The MIT Sloan School of Management is part of the Massechussets Institute of Technology and has a strong academic program with an emphasis on coursework, analytic reasoning and quantitative analysis. MIT Sloane has close ties with the MIT's engineering, science and economics faculties. Applicants must submit a cover letter to the business school as they would in a job application for the chance to secure a place at this fiercely competitive school.

Other top-tier international business schools on the US East Coast include the Tuck School of Business (Hanover, New Hampshire), Duke University's Fuqua School of Business (Durham, North Carolina) and Georgetown McDonough School of Business (Washington DC).