5.10.2009
Business schools in the USA and Canada most favoured by employers
With the softening economy, applicant demand for MBA places is at record levels in North America. Employers once again voted the most popular business schools in North America to be Harvard Business School and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The MBA is now over 100 years old, but for more than half of that time it was largely confined to the USA, and to schools such as Harvard and Wharton that have gone on to become the giants of global business education. This year Harvard has retained an edge over its Philadelphia-based rival in terms of its employer votes (number of prompted and unprompted votes received from distinct employers around the world). Kellogg, Columbia, Stanford, Chicago and MIT follow closely behind. Less than thirty employer votes separate the scores of MIT, Duke, Michigan, Berkeley, NYU, UCLA, Thunderbird, Yale and Tuck, which are the only other schools in North America achieving over 40 votes by employers around the world. These schools make up the top cluster in North America. In recent years, Canadian Business Schools have strengthened their presence amongst our top North American schools, with HEC Montreal, British Columbia, Western Ontario, McGill, Queens, McMaster, Alberta, Calgary and Victoria all featuring prominently. This year, Western Ontario is the top performing Canadian school. Employers' top 10 preferred schools in North America are the following: 1. Harvard Business School 2. Wharton, University of Pennsylvania 3. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University 4. Colombia Business School 5. Stanford University Graduate School of Business 6. University of Chicago, Booth School of Business 7. Massachusett Institute of Technology (MIT) 8. Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 9. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan 10. UC Berkeley Source: QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers’ Choice More Information: http://www.topmba.com/ |
