The U.S. is home to four of the top 10 MBA programs with the most executive-level alumni, according to a recent LinkedIn News ranking.
The share of senior leaders in the U.S. with an MBA rose from 8.97% in 2021 to 9.15% in 2025, according to the Sept. 15 LinkedIn post.
The ranking measured the percentage of each program’s alumni with post-MBA C-suite experience, using anonymized LinkedIn profile data from full-time MBA programs accredited by AACSB or Equis with at least 1,500 total alumni. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the top 10 MBA programs with the largest share of alumni with C-suite experience, per LinkedIn:
1. IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland)
2. Harvard Business School (Boston)
3. INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France)
4. ESSEC Business School (Cergy-Pontoise, France)
5. Kellogg School of Management (Evanston, Ill.)
6. The Wharton School (Philadelphia)
7. HEC Paris
8. Indian Institute of Management (Gujarat, India)
9. Booth School of Business (Chicago)
10. Cranfield School of Management (Bedfordshire, England)
