The 25 best MBA programs in the world for a career in finance
- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education analyst, released the best MBAs to enroll in if you are aspiring for a career in finance.
- This ranking is one of seven specializations lists that were published on Wednesday.
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ranked at the top MBA for a career in this industry, same as last year's ranking.
MBA programs can help you prepare for work in a specific industry by developing the skills you need, and it may help increase your post-graduate salary. If you are looking to land a career in finance, one of these top MBA specializations for a finance career may be a good fit.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education analyst, published on Wednesday seven specialization rankings highlighting the best MBA programs for a career in specific industries. This includes the best MBAs for students interested in working in finance upon graduation.
To do this, QS used data from its Global Employer Survey, its Business School Survey, and publishing company Elsevier's Scopus database. Each program's overall score is based on three metrics: career placement in the finance industry, research strength related to finance, and employer reputation in the industry. You can read more about data collection and methodology here.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which ranked number one in last year's ranking, is the best program for a career in finance. Harvard slipped to third and Stanford Graduate School of Business moved up to second.
Here are the 25 best MBA programs for a career in finance, according to QS. We also included the specialization ranking score and the share of the recent class that is going into the industry. The full list and other specialization rankings can be found on QS' website.
25. Georgetown (McDonough)
Location: Washington, DC
Overall score: 74.1
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 27.0%
24. HKUST
Location: Hong Kong SAR
Overall score: 75.0
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 23.0%
23. UCLA (Anderson)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Overall score: 75.6
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 16.0%
21 (tie). UC Berkeley (Haas)
Location: Berkeley, California
Overall score: 75.8
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 15.0%
21 (tie). Dartmouth (Tuck)
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Overall score: 75.8
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 24.0%
20. IE Business School
Location: Madrid, Spain
Overall score: 75.9
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 21.0%
19. IESE Business School
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Overall score: 76.2
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 17.0%
18. HEC Paris
Location: Jouy en Josas, France
Overall score: 76.4
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 19.0%
17. York (Schulich)
Location: Toronto, Canada
Overall score: 76.6
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 22.0%
Read more about Schulich School of Business, York University here.
16. Virginia (Darden)
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Overall score: 77.2
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 24.4%
Read more about The University of Virginia Darden School of Business here.
15. Northwestern (Kellogg)
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Overall score: 79.2
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 17.0%
14. Michigan (Ross)
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overall score: 79.6
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 15.0%
13. Duke (Fuqua)
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Overall score: 82.0
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 20.0%
12. Yale School of Management
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Overall score: 83.5
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 24.0%
11. Toronto (Rotman)
Location: Toronto, Canada
Overall score: 85.3
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 38.0%
10. MIT (Sloan)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overall score: 85.4
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 19.2%
9. Cornell (Johnson)
Location: Ithaca, New York
Overall score: 87.6
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 37.0%
Read more about Cornell SC Johnson College of Business here.
8. London Business School
Location: London, United Kingdom
Overall score: 89.3
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 26.0%
7. Oxford (Saïd)
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Overall score: 91.1
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 30.8%
6. NYU (Stern)
Location: New York, New York
Overall score: 91.8
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 29.0%
5. Chicago (Booth)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Overall score: 92.2
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 31.3%
Read more about The University of Chicago Booth School of Business here.
4. Columbia Business School
Location: New York, New York
Overall score: 95.0
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 34.3%
3. Harvard Business School
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Overall score: 95.4
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 29.0%
2. Stanford Graduate School of Business
Location: Stanford, California
Overall score: 95.7
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 33.0%
1. Penn (Wharton)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overall score: 97.0
Share of graduates going into the finance industry: 35.8%
Read more about Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania here.
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