Afterschool
May 30, 2014
Ever wondered what courses CEOs take? Let's take a look at America's powerful men and their educational background.
2013 Compensation: $76.9M / One-Year Change: -18.7%
Reached 2nd year in Computer Design, University of Chicago.
2013 Compensation: $65.4M / One-Year Change: 11.1%
Switched Major from pre-med to Spanish, Bucknell University
2013 Compensation: $45.4M / One-Year Change: 248.2%
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University & MBA, Columbia
Richard C. Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
2013 Compensation: $38.9M / One-Year Change: 125.1%
Bachelors in accounting & MBA, Mississippi State University
2013 Compensation: $36.8M / One-Year Change: 11.0%
Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University
2013 Compensation: $33.4M / One-Year Change: -8.1%
Bachelor of Science in Television & Radio, Roy H. Park School of Communications
Jeffrey L. Bewkes, Time Warner
2013 Compensation: 32.4% / One-Year Change: 26.9%
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University & MBA, Stanford University
2013 Compensation: $31.2M / One-Year Change: 174.9%
MBA, Cornell University
2013 Compensation: $30.9M / One-Year Change: 140.1%
Economics, University of Naples Federico II
Jeffrey R. Immelt, General Electric
Compensation: $28.2M / One-Year Change: 262.1%
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics, Dartmouth College & MBA, Harvard
2013 Compensation: $28.0M / One-Year Change: 16.7%
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard & Professional Doctorate, Harvard Law School
2013 Compensation: $27.6M / One-Year Change: 3.2%
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Texas
Rupert K. Murdoch, 21st Century Fox
2013 Compensation: $25.8M / One-Year Change: 16.9%
Bachelor of Arts and MA, Oxford University
2013 Compensation: $24.9M / One-Year Change: 284.5%
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Wake Forest University
2013 Compensation: $24.4M / One-Year Change: 10.9%
Dentistry, Howard University Dental School
2013 Compensation: $24.0M / One-Year Change: 11.6%
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science University of California, Los Angeles
2013 Compensation: $23.4M / One-Year Change: N/A
Bachelor of Arts, John Hopkins University, MBA New York University
2013 Compensation: $22.6M / One-Year Change: 5.7%
Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania
2013 Compensation: $22.5M / One-Year Change: 11.2%
Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas
2013 Compensation: $22.4M / One-Year Change: 146.4%
Bachelor's in Economics, Stanford University
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