"The Economist" magazine compiles a rating of full-time MBA programs each year. In 2010, four of the top five MBA programs were American. They included the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkley and Harvard Business School. In addition, the magazine provides interesting facts relating to MBAs. For example, in 2010, the financial services sector was the biggest employer of MBAs.
"Forbes" magazine prepared its own rating of MBA programs. The top business schools, however, were largely the same and included Stanford, Dartmouth, Harvard and University of Chicago. "Forbes" also provides information on MBA tuition fees, salaries after graduation and allows you to estimate your MBA return on investment (ROI).
The "Financial Times" not only ranks top business schools, but also allows you to compare MBA programs based on selection criteria and offers a map where you can see the location of the best business schools in the world. As of 2010, the top-rated business schools included London Business School, University of Pennsylvania: Wharton and Harvard Business School.
Businessweek MBA Programs is a resource created by "Businessweek" magazine. The resource contains all the information from the print and online editions of "Businessweek" that relate to MBA programs. In addition, "Businessweek' compiles its own rating of top business schools.
TopMBA is an online resource. It contains detailed information on MBA programs and advises perspective students how to get admitted into top business schools. An MBA rating is also available. For those looking for ways to finance their MBA education, the MBA Funding section provides many useful articles on the topic.