The Best Entrepreneurship MBA Programs

Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD)

• INSEAD, located in France and Singapore, was dubbed "Entrepreneur U " in an article in "Forbes" magazine. Half of the INSEAD graduates end up opening their own businesses, the highest rate of entrepreneurship among elite business schools in the world. INSEAD offers 19 courses on entrepreneurship, and 80 percent of students enroll in at least one. Because of large class sizes, the INSEAD alumni network is very strong worldwide, which results in significant support from alumni for graduates who want to start their own businesses.

  INSEAD
  Boulevard de Constance
  Fontainebleau, France 77305
  011-33 -160-724-000
  insead.edu

Babson College (Olin)

• While top-ranked business schools in general also are ranked top for entrepreneurship, Babson College is an exception. It usually scores lower in other business specialties, but it was ranked first by "U.S. News & World Report." While graduates from other top business schools often opt for high-risk, high-return investments, Babson has a number of courses for the entrepreneur planning to start a small business or a franchise.

  F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
  231 Forest St.
  Babson Park, MA 02457-0310
  781-239-5591
  babson.edu

Stanford University

• The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University is one of the most entrepreneur-oriented schools in the United States. Its location in California's Silicon Valley and its exceptional alumni network has resulted in many major entrepreneurs in technology coming from Stanford.

  Graduate School of Business
  518 Memorial Way
  Stanford, CA 94305-5015
  650-723-2766
  gsb.stanford.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

• Sloan School of Management at MIT is another exceptional place for high-tech entrepreneurship. Its strong technology focus and MIT's reputation has resulted in Sloan's becoming the magnet for sawy technology entrepreneurs on the East Coast.

  Sloan School of Management
  50 Memorial Drive
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  617-258-5434
  mitsloan.mit.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard is a big player in almost every aspect of business, including entrepreneurship. It has been consistently ranked the top university in the world for its MBA program. The fact that the concept of MBA was invented at Harvard makes it the first preference for anyone planning to pursue a career in business.

  Harvard Business School
  Soldier Field
  Boston, MA 02163
  617-495-6128
  hbs.edu