AN MBA BIG ON
BUSINESS ETHICS,
NOT USUAL,
INDEED
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How to Solve for Volatility?
Our programs are designed to develop the purposeful business leader in you and prepare you for what lies ahead. Take the first step toward value-based career growth by exploring the Darden MBA, named the best business education experience in the U.S. by The Economist for ten years in a row.
Career Advancement
The True First-Round Interview
Darden Is Everywhere
NO.1
FACULTY (THE PRINCETON REVIEW, 2017-2022, 2024)
NO.1
U.S PUBLIC MBA PROGRAM FOR AVERAGE STARTING SALARY & BONUS (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2017–2021)
NO.1
U.S. PUBLIC BUSINESS SCHOOL (BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, 2023)
$163,710
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY (FULL-TIME MBA CLASS OF 2024)
$34,562
AVERAGE SIGNING BONUS (FULL-TIME MBA CLASS OF 2024)
93%
STUDENTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT RECEIVED A JOB OFFER 3 MONTHS POST-GRADUATION (FULL-TIME MBA CLASS OF 2024)
Professor Profiles
From course work to field research, our passionate faculty guide the critical thinking that transforms Darden students into business leaders.
THE ETHICIST
Ed Freeman
BUSINESS ETHICS
The father of Stakeholder Theory and champion of business ethics. A truly modern leader (before it was modern).
THE INQUISITIVE OPTIMIZER
Luann Lynch
ACCOUNTING
The recipient of the University of Virginia Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award whose research focus is on design and impact of incentive and compensation systems.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKER
Martin Davidson
LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Renowned for changing how executives across the globe leverage the diversity and differences in their organizations, with too many credentials to count.
Where You'll Find Us
The only difference between Darden alumni and Darden students? A job and a diploma. With a purpose-forged mindset and career services for life, here's where some of our graduates have landed.
