Visual Summary: 62 out of 100 Top CEOs Have Advanced Degrees
A straightforward visualization of the Advanced Degrees of the Top 100 CEOs, including MS, MBA, and Doctorate Degrees.
Peter Thiel pays kids to drop out of college and start companies.
Elon Musk publicly mocks MBAs.
It becomes almost politically correct to take shots at the current education system.
Yet -
96 out of the 100 CEOS of the top 100 Fortune companies have college degrees. 3 out of the other 4 also went to college, though dropping out afterwards to pursue startup opportunities.
62 out of the 100 CEOs of the top 100 Fortune companies have advanced degrees.
- 9 have doctorate degrees, including PHD, JD, and MD.
- 44 have MBA degrees.
- 9 have M.S. degrees.
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An education is still one of the most valuable investment for ordinary people.
You can find a summary of which business schools these CEOs got their MBAs from in my other post "There Might Just Be a CEO Degree and 44 of Top 100 CEOs have It".
