Management

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Business Schools

Lessons in management are at the core of a graduate business degree. A management MBA often sharpens students' leadership skills and confidence and leads to top business jobs. These are the best business schools for management.

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Rankings Overall Business School Program Data
Rank School name Tuition Enrollment (full-time) Average GMAT score Acceptance rate Full-time graduates employed at graduation Average starting salary and bonus Average undergraduate GPA Full-time graduates employed three months after graduation Peer assessment score (out of 5) Recruiter assessment score (out of 5)
#7 University of California–​Berkeley (Haas)

Berkeley, CA

$51,422 per year (in-state, full-time); $53,969 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 490
#8 Dartmouth College (Tuck)

Hanover, NH

$56,160 per year (full-time) 549
#4 University of Virginia (Darden)

Charlottesville, VA

$46,460 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,778 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 637
#2 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$57,300 per year (full-time) 803
#10 Duke University (Fuqua)

Durham, NC

$52,900 per year (full-time) 874
#6 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor (Ross)

Ann Arbor, MI

$50,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $55,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 992
#5 Northwestern University (Kellogg)

Evanston, IL

$56,550 per year (full-time) 1,161
#11 University of Chicago (Booth)

Chicago, IL

$56,000 per year (full-time) 1,161
#9 Columbia University

New York, NY

$58,384 per year (full-time) 1,274
#3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Philadelphia, PA

$57,026 per year (full-time) 1,685
#1 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$53,500 per year (full-time) 1,824