Georgetown McDonough Rankings
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has a reputation for academic excellence, post-graduation career success, faculty thought leadership, and student satisfaction, as reflected in national and international rankings of our school and programs.
Georgetown McDonough
12th
Top Business Schools in the U.S.
Financial Times
7th
Online Business Programs (non-MBA)
U.S. News & World Report
Undergraduate Program
- Poets & Quants: 2nd in the U.S. and 1st for career outcomes. The alumni surveyed rated the program 1st on questions about extracurricular opportunities, connections to professionals and alumni, and career advising services. Alumni also listed McDonough in the top five for believing their degree would raise their socioeconomic status and that the degree was worth its cost in time and resources.
- U.S. News & World Report: 13th in the U.S., 3rd for international business
Full-time MBA Program
- Financial Times:
- Global MBA: 19th in the U.S. and 32nd globally
- Finance: 16th in the U.S. and 1st globally for the percentage salary increase alumni saw from before entering the program to three years after graduation
- Entrepreneurship: 19th in the U.S. and 1st globally for the extent to which the school helped entrepreneurs recruit key staff
- Global MBA: 19th in the U.S. and 32nd globally
- Bloomberg Businessweek: 26th in the U.S.
- The Recruiter Insights report also listed McDonough as 1st in the world for having graduates who are innovative and creative; 1st in the United States and 4th in the world for providing a diverse pool of candidates; and 5th in the world for graduates showing exceptional entrepreneurial skills and drive
- U.S. News & World Report: 22nd in the U.S., as well as top 3rd for careers in international business, 5th for nonprofit careers, 7th for real estate
- Princeton Review: 3rd among the “Best MBAs for Nonprofit Careers”; 8th for consulting careers
Flex MBA Program
- U.S. News & World Report: 17th in the U.S.
Executive MBA Program
- Economist: 10th in the U.S. and globally ranked 11th for the helpfulness of alumni to current students, 13th for the number of overseas assignments, 13th for the quality of facilities, 14th for the gender balance of students, and 14th for the increase in salary one year after earning the EMBA
- Financial Times: 11th in the U.S.; 5th for the percentage of course content that explores environment, social, and governance issues; 5th (and 12th in the world) for the percentage of women students enrolled in the program; 6th for career progress; 6th for the international course experiences; 6th for the percentage of international faculty; 8th for the salary increase percentage of alumni; and 11th for alumni who report overall satisfaction from their experience in the program.
Custom Executive Education Programs
- Financial Times: 10th in the U.S.
Master of Science in Business Analytics
- Fortune: 6th in the U.S. for online MSBA programs
*Note: Mainstream media currently do not produce rankings for our more specialized and innovative degree programs, including the M.A. in International Business and Policy and Executive Master’s in Leadership.
McDonough Rankings
All Rankings Stories
News Story
Undergraduate Program Places 2nd in Poets&Quants Ranking, 1st for Career Outcomes
The Undergraduate Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business maintained its position as second in the nation in the annual ranking by Poets&Quants for…
March 1, 2023

News Story
Georgetown MBA Ranked 19th in the Nation in Latest Financial Times Ranking
The Full-time MBA program at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business placed 19th in the United States and 32nd in the world in the 2023 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. Driven by a…
February 22, 2023

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Fortune Ranks Georgetown 6th in the Nation for Online M.S. in Business Analytics Degrees
The Georgetown McDonough M.S. in Business Analytics (MSBA) program was recognized as the sixth-best program in the nation by the 2023 Fortune Education Best Online Master’s in Business Analytics…
February 2, 2023