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The 20 companies business students around the world most want to work for

Madison Hoff   

The 20 companies business students around the world most want to work for
Apple ranked at the top of Universum's ranking of the World's Most Attractive Employers for business students.Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
  • Newly released results from Universum indicate where business students most want to get a job at.
  • This year's results are based on students from nine economies.

Apple, Deloitte, and L'Oréal Group are three of the most highly attractive companies for business students, Universum's newly published business-student ranking suggested.

The business ranking is just one of the rankings part of the World's Most Attractive Employers report from Universum, an employer-branding company.

This year's rankings of the World's Most Attractive Employers are determined by survey responses from college and university students spanning nine economies. That includes the US, India, and France. Response collection was done during fall 2022 to spring 2023. Students part of the survey indicated the employers they wish the most to be able to land a job with.

Apple and Google respectively stayed at No. 1 and No. 2 in the ranking based on what business students said. However, J.P. Morgan moved up from No. 7 to No. 3. There were other companies part of the top 20 in this year's report that didn't move. That's the case for Morgan Stanley and Nike.

The following are the 20 employers that made the top of the list based on responses from business students. Industry categories below were from Universum.

20. Samsung

20. Samsung
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Rank in 2022: 24

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 4

Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances

19. Bank of America

19. Bank of America
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Rank in 2022: 19

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Banking

18. Adidas

18. Adidas
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Rank in 2022: 21

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 3

Industry: Fashion, accessories, and luxury goods

17. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

17. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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Rank in 2022: 15

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 2

Industry: Management and strategy consulting

16. Nike

16. Nike
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Rank in 2022: 16

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Fashion, accessories and luxury goods

15. BMW Group

15. BMW Group
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Rank in 2022: 12

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 3

Industry: Automotive

14. Morgan Stanley

14. Morgan Stanley
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Rank in 2022: 14

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Banking

13. McKinsey & Company

13. McKinsey & Company
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Rank in 2022: 13

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Management and strategy consulting

12. Mercedes-Benz Group

12. Mercedes-Benz Group
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Rank in 2022: 17

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 5

Industry: Automotive

11. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

11. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
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Rank in 2022: 11

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Auditing and accounting

10. KPMG

10. KPMG
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Rank in 2022: 10

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Auditing and accounting

9. EY (Ernst & Young)

9. EY (Ernst & Young)
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Rank in 2022: 9

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Auditing and accounting

8. L'Oréal Group

8. L
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Rank in 2022: 5

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 3

Industry: Fast-moving consumer goods

7. Goldman Sachs

7. Goldman Sachs
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Rank in 2022: 8

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 1

Industry: Banking

6. Deloitte

6. Deloitte
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Rank in 2022: 6

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Auditing and accounting

5. Microsoft

5. Microsoft
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Rank in 2022: 3

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 2

Industry: Computer software and technology

4. Amazon

4. Amazon
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Rank in 2022: 4

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: E-commerce

3. J.P. Morgan

3. J.P. Morgan
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Rank in 2022: 7

Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 4

Industry: Banking

2. Google

2. Google
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Rank in 2022: 2

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Internet content and information

1. Apple

1. Apple
Apple ranked at the top of Universum's ranking of the World's Most Attractive Employers for business students.      Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Rank in 2022: 1

Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change

Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances

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