Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Average GMAT score: 725
The world's oldest MBA program, Harvard Business School is also often considered the best. Graduates command average starting salaries of $131,600, the school boasts a name-brand reputation with employers, and the HBS network of living alumni is more more than 44,000 strong, making it one of the most coveted business degrees out there.
HBS's cadre of successful alumni — littered with politicians, CEOs, and billionaires — is unrivaled as well: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former President George W. Bush, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, and HP Chairman Meg Whitman all graduated from the institution.