University Of California, Berkeley (UCB) -- Haas

The Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools in the United States. Founded in 1898 as the College of Commerce, it was renamed in 1989 in honor of Walter A. Haas, former president of Levi Strauss & Co. Haas is part of the public University of California system and offers undergraduate, full-time MBA, evening and weekend MBA, executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, and doctoral programs. It is widely recognized for strengths in finance, entrepreneurship, technology management, and social impact, and its culture is defined by four core principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. Located on UC Berkeley's main campus in the San Francisco Bay Area, Haas benefits from proximity to Silicon Valley, major financial institutions, and a deep startup ecosystem. The school emphasizes experiential learning, interdisciplinary study across Berkeley's top-ranked departments, and leadership development. Its faculty and alumni network include Nobel laureates, prominent CEOs, investors, and founders, and Haas consistently ranks among the top business schools globally in major publications.