University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School is the best undergraduate business school in the nation when it comes to the placement of its graduates and compensation they receive.
The school ranked No.1 by receiving a score of 284.27 out of 300, among the ten best business schools across the country, to Poets&Quants for Undergrads, an online publication.
Wharton graduates have a 96 percent employment rate within first few months of graduation and an average compensation of $92,000.
“If you have Wharton graduate next to your name, it’s something that is going to define the next 40 years of your life and set you up for a lot of success,” Wharton Class of 2016 graduate Garrett Breeden was quoted as saying in the report.
“Obviously, just because you went to Wharton doesn’t mean your path is paved in gold and you don’t have to work hard. You still absolutely do have to work hard, but it sets you up with an incredible network of peers and alums.”
To rank the schools, the business news website surveyed school-reported data and more than 13,000 alumni and students from 88 schools by taking into account the career outcomes, admissions standards and academic experience.
University of Virginia’s McIntire business school ranked second by scoring 282.01, while Washington University’s Olin business school ranked third with 269.61 points.
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Other schools that made it in Poets&Quants top ten Best Undergraduate Business Schools list include, in order of rank, University of Michigan (Ross), University of Notre Dame (Mendoza), New York University(Stern), Cornell University (Dyson), Villanova University, Boston College(Carroll) and University of California-Berkeley(Haas).