When selecting the schools to where you’ll apply for your MBA, we encourage prospective students not to overlook the importance of geography. Attending a program in or near a city where you would like to live post-graduation increases your networking and relationship-building opportunities and makes local internships and employment a possibility throughout your time in school.
If you’re still thinking through your longer-term plans and researching target schools, consider Coworking Cafe’s recently released “Best Places for MBA Grads to Launch their Careers.” The analysis includes over 100 U.S. metro areas (with populations of at least 500,000) and incorporates employment, business, financial, and lifestyle metrics to assess professional and personal opportunities. It is important to note that all of the locations boast excellent MBA programs within the city or region.
Here are the top 10-ranked cities. For more detail on the cities and methodology click here.
1 Washington, D.C.
2 San Jose, CA
3 Durham, NC
4 Denver, CO (tie)
4 Austin, TX (tie)
5 Madison, WI
6 Atlanta, GA
7 Boston, MA
8 Raleigh, NC
9 San Francisco, CA
10 Baltimore, MD