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100 Top MBA employers 

Companies where MBA candidates say they'd most like to work

Full list
1 Google 241 20.58% 2
2 McKinsey & Company N.A. 16.31% 1
3 Goldman Sachs 24 13.95% 3
4 Bain & Company N.A. 10.99% 4
5 Boston Consulting Group N.A. 10.89% 5
6 Apple 121 10.78% 7
7 Microsoft 49 7.82% 16
8 General Electric 6 7.71% 8
9 Nike 158 7.21% 12
10 Bank of America 9 6.91% 18
11 Citigroup 8 6.82% 6
12 Morgan Stanley 20 6.75% 10
13 Johnson & Johnson 36 6.73% 9
14 Starbucks 310 6.66% 22
15 Lehman Brothers 47 6.49% 13
16 Booz Allen Hamilton N.A. 6.28% 15
17 Procter & Gamble 25 6.19% 11
18 Deloitte N.A. 6.19% 17
19 Merrill Lynch 22 5.58% 20
20 Walt Disney 64 5.23% 14
21 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank N.A. 5.11% 21
22 Yahoo 357 4.80% 26
23 IBM 15 4.71% 23
24 BMW N.A. 4.70% 19
25 Coca-Cola 94 4.44% 27
26 Amazon.com 237 4.24% 32
27 3M 97 4.13% 24
28 Toyota N.A. 4.11% 31
29 Target 33 3.99% 34
30 American Express 79 3.82% 33
31 Genentech N.A. 3.70% 35
32 Sony N.A. 3.59% 29
33 PepsiCo 63 3.39% 30
34 Starwood Hotels & Resorts 381 3.27% 46
35 L'Oréal N.A. 3.24% 42
36 Accenture N.A. 3.21% 43
37 PricewaterhouseCoopers N.A. 3.14% 50
38 Deutsche Bank N.A. 3.12% 41
39 UBS N.A. 3.11% 28
40 LVMH N.A. 3.09% N.A.
41 Nestlé N.A. 3.01% 49
42 eBay 383 2.96% 37
43 Fidelity Investments N.A. 2.96% 39
44 Intel 62 2.85% 25
45 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 11 2.55% 38
46 Bear Stearns 138 2.54% 59
47 Barclays Capital N.A. 2.53% 64
48 Amgen 171 2.52% 55
49 Anheuser-Busch 146 2.51% N.A.
50 Gap 144 2.46% 48
51 Southwest Airlines 276 2.46% 51
52 Marriott International 203 2.40% 58
53 Dell 34 2.37% 36
54 Harrah's Entertainment 254 2.37% 40
55 Credit Suisse N.A. 2.34% 44
56 Ernst & Young N.A. 2.30% 67
57 A.T. Kearney N.A. 2.25% 63
58 FedEx 68 2.17% N.A.
59 Hewlett-Packard 14 2.13% 75
60 Kraft Foods N.A. 2.11% 60
61 Pfizer 39 2.09% 47
62 BP N.A. 2.07% 54
63 Time Warner 48 2.05% N.A.
64 Cisco Systems 77 2.04% 71
65 Wells Fargo 41 2.03% 87
66 Unilever N.A. 2.03% 45
67 Boeing 28 2.02% 62
68 Exxon Mobil 2 2.00% 61
69 Diageo N.A. 2.00% 70
70 General Mills 213 1.97% 57
71 Medtronic 222 1.83% 65
72 Wachovia Corp. 46 1.81% 52
73 Chevron 4 1.79% 77
74 Central Intelligence Agency N.A. 1.78% 56
75 KPMG N.A. 1.74% 82
76 Mattel 406 1.66% 91
77 Motorola 52 1.63% 66
78 Monitor Group N.A. 1.59% 68
79 Eli Lilly 149 1.58% 53
80 Abbott Laboratories 102 1.56% 79
81 Best Buy 72 1.55% 81
82 Verizon Communications 13 1.54% N.A.
83 Lockheed Martin 57 1.52% 89
84 HSBC N.A. 1.47% 86
85 Merck 99 1.43% N.A.
86 Mercer Management Consulting N.A. 1.42% 78
87 MGM Mirage 315 1.33% 93
88 Cargill N.A. 1.32% 85
89 Federal Bureau of Investigation N.A. 1.32% 83
90 American Airlines 101 1.30% 92
91 Limited Brands 240 1.28% 72
92 Washington Mutual 81 1.25% N.A.
93 GlaxoSmithKline N.A. 1.23% 73
94 Honeywell 69 1.20% 90
95 BearingPoint N.A. 1.18% 100
96 Nokia N.A. 1.17% N.A.
97 Vanguard Group N.A. 1.17% 76
98 Shell Oil Company N.A. 1.11% 98
99 Mayo Clinic N.A. 1.07% N.A.
100 Honda Companies N.A. 1.06% N.A.
Source: Universum
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Most popular with women
Google 20.25%
McKinsey & Company 16.19%
The Boston Consulting Group 12.56%
Most popular with men
McKinsey & Company 22.28%
Google 21.46%
Goldman Sachs 19.78%
Best-paying fields
In which industries do MBA candidates think they'll be best-compensated?
Venture capital $107,919
Metals $102,000
Management consulting $101,404
How we pick the 100 Top MBA Employers
Think of it as a popularity contest for companies: Every year research firm Universum ranks the most desirable employers in the world, based on where MBA candidates say they'd most like to work.... (more)

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