As the oldest dedicated business school, founded in Philadelphia in 1881, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania offers leading business education for both undergraduates, graduate students and working professionals. With degrees ranging from a Bachelor’s of Science to an MBA and PHD program, along with several certificate programs, Wharton is known as a leading analytical management school. Working with the University’s major academic departments, Wharton offers a number of joint-study programs for professional specialities ranging from Health Care to Legal Studies.

Its expert faculty number just over 300, and are leading scholars in their respective fields ranging from Public Policy, to Finance, Information Management, Real Estate and Operations. With just over 2,300 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate students enrolled annual, Wharton has a powerful network of over 80,000 alumni world wide. The school publishes Knowledge at Wharton, a leading management research journal which draws on the school’s large management data bases. Does a focus on business make it one of the best business schools? We think so