Forbe's Top MBA Schools

The Forbes ranking, which focuses on the return on investment graduates achieve from attending business school, found that graduates in Harvard’s Class of 2006 saw their median salaries rise from $79,000 pre-MBA to $230,000 in 2010, the highest jump among U.S. schools.   To assess ROI, the other important ranking criteria, the Forbes ranking also pays close attention to what it costs to attend the top business school programs.

1. Harvard Business School
2. Stanford Graduate School of Business
3. University of Chicago Booth School of Business
4. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
5. Columbia Business School
6. Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University
7. Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
8. Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University
9. Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia
10. MIT Sloan School of Management

 For the full Forbes 2011 U.S. Business Schools Ranking, click here.