Best Business School Rankings
2024–25
Best Business Schools Hiring:
Nonprofits
The conventional wisdom about MBAs in the nonprofit world is that there aren't any. Some say the degree isn't useful. But the conventional wisdom often can be off-base—there are growing opportunities to take on leadership/executive-level and operations roles with nonprofit organizations. Searches for leadership positions often emphasize a desire for strong communication and fundraising skills, as well as prior experience in the field. Most of the business schools in our survey are sending very small numbers of graduates into nonprofits. A notable exception: Harvard, which had 18 graduates go to work in the industry.
| school | number of hires | percentage of hires | median salary (US dollars) | median salary (local currency) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Booth) | 3 | 0.6% | $142,000 | Not applicable | |
| Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 9 | 1.4% | $133,500 | Not applicable | |
| Harvard | 18 | 3.1% | $120,000 | Not applicable | |
| Stanford | 5 | 2.4% | $120,000 | Not applicable | |
| INSEAD | 5 | 0.9% | $116,885 | €98,000 | |
| Hult | 4 | 2.7% | $114,700 | Not applicable | |
| Yale | 6 | 2.3% | $110,000 | Not applicable | |
| Georgetown (McDonough) | 7 | 3.2% | $105,000 | Not applicable | |
| Boston University (Questrom) | 3 | 2.8% | $102,501 | Not applicable | |
| IE | 5 | 3.0% | $101,499 | €85,100 | |
| IESE Business School | 13 | 4.6% | $85,940 | Not applicable | |
| Oxford (Saïd) | 8 | 3.8% | $80,437 | £59,720 | |
| Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 4 | 3.7% | $30,000 | Not applicable | |
| Columbia | 5 | 1.0% | Not available | Not applicable | |
| London Business School | 3 | 0.8% | Not available | Not available | |
| Northwestern (Kellogg) | 4 | 1.0% | Not available | Not applicable | |
| UC at Berkeley (Haas) | 5 | 2.2% | Not available | Not applicable | |
| William and Mary (Mason) | 3 | 5.1% | Not available | Not applicable | |
Schools with fewer than 3 hires are excluded from the list.