76,517 
49 University of Iowa University of Iowa75.90%$77,952 
51 Temple University Temple University68.40%$81,491 
52 University of Connecticut University of Connecticut77.50%$87,553 
52 University of Missouri University of Missouri71.70%$58,776 
54 Tulane University Tulane University73.80%$80,078 
55 University of Arizona University of Arizona70.00%$80,073 
55 Wake Forest University Wake Forest University72.60%$92,556 
57 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech87.00%$68,683 
58 College of William and Mary College of William and Mary63.80%$82,402 
59 North Carolina State University North Carolina State University74.30%$78,344 
59 Rutgers University Rutgers University77.30%$85,779 
59 University of South Carolina University of South Carolina52.60%Not Disclosed 
62 Bentley College Bentley College53.80%$70,364 
62 Louisiana State University Louisiana State University78.70%$63,921 
62 Syracuse University Syracuse University77.80%$58,471 
62 University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma82.60%$75,379 
Information Provided by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News Best Business MBA Programs
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