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INSEAD | Mr. Future AI Product Manager
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NYU Stern | Mr. Operations Strategy & Youth Leadership
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IE Business School | Mr. JD Garay
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Kellogg SOM | Mr. Military To Entrepreneur
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London Business School | Mr. Decarbonisation
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Kellogg SOM | Mr. MENA Growth Equity
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Harvard | Mr. Energy & AI PM
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Tepper | Mr. Tech Mil-Veteran
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Columbia | Mr. European MBB Consultant
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MIT Sloan | Mr. Startup Strategy
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Stanford GSB | Mr. Mid-Market PE
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Stanford GSB | Mr. MBB Guy From Big 4 & Startup
GRE 325, GPA 3

2025’s Most Attractive Employers For MBAs: Finance Surges, Tech Fades

by: Kristy Bleizeffer on July 29, 2025

Goldman Sachs was the second most attractive employer for business school students, according to Universum’s 2025 ranking.

Universum publishes its Most Attractive Employer Rankings every year in more than 20 countries. Rankings are a reflection of talent’s overall opinion of employers in their countries. The top 100 companies as ranked by U.S. business students are listed below.

Universum’s 100 Most Attractive U.S. Employers 2025
2025 Universum Rank
Company
Industry
2024 Rank
1 JPMorgan Chase Banking 1
2 Goldman Sachs Financial Services 4
3 Morgan Stanley Financial Services 12
4 Apple Technology 3
5 Google Technology 2
6 Nike Consumer Goods 5
7 Deloitte Professional Services 11
8 Bank of America Banking 13
9 BlackRock Asset Management 14
10 Microsoft Technology 8
11 Amazon E‑commerce / Technology 10
12 Netflix Media & Entertainment 6
13 Spotify Media & Entertainment 7
14 Fidelity Investments Financial Services 15
15 Charles Schwab Financial Services 20
16 EY (Ernst & Young) Professional Services 16
17 The Walt Disney Company Media & Entertainment 9
18 KPMG Professional Services 22
19 PwC Professional Services 23
20 Wells Fargo Banking 28
21 Blackstone Private Equity 43
22 L’Oréal Groupe Consumer Goods 37
23 American Express Financial Services 33
24 Lockheed Martin Aerospace & Defense 40
25 Berkshire Hathaway Conglomerate 39
26 Vanguard Financial Services 27
27 McKinsey & Company Management Consulting 36
28 Mercedes-Benz Group Automotive 26
29 The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Goods 35
30 Tesla Automotive / Tech 17
31 Capital One Financial Services 45
32 Patagonia Retail / Apparel 24
33 Delta Air Lines Airlines 18
34 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government 30
35 Nintendo Technology / Entertainment 21
36 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Management Consulting 44
37 Sony Technology / Entertainment 25
38 Warner Bros. Discovery Media & Entertainment 29
39 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Government 34
40 BMW Group Automotive 42
41 Marriott International Hospitality 38
42 Ford Motor Company Automotive 49
43 adidas Retail / Apparel 47
44 Airbnb Travel / Tech 55
45 Estée Lauder Consumer Goods 73
46 PNC Financial Services Group Banking 64
47 Toyota Automotive 41
48 Target Retail 31
49 Edward Jones Financial Services 69
50 PepsiCo Consumer Goods 59
51 Paramount Media & Entertainment 46
52 General Motors Automotive 66
53 IBM Technology 70
54 National Geographic Media / Publishing 32
55 SpaceX Aerospace 53
56 Johnson & Johnson Healthcare 87
57 Boeing Aerospace 51
58 Hilton Hospitality 58
59 Meta Technology / Social Media 85
60 Federal Reserve Government 54
61 Procter & Gamble Consumer Goods 99
62 LVMH Luxury Goods 71
63 United Airlines Airlines 48
64 United Nations International Organization 62
65 Citi Banking 86
66 American Airlines Airlines 52
67 Zara Retail / Apparel 67
68 Adobe Technology 56
69 TD Bank Group Banking —
70 S&P Global Financial Data 91
71 Starbucks Retail / Food 75
72 Mayo Clinic Healthcare 65
73 Barclays Banking —
74 Bain & Company Management Consulting 88
75 Nordstrom Retail 92
76 Southwest Airlines Airlines 63
77 Salesforce Technology —
78 State Farm Insurance Insurance 84
79 UBS Banking —
80 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Government 60
81 Mastercard Financial Services 98
82 Under Armour Retail / Apparel 100
83 Department of Defense (DOD) Government 57
84 Northwestern Mutual Insurance —
85 Department of the Treasury (USDT) Government 90
86 Electronic Arts Entertainment / Gaming 80
87 Visa Financial Services 74
88 Oracle Technology —
89 Robinhood Fintech —
90 Deutsche Bank Banking 61
91 Intel Technology 76
92 Live Nation Entertainment Entertainment 89
93 Honda Automotive 81
94 United States Department of State (DOS) Government 96
95 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Government / Healthcare —
96 Bloomberg Financial Media 82
97 MGM Resorts International Hospitality 94
98 Walmart Retail 93
99 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government —
100 The Hershey Company Consumer Goods —

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