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Forbes ROI MBA Rankings for 2010

August 6, 2009 By

Forbes published today its 2010 MBA rankings for US and non-US MBA programs. The Forbes ranking is based on ROI, specifically “the return on investment achieved by the graduates from the class of 2004.” Forbes surveyed 17,000 alumni at 103 schools and heard back from 24% of those grads in compiling its data.

For the US, the top 10 is:

  1. Stanford
  2. Dartmouth (Tuck)
  3. Harvard
  4. Chicago (Booth)
  5. Pennsylvania (Wharton)
  6. Columbia
  7. Cornell (Johnson)
  8. Northwestern (Kellogg)
  9. Virginia (Darden)
  10. Yale

The lead article associated with the rankings has additional noteworthy data-points:

  • Although most graduates at top MBA programs see a significant return on the MBA investment, rising tuition and pre-MBA salaries mean that breaking even (not to mention profiting financially) takes a little longer than it has in the past.
  • Insert Link“Europe is home to the seven best business schools when it comes to a return on your investment, led by top-ranked INSEAD, whose graduates had a five-year gain of $192,000.”
  • Forbes plans to publish its Best Business Schools report annually in the future, instead of biannually as it has in the past.
  • Excellent piece on “How to Get Into Business School” by Matt Symonds.

The rankings also includes articles about the individual programs including a worthwhile piece on entrepreneurship at INSEAD.

If you’re curious about my views on rankings, please see The MBA Rankings.

For help choosing the right MBA program for you, please download the free special report, Best MBA Programs: A Guide to Choosing the One for You.

 

 

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  • http://symondsgsb.wordpress.com Matt Symonds

    Thanks for mentioning my MBA admissions article on Forbes Linda. This was big picture stuff in the context of current applicant demand – I know that accepted.com is doing great work to help candidates in the admission process. Fantastic to see candidates investing in themselves and achieving their hopes and dreams.

  • Linda Abraham

    You’re welcome. And thanks for the feedback.

    Best,
    Linda

  • marco

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  • http://worldranking.blogspot.com/ QS

    University of Pennsylvania: Wharton is one of the best business schools with outstanding research outcomes.

  • http://www.best-business-schools.org/ best business schools

    Sometimes, reading through the official websites of these schools are not sufficient if you are a bit reluctant about the credentials of the school. Interview some students and get reactions from them. Based from their comments was the school good enough for you or are you not satisfied with what you heard?Again,do your research.

  • http://fx-tradeonline.com/forex-scalping-strategies Forex Scalping Strategies

    Forbes does a separate ranking for non-U.S. schools. If you’d like to see where some of those schools stand, you can check out our list of the best schools outside the U.S. which also tells you where various surveys placed these MBA programs.