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Earning an MBA is of a Fortune 500 company — but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Nearly 40 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs have an MBA on their resume, and graduates from the earn starting salaries well over six figures.

Every year, U.S. News & World Report analyzes thousands of schools to determine the best business schools in the country, and they also keep an eye on which schools produce the most powerful industry leaders. Recently, U.S. News looked at where 10 of the most powerful Fortune 500 CEOs went to business school.

Here’s where some of the most powerful business leaders on earth earned their MBAs:

Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors
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Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors

School: Stanford Graduate School of Business

U.S. News business school rank: 4

Gail Boudreaux 
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Gail Boudreaux, CEO, Anthem

School: Columbia Business School

U.S. News business school rank: 9

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.
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Tim Cook, CEO, Apple

School: Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

U.S. News business school rank: 11

Jamie Dimon speaking at the 2017 Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2017.
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Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan Chase

School: Harvard Business School

U.S. News business school rank: 1

Marvin Ellison
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Marvin Ellison, CEO, Lowe’s

School: Goizueta Business School at Emory University

U.S. News business school rank: 20

Alex Gorsky on Mad Money.
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Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart.
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Doug McMillon, CEO, Walmart

School: Collins College of Business at the University of Tulsa

U.S. News business school rank: not ranked

Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo.
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Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo

School: Yale School of Management

U.S. News business school rank: 11

Doug Parker
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Doug Parker, CEO, American Airlines

School: Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University

U.S. News business school rank: 26

Darren Woods, Chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil.
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Darren Woods, CEO, ExxonMobil

School: Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

U.S. News business school rank: 6

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon attended Harvard Business School, which tied with the University of Chicago for the title of best business school in 2018. With an acceptance rate of just 9.9 percent, getting in to a program like this one isn't easy. The average undergraduate GPA of a student accepted by Harvard Business school is 3.71 on a 4.0 scale, and the average GMAT score is 731 (out of 800.)

For many top-tier programs, applicants must also complete an interview. In order to prepare yourself for business school interviews, be sure to practice your answers to the and prepare several thoughtful questions.

Above all else, learn how to clearly communicate the skills and experiences you will bring to the program and what you hope to take away.

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