MBA & Master Glossary
M7 Business Schools
Definition
The M7 Business Schools are an informal alliance of the seven leading US business schools: Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), MIT Sloan School of Management, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, and Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern). The M7 are considered the elite of the MBA world and dominate international rankings. Graduates have excellent access to top companies in consulting, tech and finance.
Example: "To move into US consulting he specifically applied to M7 business schools."
Why this matters for your MBA
"M7 Business Schools" is one of the terms you will come across when comparing MBA and Executive MBA programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland — in admission requirements, accreditation details or programme descriptions. On mba.de you can check how individual business schools handle it and compare programmes independently.
Source: mba.de – independent comparison portal since 2003.