Business Insiderrecently released its sixthannual listof the best business schools in the world, ranking the top schools from California to Hong Kong.American schools dominated the ranking, with 10 schools fromthe Northeast alone, so we decided to narrow in on the region for a separate ranking.To determine our overallranking, we looked at 60 perennially top-rated institutions that offer MBA programs and evaluated them based on the most recent data available on five metrics: reputation (determined through our annual reader survey); average starting salary after graduation; job-placement rate (the percentage of graduates employed within three months of graduation); average GMAT score; and tuition and fees. You canread a breakdown of the methodology here.Read on to see thebest business schools in the American Northeast.Editing by Alex Morrell with additional research by Andy Kiersz.SEE ALSO:The 50 best business schools in the worldNOW READ:The 50 best companies to work for in America10. Boston University ' Questrom School of BusinessLocation:Boston, MassachusettsAverage starting salary: $100,000AverageGMAT score:682In March, BU's School of Management was renamed the Questrom School of Business following a $50 million donation from Allen Questrom, the retired CEO of JC Penney, and his wife Kellithe largest gift in the university's history. Despite the new name, the school's MBA program is one of the oldest in the country, established in 1925. Today, the schoolfocuses on preparing students for careers in digital technology, healthcare, and social enterprise and sustainability, and it has a 93% job-placement rate within three months of graduation.9. Carnegie Mellon University ' Tepper School of BusinessLocation:Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAverage starting salary: $115,300AverageGMAT score:687Tepper graduates are encouraged to pursue careers within one of the four major corporate functions: marketing, finance, consulting, and operations. The career center helps students connect with companies, meet with potential employers, and build their networks.Students are directly recruited by some of the biggest names in business, including Goldman Sachs, IBM, Google, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. 8. New York University ' Stern School of BusinessLocation:New York, New YorkAverage starting salary: $112,100AverageGMAT score:720Stern's MBA program heavily focuses on individuality, and students can choose up to three specializations, with options including everything from banking to real estate to luxury marketing. Post-graduation, students end up at a range of companies, including Boston Consulting Group, NBCUniversal, Morgan Stanley, and Burberry.The school takes its name from billionaireproperty mogulLeonard Stern, who earned his MBA from NYU in 1959 and donated $30 million to construct a new building for the business school in 1988.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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