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HEC Paris Ranked Best in the World in QS Masters in Management Rankings 2018

By Craig OCallaghan

Updated November 28, 2017 Updated November 28, 2017

Learn more about the methodology behind the ranking

HEC Paris has been crowned the best institution in the world for studying a master’s degree in management in the first-ever QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management Rankings.

New for 2018, this ranking is one of three QS Business Masters Rankings, with rankings also published for finance and business analytics.

One of five French schools in the top 20 for management, HEC Paris ranked ahead of London Business School and ESADE in second and third respectively. All master’s programs were assessed against five metrics and HEC Paris scored full marks for two of these: employability and entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes. The other three metrics are return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. More information about the methodology can be found here.

29 different countries are represented in this inaugural ranking, excluding the various global locations of CEMS which is ranked eighth in the world. The United Kingdom is the most-represented country with 24 schools, closely followed by 21 from the United States.

Find a top master’s in management degree near you by viewing the full table here, or scroll down to check out the top 10.

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	Copenhagen Business School	International Management	Denmark
10	University of St. Gallen	Business Management	Switzerland

Learn more about the methodology behind the ranking

This article was originally published in November 2017 .

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Craig OCallaghan

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.