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QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 - Out Now!
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QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 - Out Now!
Craig OCallaghan
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Released today, the QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 compare the top business master’s degrees in management, finance and business analytics. These specialized master’s programs have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly among entrepreneurial and business-minded students who are looking to develop their skills by gaining a second degree, and these rankings should prove to be a vital tool for anyone choosing between different business schools or study programs.
These rankings have been compiled by measuring university and business school programs against five metrics: employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. There are slight variations in the weightings between the different rankings. More information about this can be found here.
HEC Paris ranked top for management
Leading the way in the inaugural ranking of management programs is HEC Paris for its Master of Science in Strategic Management. One of 17 French institutions featured in this ranking, HEC Paris scored a perfect 100 in two of the five indicators: employability and entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes.
The rest of the top 10 can be seen below. Other notable aspects are the dominance of European countries (CEMS is the only one not based solely in Europe; it’s spread across 30 cities around the world) and the column outlining which master’s program the school or university has been ranked for.
Top 10 Masters in Management Programs
Rank
University/School
Program
Country
1
HEC Paris
Strategic Management
France
2
London Business School
Management
United Kingdom
3
ESADE
International Management
Spain
4
ESSEC
Strategy & Management of International Business
France
5
Imperial College London
Management
United Kingdom
6
IE Business School
Management
Spain
7
London School of Economics
Management & Strategy
United Kingdom
8
CEMS
International Management
Global
9
University of Copenhagen
International Management
Denmark
10
University of St. Gallen
Business Management
Switzerland
To view the ranking in full click here.
London Business School are first for finance
Having been pipped to first place by HEC Paris in the management ranking, London Business School has come out on top for finance, with impressive scores of over 93 out of 100 in four of the five indicators.
There’s a greater geographical balance to this top 10, with three American schools featuring alongside seven from Europe. 30 countries are represented in total in this ranking.
Top 10 Masters in Finance Programs
Rank
University/School
Program
Country
1
London Business School
Finance
United Kingdom
2
Sloan Graduate School of Management, MIT
Finance
United States
3
HEC Paris
International Finance
France
4
Said Business School, Oxford
Financial Economics
United Kingdom
5
Haas School of Business, UCB
Financial Engineering
United States
6
ESADE
Finance
Spain
7
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Financial Engineering
United States
8
ESCP Europe
Advanced Master in Finance
France
8*
Bocconi University
Finance
Italy
9
EMLyon
Finance
France
10
ESSEC
Finance
France
To view the ranking in full, click here.
MIT lead the way in the world’s first-ever business analytics ranking
Business analytics is a fairly new master’s program compared to management or finance, to the point where this ranking is the first time anyone anywhere in the world has ever compared business analytics programs. The Sloan Graduate School of Management at MIT has the honor of topping this world-first, with three other US institutions close behind.
Given the limited pool of business analytics programs available currently, only 45 have been ranked this year, from 10 different countries.
Top 10 Masters in Business Analytics Programs
Rank
University/School
Program
Country
1
Sloan Graduate School of Management, MIT
Business Analytics
United States
2
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
Business Analytics
United States
3
USC Marshall School of Business
Business Analytics
United States
4
Carlson School of Management
Business Analytics
United States
5
University of Melbourne
Business Analytics
Australia
6
Alliance Manchester Business School
Business Analytics
United Kingdom
7
University of Warwick
Business Analytics
United Kingdom
8
Eli Broad College of Business
Business Analytics
United States
9
Krannert School of Management
Business Analytics and Information Management
United States
10
IE Business School
Business Analytics & Big Data
Spain
To view the ranking in full, click here.
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As Head of Content, Craig is responsible for all articles and guides published across TopUniversities and TopMBA. He has nearly 10 years of experience writing for a student audience and extensive knowledge of universities and study programs around the world.
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