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Fortune\u2019s ranking of the best executive MBA programs<\/a> was released this week\u2014and the top programs received a slight shake up. This year, Northwestern University\u2019s Kellogg School of Management was deemed the No. 1 best executive program, with Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) right behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Todd O\u2019Toole, associate dean for executive programs at the Kellogg School of Management<\/a>, says his school is ranked the best time and again in part due to their commitment to continuously improving their program to produce leaders of today and tomorrow. He pointed toward new AI-focused electives<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of places that someone can go for their executive MBA degree, (but) you are not going to find a place that is stronger in every dimension than Kellogg, nor more committed to staying and becoming continuously stronger in every dimension than Kellogg,\u201d O\u2019Toole adds.<\/p>\n

The Wharton School<\/a> highlighted their program\u2019s commitment to attracting diverse and talented students across their three campuses\u2014in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Global, as shared by Mauro Guillen, vice dean of MBA programs for executives at the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 5 best executive MBA programs<\/h3>\n
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School<\/th>\n2021 rank<\/th>\n2022-23 rank<\/th>\n2024 rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Northwestern University (Kellogg)<\/th>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbia Business School<\/th>\n6<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<\/th>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Michigan (Ross)<\/th>\n8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Chicago (Booth)<\/th>\n5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The 5 best executive MBA programs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Northwestern University (Kellogg)<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbia Business School<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Michigan (Ross)<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Chicago (Booth)<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

What makes the best executive MBA programs the best?<\/h2>\n

Fortune used 11 different metrics to create its executive MBA ranking (read more about it on our executive MBA methodology page<\/a>), but the top programs consistently have rigorous curriculum and a track record of success. Northwestern, Columbia, UPenn, UMichigan, and UChicago have a history of producing Fortune 1000 c-suite executives<\/a> and global leaders. For example, the current mayor of Phoenix\u2014the fifth largest city in the country\u2014is an alum of Wharton\u2019s executive MBA program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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