Best MBA Programs for Consulting (2026)

Top MBA programs for McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and the broader consulting industry. Where the firms recruit hardest.

OverallROISalarySelectivityCareer ChangersFinanceConsultingEntrepreneurshipTechnologySupply ChainMarketingHealthcareReal EstateInternational BusinessAccountingData Science & AISustainabilityEnergyPE & VCManagementNonprofitQuantitative AnalysisInformation SystemsValueProduct Management
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Harvard Business School Boston, MA
GMAT 740 Salary $195K Accept 11%
2
Wharton Philadelphia, PA
GMAT 733 Salary $185K Accept 18%
3
Booth Chicago, IL
GMAT 730 Salary $180K Accept 21%
4
Kellogg Evanston, IL
GMAT 727 Salary $175K Accept 20%
5
Columbia Business School New York, NY
GMAT 729 Salary $180K Accept 15%
6
MIT Sloan Cambridge, MA
GMAT 730 Salary $178K Accept 12%
7
Berkeley Haas Berkeley, CA
GMAT 726 Salary $175K Accept 12%
8
Yale SOM New Haven, CT
GMAT 720 Salary $165K Accept 17%
9
Duke Fuqua Durham, NC
GMAT 720 Salary $168K Accept 22%
10
Michigan Ross Ann Arbor, MI
GMAT 720 Salary $170K Accept 24%
11
Dartmouth Tuck Hanover, NH
GMAT 722 Salary $172K Accept 22%
12
Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA
GMAT 718 Salary $168K Accept 24%
13
Cornell Johnson Ithaca, NY
GMAT 710 Salary $165K Accept 27%
14
UNC Kenan-Flagler Chapel Hill, NC
GMAT 705 Salary $152K Accept 30%
15
Georgetown McDonough Washington, DC
GMAT 700 Salary $155K Accept 35%
16
Emory Goizueta Atlanta, GA
GMAT 705 Salary $150K Accept 28%
17
Vanderbilt Owen Nashville, TN
GMAT 700 Salary $148K Accept 32%
18
Indiana Kelley Bloomington, IN
GMAT 690 Salary $145K Accept 35%
19
Texas McCombs Austin, TX
GMAT 705 Salary $155K Accept 30%
20
Howard Washington, DC
GMAT 615 Salary $105K Accept 42%