Vanderbilt (Owen)

Owen is number 27 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Nashville-based school is known for the strength of its faculty and the relationships built by students with their professors, which one graduate describes as the best part of the program. Another graduate highlight’s the school’s “strong emphasis on experiential learning, personalized attention, and a supportive community.”

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Vanderbilt (Owen) ranked 18th in Compensation, 31st in Networking, 49th in Entrepreneurship, 63rd in Inclusion and 64th in Learning. 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. Owen reported 71% male and 29% 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

Owen sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Consulting Industry, Financial Services and Health Care (Including Products and Services).

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Owen graduates is $150,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $30,000.

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.