Darden & Wharton Top Ethics Ranking

“The CEOs of Business Roundtable companies are very engaged with developing the next generation of leaders,” says Krehmeyer. “They view the knowledge that Darden and the Institute are creating around key issues like public trust in business, short-termism and ethical leadership as critical to the success of their businesses in creating long-term, sustainable value.”

BEST MBA PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS ETHICS

Rank & School	Votes
1. University of Virginia (Darden)	57
2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)	56
3. Harvard Business School	24
4. Boston College	18
5. Nottingham University	15
6. University of Washington (Foster)	14
6. Penn State University (Smeal)	14
8. ESADE	13
8. IESE	13
10. York University (Schulich)	11
11. University of Minnesota (Carlson)	10
11. Notre Dame University (Mendoza)	10
11. Loyola University	10
14. DePaul University	9
14. Bentley College	9

Source: “Productivity and Prestige in Business Ethics Research” published by Business and Society

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