Can you guess the best business schools for 2024? LinkedIn’s top MBA programs might surprise you

Getting an MBA from a top school has often been seen as the first step in a long career with plenty of growth. But with the AI revolution in full swing, is that a thing of the past?

Well, no. Over the last decade and a half, the number of senior and C-suite leaders with MBAs has increased by 25%, according to LinkedIn. And contrary to what some tech leaders might say, the number of entrepreneurs with a B-school degree has increased during that same period by 45%.

Going to a top-tier school can still help get your foot in the door, especially at the beginning of your career. For its annual list of Top 100 MBA Programs, LinkedIn looked at data on who got what jobs, how alums did overall, what schools are producing senior-level executives, how good is the school’s network and what kind of jobs graduates are getting.

Coming in at No 1. is Stanford. This school consistently churns out founders, product managers, and chiefs of staff. Top places to work for graduates? San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.

You might be surprised to find INSEAD in the No. 2 slot for its global executive MBA, which is producing a high number of consultants, project managers, and founders in top European locations like London, Paris, and the Netherlands.

Here’s the top 10 list:

1. Stanford Graduate School of Business 
2. INSEAD
3. Harvard Business School
4. The Wharton School
5. Sloan School of Management (MIT)
6. The Indian School of Business
7. Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)
8. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
9. Columbia Business School 
10. Booth School of Business (University of Chicago)

You can read about the rest of the top 100 and LinkedIn’s methodology.