an MBA that costs two years of your life and $150,000 really worth it?
With increasing global competition and a tough job market, business school may hold the key to getting ahead — if you go to the right one.
For our fifth annual survey of the World's Best Business Schools,
we asked thousands of professionals from around the world who have experience hiring MBAs to determine the best business school. They came back with a clear favorite:
Harvard University.
Survey participants rated the reputation of the graduates from top business schools around the world on a scale of poor to excellent (1 to 5), with excellent ratings used as a tiebreaker. We included responses only from professionals who said they had experience hiring MBAs at least half the time, as well as other filters to optimize our survey pool.
In addition to the usual top American schools, international institutions like the London School of Economics (#8), London Business School (#9), Oxford (#13), and INSEAD (#15) placed in the top 15.
#50 George Washington University (School of Business)
Rated 2.44 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Washington, D.C.
The D.C.-based school took a tumble from its 22nd place on our list last year. U.S. News, Businessweek, and The Financial Times ranked the school 65th, 54th, and 99th in the world, respectively.
While only 2% of survey participants rated the school as excellent, over 400 people ranked the school's reputation.
#49 Thunderbird School of Global Management
Rated 2.44 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Glendale, Arizona
#48 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK Business School)
Rated 2.45 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Hong Kong
CUHK Business School launched its MBA program in 1966, becoming the first of its kind in Asia. This school is a newcomer to our list, even though it was ranked No. 27 globally by The Financial Times.
Nearly one in 10 survey participants who rated CUHK Business School marked it as very good.
#47 Indian School of Business
Rated 2.46 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The Indian School of Business partners with Northwestern, UPenn, and the London School of Business to ensure that the curriculum maintains its intensity and practical relevance.
#46 Boston University (School of Management)
Rated 2.49 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Boston
The School of Management encourages students to form professional and personal bonds with peers by assigning them to a cohort, a group of 50 to 55 students who take classes together and work together on assignments.
After rising 16 spots on our list last year, BU returned to the bottom half.
#45 Michigan State University (Eli Broad College of Business)
Rated 2.5 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
The Eli Broad College of Business earned top-10 spots on numerous B-school rankings, including Forbes' education satisfaction survey of MBA grads and Businessweek's list of schools most suited for teamwork. Last year, it was No. 34 on our list.
#44 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Rated 2.51 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Another newcomer to the list, the Indian Institute of Management does joint-programming with Harvard Business School — offering training for officials in the public sector and tax workers. Business Today, part of the India Today news network, named it the No. 1 business school in India.
#43 University of Washington (Foster School of Business)
Rated 2.52 out of 5 for graduate reputation.
Location: Seattle
Located in the city that's home to Amazon, Microsoft, Nordstrom, and Starbucks, The Michael G. Foster School of Business boasts an international job placement rate of 100%. While it slipped in our annual ranking, it performed better on other lists, placing No. 58 on The Financial Times and No. 25 on U.S. News & World Report
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