UK schools slide in 2025 FT Masters in Management Ranking
Switzerland’s St Gallen retains the top spot, with strong showings from China and France
Business school rankings
Executive MBA 2024
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Table notes
All the EMBAs in the ranking are of high quality. Some 195 points separate the top programme from the school ranked 100. The schools are divided into four tiers. Business schools in tiers l and ll score above the average for the cohort, and tiers lll and lV are below it. The difference in scores between schools ranked consecutively is greater within tiers l and lV than in tiers ll and lll. Tier l includes nine schools from Ceibs to Insead. Tier ll includes schools from Fudan University School of Management, in 10th position, to Koç University Graduate School of Business in 44th position. Tier lll, headed by ESMT Berlin, spans schools ranked 45th to 87th, National Sun Yat-sen University. Tier lV includes schools from Aalto University at 88 to University of Tennessee: Haslam at 100.
* Data in this column is for information only and is not used in the ranking calculation.
§ The location column shows where the school is based and where EMBA classes are held. If you are a prospective student and are looking at a school with multiple locations, please check with the school to confirm where teaching takes place as some schools may have classes in one location.
** School does not collect data for number of core teaching hours dedicated to ESG topics and solutions for how organisations can reach net zero for recent completing class.
