Harvard Business School at Harvard University ranked first on the 2010 lists from "U.S. News & World Report" and Business Insider, and second on the Bloomburg Businessweek list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the school's highly-competitive MBA program accepts from 11 to 14 percent of annual applicants. The school has 218 full-time faculty and offers nine doctoral degree programs and more than 60 executive education programs. Seventy-seven percent of graduates receive a job offer by graduation, with a median starting salary of $110,000 as of 2010.
Stanford University's Graduate School of Business in Stanford, California, was ranked second by U.S. News & World Report and Business Insider and fifth by Bloomburg Businessweek. The school accepts about six percent of annual applicants to the MBS program and had an enrollment of 362 as of 2010. Most graduates work in the financial services field with a median base salary of $115,000. The school offers a Master of Business Administration degree, the Sloan Master's degree, a doctorate and more than 80 executive education programs.
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management came in third on the U.S. News & World Report list, fourth on the Bloomburg Businessweek list and seventh on the Business Insider list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the school accepts less than 12 percent of applicants. In 2010, enrollment totaled 689 students. The Kellogg School offers two Master of Business Administration degrees, a joint M.B.A. and law degree, and a dual M.B.A. and Master of Engineering Management. Most students enter careers in consulting, finance or marketing, with average annual base salaries ranging from $100,000 to $122,000 as of 2011.
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, located in Philadelphia, is the nation's oldest business college. Wharton was ranked fourth by U.S. News & World Report and third by Bloomburg Businessweek and Business Insider. As of 2011, enrollment in the schools' undergraduate and graduate programs totaled more than 4,800 students. Master's level students can choose from 18 specializations, joint degrees in fields such as international management, health care management and environmental studies, and 11 interdisciplinary degrees. The school admits almost 12 percent of applicants. Most entering students have an average of four years of professional experience.
Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business is located in Hanover, New Hampshire. Tuck was ranked fifth by U.S. News & World Report, fourteenth by Bloomberg Businessweek and ninth by Business Insider. The Tuck School offers a two-year Master of Business Administration degree program. Most of the more-than 500 enrolled students have an average of more than five years of professional experience. Most Tuck graduates work in financial services or consulting with a median base salary of $105,000 as of 2011.
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business was ranked first by Bloomberg Businessweek and fifth by Business Insider. The school operates campuses in Chicago, London and Singapore. As of 2011, Booth had 3,140 enrolled students and 130 tenure-track faculty. Students can receive hands-on experience in the school's 12 institutes and centers, such as the Accounting Research Center, Initiative on Global Markets and the Center for Population Economics. Graduates earn a median salary of $102,000.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor was ranked sixth by U.S. News & World Report, seventeenth by Business Insider and seventh by Bloomberg Businessweek. The school offers part-time, full-time and executive degrees in business management. Students interested in international business can learn in affiliated schools around the world in Ross' Global M.B.A. program. As of 2011, graduates' median base salary was $100,000.