North Carolina State (Jenkins)

Jenkins is number 60 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Raleigh-based school is known for its practical, hands-on approach to business education. The program this year is notably achieving recognition for entrepreneurship — it ranks No. 16 nationally on that index. A large share of its graduates go to work in the financial industry, and many land jobs with some of the country’s big banks, such as Bank of America.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — North Carolina State (Jenkins) ranked 16th in Entrepreneurship, 36th in Learning, 41st in Networking, 59th in Compensation and 60th 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. Jenkins reported 56% male and 44% 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

Jenkins sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Financial Services, Retail Industry and Technology Industry.

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Jenkins graduates is $100,695; the median signing/starting bonus is $20,000.

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.