Chief Executives

Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$224,402

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$220,116

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$216,287

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$210,400

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$208,670

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$207,886

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)Harvard University, MA

$205,703

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$204,731

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$202,958

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$197,821

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$194,606

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Stanford University, CA

$193,776

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Yale University, CT

$192,686

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$190,915

International Business(masters)Duke University, NC

$190,893

Business/Commerce(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$190,333

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$189,494

Business/Commerce(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$188,890

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$188,502

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)New York University, NY

$184,729

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$182,930

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Cornell University, NY

$179,274

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)New York University, NY

$178,835

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Georgetown University, DC

$173,832

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$172,128