

For specialty programs within these areas, go to the Best Graduate Schools site. The annual Best Graduate Schools rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinions about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.īelow are UC's ranked schools in the six main disciplines, which include for the first time expanded rankings for nursing, with master’s programs evaluated based on both statistical and reputational data.

In each discipline, all or nearly all UC graduate schools were highly ranked. News’ 2016 Best Graduate Schools guide evaluates graduate schools for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing, and specialties within each area. University of California graduate schools rank among the nation’s top programs in a survey released today (March 10) by U.S. Indiana’s Kelley School of Business is ranked as the best school for professors.īYU’s Marriott School of Management is rated as the most family friendly business school.Īnd Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business has the best “green MBA”.Graduate student Morgan Nunn Martinez performs research at the Stable Isotopes Lab, UC San Diego. Meanwhile, Simmons School of Management was ranked by Princeton Review as the best business school for opportunities for women. The careers ranking, compiled from a survey of 22,000 graduates, also takes into account student ratings, including: effort of career services departments the calibre of companies recruiting on campus and opportunities for internships.īerkeley’s Hass School of Business, whose graduates earn $121,816, is ranked at six, while MIT Sloan School is at seven, with Sloan graduates earning $118,406 in salary.ĭuke’s Fuqua School of Business, UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Michigan Ross School of Business complete the top-10. Princeton Review, the New York based test prep company, revealed the top schools for careers in its Best Business Schools 2016 ranking.

Tuck graduates reported starting salaries of $117,860. Having paid $63,148 in tuition, their average salaries are $119,000.ĭartmouth’s Tuck School and Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania complete the top-five, in fourth and fifth spots respectively. Some 91% of Columbia’s class secured jobs three months after graduation. Harvard’s tuition is $58,875.Ĭolumbia Business School is third, down from second in 2014. Approximately 89% of Harvard graduates were employed three months on from graduation, with average salaries of $127,000. Harvard Business School is second in the ranking, up from third last year. Notable Stanford GSB alumni include Mary Barra, chief executive of US carmaker General Motors, and Phil Knight, founder and chairman of sportswear group Nike. Approximately 29% were employed in financial services 25% in consulting. The ranking is based on average starting salary and the percentage of graduates employed after three months.Īccording to Princeton Review, 92% of last year’s Stanford GSB graduates had jobs three months after graduation, up from 90% in 2013. The Princeton Review has ranked Stanford GSB - which is also ranked as hardest to get into and as having the best campus environment - as best for career prospects for the past four consecutive years. If you want a prosperous career, Stanford’s Graduate School of Business is your best bet, according to a new ranking of top MBA programs based on career prospects.
