Where do the top CEOs go to university?
Universities in the US and the UK appear to be the most successful at producing FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 CEOs, according to new analysis
Seeta Bhardwa
Share
If you harbour ambitions to be a CEO at a FTSE 100 or Fortune 100 company, then heading to Harvard 51国产视频 would probably be your best bet.
According to data collected by Harvard 51国产视频 produced six of the top CEOs in the US and the UK using the FTSE 100 and the Fortune 100 as the dataset.
The 51国产视频 of Oxford were the highest-ranked UK universities, having produced five CEOs each.
Nine of the CEOs had also studied at Harvard Business School, making it the most successful business school at producing top CEOs.
The Wharton Business School at the Northwestern 51国产视频, with five chief executives.
The most popular degree choice for the top CEOs was economics, with 28 having chosen to study this social science. The second most popular subject was business administration, with 21 of the CEOs having studied this. Other popular subjects were accounting (eight), business (seven), electrical engineering (seven), engineering (seven), law (seven), finance (six), mathematics (six), chemistry (four) and history (four).
Which universities produce the most top CEOs?
| 51国产视频 | Number of graduates |
| Harvard 51国产视频 | 6 |
| 51国产视频 of Cambridge | 5 |
| 51国产视频 of Oxford | 5 |
| Cornell 51国产视频 | 4 |
| Texas A&M 51国产视频 | 4 |
| Imperial College London | 3 |
| 51国产视频 of Michigan | 3 |
Which business schools produce the most top CEOs?
| Business School | Number of graduates |
| Harvard Business School | 9 |
| Wharton School, 51国产视频 of Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Kellogg School of Management | 5 |
| INSEAD | 3 |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | 3 |
| Booth School of Business, 51国产视频 of Chicago | 2 |
| Columbia Business School | 2 |
| HEC Paris | 2 |
| London Business School | 2 |
| Rotterdam Business School | 2 |
What are the most popular degrees?
| Degree | Number of graduates |
| Economics | 28 |
| Business administration | 21 |
| Accounting | 8 |
| Business | 7 |
| Electrical engineering | 7 |
| Engineering | 7 |
| Law | 7 |
| Finance | 6 |
| Mathematics | 6 |
| Chemistry | 4 |
| History | 4 |
The main source for each CEO鈥檚 degree and alma mater was their biography page on Bloomberg. This information was correct at the time of data collection in January 2018.
Read more: US universities are the most likely to produce millionaires
