It is very hard to give an objective ranking to any college, least of all to business schools from all over the world. However, many publications do this annually for their readers and subscribers. This article will show the top ten business colleges by referring to these rankings, as well as to others published by educational institutions themselves. The rankings used are the latest rankings from The Economist, The Financial Times and Business Week. The rankings mentioned are for global colleges, except for Business Week, whose rankings are for US.
Harvard Business School Widely known as the most influential business school in the world, Harvard is ranked 2nd by Business Week, 3rd by Financial Times, and 5th by The Economist. With an average salary of about USD $170,000 for its alumni, it is no wonder that Harvard has the reputation that it has.
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) This college is ranked at 3rd by Business Week, 1st by Financial Times, and 5th by The Economist. Every faculty member in Wharton has a PhD, which just goes on to hint at the stellar quality of education imparted there.
London Business School LBS tops the rankings for FT, and in the 4th highest non-American college in the list of global MBA schools from The Economist. With a faculty to student ratio of just 1:5, you can be sure that you will not be starved of expert attention while there.
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Ranked 4th by FT, and 5th by Business Week, Stanford GSB has a well-deserved reputation of being one of the worlds best business schools.
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business It is ranked 2nd by the Economist, and first by Business Week, it is one of the best you can get in business schools.
Columbia Business School This business school is one of the few schools that have been ranked among the top ten colleges in all the three rankings discussed here. With a student to faculty ratio of 3:1, it is not hard to imagine why.
International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland Ranked 14th by the FT, it is ranked third best by the Economist. Needless to say, it is one of the top European schools of business.
MIT Sloan School of Management Named after Alfred P. Sloan, chairman of General Motors, who helped fund the college, this school is ranked among top 10 by two of rankings discussed here, and ranked 11th by the third.
University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Management Ranked 6th and 8th by two of the rankings, and 25th by FT, this is one of the best MBA schools in the west coast.
York University – Schulich School of Business, Canada makes the top ten for the Economist list. This school has reserved 60% of its intake for international student, so if you desire a truly international business experience in your MBA degree, this is the college you should look into.