Top 10 MBA programs in the world: US schools take six spots in QS 2026 rankings, Wharton ranked number 1

American business schools continue to exhibit their dominance in global MBA education and secure about half of the first 30 points in the latest QS World University ranking. The United States leads 13 of the world’s best MBA programs, including perennial leaders such as Wharton, Harvard, Mit Sloan and Stanford.

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Wharton, for the first time since 2020 QS MBA ranking 2026

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania demanded the title of the best MBA program in the QS MBA ranking for the first time for the first time since 2020.
The QS ranking sees the first four points dominated by US business schools:
Stanford, who ranked the top for five years, is fourth this year. Hec Paris from France passes London Business School as the highest -grade MBA in Europe, and ranks fifthly globally.

The first 20 Global MBA program led by USA and European institutions

QS’s ranking reveals that US and European business schools occupy every place in the top 20 global. Compared to nine from Europe, the US has 11 schools in this distinguished list and dominates six of the top 10 nests.

• Hec Paris (France) – 5.
• London Business School (England) – 6.
• Cambridge Judge School (UK) – 7.
• INSEAD (France) – 8.
• Northwest Kellogg School of Management (USA) – 9.
• Columbia Business School (USA) – 10.

Among the shifts of this year, the IE Business School in Spain is separated from the top 10 and falls from the ninth to 11, while Yale management school rises to the 12th place. Oxford Saïd Business School rose to joint 12th, making it one of the largest winners among the top 20.

Leading MBA programs beyond the USA and Europe

Apart from the US and Europe, Singapore National University (NUS) Business School continues to be the highest rowing MBA from 23 to 23 globally. The other representative of Asia in the top 30, the school of Economics and Management in China in China, which moves up to 28th thanks to its strong thought leadership and investment scores.