North America | Top MBA

4.1. North America

There has been a gradual slow-down in recruitment demand in North America in 2009-2010, especially in financial services. With the softening economy, applicant demand for MBA places is at record levels in North America. With, generally two-year MBA programs, U.S. schools compete a different playing field with the leading business schools in Europe, which tend to favour one-year programs. Read on >

4.2. Table: Schools in the USA and Canada most favoured by employers
School Name	Country	Regional Rank 2008/9	Regional Rank 2007/8	Employer Votes		Avg. GMAT Score	Avg. Years Work	Class Size
School Name	Country	Regional Rank 2008/9	Regional Rank 2007/8	2008/9 - 2 Year Avg	2008/9 - Index	Avg. GMAT Score	Avg. Years Work	Class Size
Columbia Business School	USA	4	4	105.5	61	707	5	721
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University	USA	8	8	63.5	37	700	5	410
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley	USA	10	10	59.5	34	710	5	240
Harvard Business School	USA	1	1	165	96	714	4	900
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University	USA	3	3	106	61	700	5	514
Kenan - Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	USA	16	15	37.5	22	682	5	279
Massachusett Institute of Technology	USA	7	9	67	39	710	5	746
NYU Stern	USA	11	11	57.5	33	700	5	415
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan	USA	9	7	62.5	36	700	5	427
Stanford University Graduate School of Business	USA	5	6	83	48	721	4	370
Thunderbird School of Global Management	USA	13	12	42	24	610	5	548
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth	USA	15	17	40.5	23	713	5	255
UCLA Anderson School of Management	USA	12	13	49	28	704	4	360
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business	USA	6	5	83	48	710	5	550
University of Virginia's Darden School of Business	USA	17	16	35.5	21	688	4	333
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania	USA	2	2	151.5	88	713	6	800
Yale School of Management, Yale University	USA	14	23	41	24	700	4	193
Boston University School of Management	USA	22	27	23.5	14	668	5	158
Goizueta Business School, Emory University	USA	24	22	21.5	12	685	5	158
HEC Montreal	Can.	28	35	19	11	610	6	172
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, Univeristy of Toronto	Can.	30	31	18.5	11	660	5	262
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University	USA	26	25	20	12	656	5	227
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University	USA	27	24	19.5	11	661	3	143
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California	USA	21	18	25.5	15	685	5	217
McCombs Sch. Bus., Univ. of Texas at Austin	USA	20	19	26	15	669	5	260
McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University	USA	25	21	21.5	12	677	5	256
Queens School of Business	Can.	23	26	22.5	13	661	6	53
Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario	Can.	19	20	30	17	660	5	130
S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University	USA	29	28	19	11	682	5	309
University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business	USA	18	14	30.5	18	640	4	188
Babson College	USA	36	38	13	8	631	5	155
Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University	Can.	31	30	15.5	9	650	5	57
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia	Can.	32	36	14.5	8	617	6	115
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University	USA	35	29	13.5	8	696	4	210
University of Illinois - Illinois MBA	USA	33	n/a	14	8	627	4	100
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management	USA	34	n/a	13.5	8	642	5	176
Alberta MBA Programs, University of Alberta	Can.	40	n/a	10	6	600	6	55
Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University	USA	49	n/a	8	5	632	4	81
Bentley, McCallum Graduate School of Business	USA	68	n/a	4.5	3	621	4	494
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota	USA	38	40	11.5	7	661	5	107
Carroll School of Management, Boston College	USA	65	n/a	4.5	3	651	5	101
Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management	USA	45	n/a	8.5	5	613	4	68
College of William and Mary, Mason School of Business	USA	43	n/a	9.5	6	613	4	102
Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University	USA	70	n/a	4.5	3	640	4	90
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University	Can.	50	n/a	7.5	4	620	3	171
Florida International University, Chapman Graduate School of Business	USA	62	n/a	4.5	3	539	7	45
Freeman School of Business, Tulane University	USA	57	n/a	6.5	4	650	5	101
George Washington University	USA	48	n/a	8	5	625	5	98
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	37	n/a	12.5	7	669	4	n/a
Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary	Can.	47	n/a	8	5	610	5	46
Hult International Business School	USA	55	n/a	7	4	580	7	246
J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University	USA	66	n/a	4.5	3	610	6	45
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University	USA	53	n/a	7.5	4	642	4	126
Joseph M. Katz GSB, University of Pittsburgh	USA	67	n/a	4.5	3	620	3	137
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University	USA	69	n/a	4.5	3	620	4	49
Max M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University	USA	52	n/a	7.5	4	661	4	143
Mays MBA Program, Texas A&M University	USA	46	n/a	8.5	5	665	4	91
Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame	USA	39	n/a	11.5	7	657	5	134
North Carolina State University	USA	41	n/a	10	6	610	3	42
Olin School, Washington University in St. Louis	USA	42	n/a	10	6	654	4	139
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine	USA	64	n/a	4.5	3	670	5	100
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland	USA	51	n/a	7.5	4	650	5	133
University of California- Davis	USA	44	n/a	8.5	5	674	5	60
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	USA	61	n/a	5	3	650	4	99
University of Massachusetts Boston MBA Program	USA	58	n/a	6.5	4	584	4	35
University of Miami	USA	72	n/a	4.5	3	628	2	27
University of San Diego, Rady School	USA	63	n/a	4.5	3	671	5	57
University of Victoria - Faculty of Business	Can.	59	n/a	5.5	3	600	6	50
University of Washington School of Business	USA	54	n/a	7	4	679	6	10
University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business	USA	56	n/a	6.5	4	656	4	106
William E. Simon GSBA, University of Rochester	USA	71	n/a	4.5	3	673	4	119
York University, Schulich School of Management	Can.	60	n/a	5.5	3	660	7	333

Source: QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers’ Choice