The American MBA Survey

The results of the American MBA Survey reveal how MBA students perceive companies/organizations as employers in the United States. The research functions as a basis for decision-making when recruiting MBA students, determining messages and channels for future employer branding campaigns, and as a control instrument for measuring the appeal a company/organization has over MBA students in the United States.

The rankings below reveal how attractive an employer is amongst MBA students, and indicates a company’s position in relation to other ideal employers in the MBA recruitment market. The rankings enable employers to track and set targets for measuring their level of employer attractiveness.

Number of participants in 2009: 6,207 respondents
Number of universities targeted in 2009: 67 leading MBA schools
Field period: December 2008 to March 2009

 

Company Ranking 2009
Google1
McKinsey & Company2
Bain & Company3
Goldman Sachs4
Apple Computer5
The Boston Consulting Group6
Walt Disney7
Nike8
J.P. Morgan9
Johnson & Johnson10
The Blackstone Group11
Microsoft12
General Electric13
Morgan Stanley14
IDEO15
Deloitte16
Procter & Gamble17
Amazon.com18
Coca-Cola19
PepsiCo20
Credit Suisse21
BMW22
Barclays Capital23
American Express24
U.S. Department of State25