Utah (Eccles)

Eccles is number 50 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Salt Lake City-based school is known for having produced distinguished alumni in the tech, consulting, and finance industries. As one student says, “the Finance Department... is one of the best in the country.” Eccles also has a strong track record in preparing students to launch and grow new ventures.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Utah (Eccles) ranked 29th in Entrepreneurship, 30th in Learning, 42nd in Compensation, 50th in Networking and 65th in Inclusion. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.

Index Ranks

Index Scores

Student Population

The breakdown below is compared with other US schools. Collected gender and non-binary data is for all students in the newest class, which for most schools is the Class of 2026. Eccles reported 79% male and 21% female/non-binary.

Bloomberg also collects data on race and ethnicity from US schools — they provide us with percentages of the first-year class of American students for the following groups: White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic (of any race). These groups are categorized as such by the schools when submitting data to the federal government.

Hires by Industry

Eccles sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Technology Industry, Manufacturing Industry and Energy Industry.

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Eccles graduates is $111,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $10,000.

Demographics

Survey respondents weigh in on their school’s population, answering broad questions about what campus life is like for female, LGBTQ, and minority students.