100 Top MBA employers
2008
2007
2006
Companies where MBA candidates say they'd most like to work
Metals
102,000
346,566
Venture capital
107,919
251,128
Investment banking
98,877
238,860
Investment management
100,986
238,643
Real estate
97,006
207,444
Management consulting
101,404
205,540
Financial services
95,231
204,513
Internet/e-commerce
98,725
186,251
Other
95,400
185,564
Energy/power
95,605
181,846
Telecommunications
94,248
181,000
Retail/fashion/apparel
91,473
179,901
Computer software
97,318
175,248
Entertainment/media/public relations
90,499
174,692
Healthcare/pharmaceutical
94,688
172,850
Construction
84,790
171,880
Network communications/data networking
95,120
170,426
Biotechnology
97,349
165,300
IT consulting
90,327
162,612
Engineering/industrial
94,000
162,205
Hotel/restaurant/tourism
90,535
161,804
Healthcare
92,594
161,263
Consumer goods
90,761
156,917
Electronics
92,919
155,730
Computer hardware
93,688
155,184
Chemical/petroleum
92,196
154,662
Automotive
88,965
153,377
Nonprofit
87,910
153,212
Environmental/conservation
84,815
152,957
Engineering consulting
91,797
150,364
Commercial banking
83,780
149,346
Food service
86,224
148,860
Agricultural
85,185
147,692
Education/teaching
83,704
147,421
Hospitality
87,792
147,366
Utilities
84,375
146,667
Aerospace/defense
88,582
146,195
Government/public service
83,374
143,976
Engineering/manufacturing
90,281
142,899
Transportation/distribution/logistics
87,228
142,100
Insurance
82,462
141,360
Airline/travel
85,500
138,917
Advertising/public relations
78,652
133,192
Packaging
78,556
133,111
Academic research
77,859
132,282
Forestry/paper/pulp
79,714
121,429
Auditing/accounting/taxation
63,694
111,135
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Google
20.25%
McKinsey & Company
16.19%
The Boston Consulting Group
12.56%
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McKinsey & Company
22.28%
Google
21.46%
Goldman Sachs
19.78%
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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 )
