Best MBA Programs for Finance (2026)

The top MBA programs for investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, and corporate finance careers.

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Stanford GSB Stanford, CA
GMAT 738 Salary $192K Accept 6.9%
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GMAT 740 Salary $195K Accept 11%
3
Wharton Philadelphia, PA
GMAT 733 Salary $185K Accept 18%
4
Booth Chicago, IL
GMAT 730 Salary $180K Accept 21%
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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
NYU Stern New York, NY
GMAT 723 Salary $170K Accept 23%
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
UCLA Anderson Los Angeles, CA
GMAT 714 Salary $160K Accept 25%
15
USC Marshall Los Angeles, CA
GMAT 710 Salary $155K Accept 27%
16
WashU Olin St. Louis, MO
GMAT 700 Salary $148K Accept 30%
17
Rice Jones Houston, TX
GMAT 705 Salary $148K Accept 28%
18
Rochester Simon Rochester, NY
GMAT 680 Salary $135K Accept 40%
19
Tulane Freeman New Orleans, LA
GMAT 680 Salary $128K Accept 42%
20
Fordham Gabelli New York, NY
GMAT 630 Salary $122K Accept 48%
21
Baruch Zicklin New York, NY
GMAT 637 Salary $118K Accept 54%
22
Bentley Waltham, MA
GMAT 620 Salary $95K Accept 55%
23
Iowa Tippie Iowa City, IA
GMAT 650 Salary $113K Accept 55%
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Oklahoma Price Norman, OK
GMAT 604 Salary $81K Accept 73%
25
Denver Daniels Denver, CO
GMAT 616 Salary $100K Accept 65%
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Fairfield (Dolan) Fairfield, CT
GMAT 590 Salary $85K Accept 65%
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Hofstra (Zarb) Hempstead, NY
GMAT 588 Salary $110K Accept 75%
28
FAU Boca Raton, FL
GMAT 565 Salary $78K Accept 69%
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Iona (LaPenta) New Rochelle, NY
GMAT 520 Salary $85K Accept 78%