Haas MBA at UC Berkeley is one of the foremost options for West Coast-bound MBA students. Its campus is located in the east side of the San Francisco Bay area, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley and its host of world-leading companies. The university’s location provides not only exceptional career opportunities, but also the foundations for its distinctive culture and progressive nature. The Haas approach is captured in its four Defining Leadership Principles: question the status quo, confidence without attitude, students always, and beyond yourself.
Berkeley Haas repeatedly ranks among the top 10 business schools in the US. Its MBA class is one of the country’s smallest, with 290 students, allowing each voice to be heard and cultivating a collaborative spirit. Student experience is enhanced by California’s famously fine weather – Berkeley has less than 45 rainy days per year – making the Haas MBA an excellent choice for the lifestyle conscious.
Academically, the school is well regarded across the board; US News & World Report ranks Haas among the top 10 programs in eight business areas. Students in the MBA program also benefit from the brand strength and outstanding offerings of the wider University of California Berkeley, the second most Nobel Laureates-producing university in the US. Academic rigor is further reflected in the credentials of Haas students, with the MBA class of 2023 having a median score of 730, similar to that of HBS.
Most graduates tend to work in the tech sector, with 34% of the Haas MBA class of 2021 pursuing careers in that field. The second most popular destination was consulting with 28%, with finance coming a distant third at 12%. In terms of location, 56% of graduates stayed in the San Francisco Bay area, while the rest spread across the US and abroad in single digit figures. Notable Berkeley Haas alumni include Paul Otellini (Former President and CEO of Intel, MBA 1974), Barbara Deseor (Former CEO of Citibank, MBA 1977), Scott Galloway (Bestselling Author, Public Speaker and Clinical Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, MBA 1992) and Shantanu Narayen (CEO of Adobe Systems, MBA 1993).
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