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Business school rankings

The Financial Times business education rankings are compiled using information collected from both business schools and recent graduates. The result is a detailed comparison of the relative merits of top programmes.

Five such rankings are published annually, relating to MBA, EMBA and Master in Management programmes, as well as non-degree executive education courses. There is also a ranking of top European programmes. To be eligible to participate, a business school must be internationally accredited by a body such as the AACSB, Amba or Equis; it must have a programme that has been running for at least five years; and it must have graduated its first class at least three years before the ranking publication date.

Global MBA (published January):The criteria used in the rankings are grouped into three main areas: alumni salaries and career development, the diversity and international reach of the business school and its MBA programme, and the research capabilities of each school.

Executive Education – Open & Custom programmes (published May): The survey includes three business school rankings: of schools which offer open enrolment programmes, those offering customised programmes, and a combined table featuring schools ranked for both. Open programmes are open to employees from any company or organisation. Customised programmes are tailor-made for organisations that want to offer specific training to employees.

Masters in Management (published September): The Financial Times Masters in Management ranking is an evaluation of pre-experience masters programmes in general management. The ranking is intended to give a thorough assessment of the nominated Masters in Management programmes, as well as an insight into participating business schools and their alumni.

EMBA (published November): Like the MBA ranking, the EMBA version looks at career progress, school diversity and levels of research at participating schools.

European Business Schools (published December): This ranking of rankings, based on the other Financial Times business education rankings, takes into account the number of programmes ranked for each European school and assesses their quality.

FT’s online interactive rankings tables allow users to search for a school of interest, sort by selected criteria and filter by location. Programmes can be evaluated across a wide range of criteria, including average salary after graduation, value for money and the latest FT ranking.

Having found a programme that meets your required criteria click the related school name to reveal a unique profile for that school. As well as information on the latest ranking data, the profile includes links to related FT content as well as a helpful location map.