Forbes took its survey findings from “The Best Business Schools” and compiled a second rankings report: “The Most Satisfied MBAs.”
Stanford won top slot for both rankings. It is #1 for providing the best return on investment for its graduates, as well as for churning out MBAs who are extremely satisfied with their current jobs and their completed b-school experience.
The survey shows that Stanford alumni are more likely than grads from any other business school to sing praises to their alma mater. School satisfaction and job satisfaction are closely intertwined with financial success, says Pulin Sanghvi, Stanford GSB Director of Career Management and Stanford GSB ’97 alum. “True satisfaction happens from work-life actualization,” he says, referring to the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness at Work. “We nurture students to pursue career decisions based on their internal drivers. That they then become financial successes is just a bonus.”
The Top Ten US B-Schools with the Most Satisfied Graduates
1. Stanford GSB
2. Wharton
3. Chicago Booth
4. NYU Stern
5. Brigham Young University
6. UC Berkeley Haas
7. Dartmouth Tuck
8. UCLA Anderson (tied)
8. University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business (tied)
10. University of Virginia Darden
The Top Ten Non-US B-Schools with the Most Satisfied Graduates
1. Oxford
2. IESE
3. London Business School
4. IPADE
5. Insead
6. HEC-Paris
7. IMD
8. ESADE (tied)
8. IE (tied)
10. Cranfield School of Management
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