The Financial Times ranking of the 100 best Executive MBAs in the world brings to the top, for the first time, CEIBS (China Europe International Business School). The Shanghai school was founded in 1994 through a partnership between the European Union and the Chinese government. Its MBA is offered in China, Switzerland and Ghana.
The following are ESCP Business School (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Poland) and Washington University – WashU (Olin Business School), with courses in the United States and China. The Executive MBA from the renowned IESE Businessss School, from Spain, also offered in Germany and the United States, was ranked fourth on the list.
No Brazilian business school made it into the rankings. But the French school's Global MBA SKEMA Business School, which also offers the course in Brazil, appears in 13th place.
According to the publication, student earnings three years after completing their degree fell in real terms. Average salaries for people over 40 fell from US$1.4T240,000 per year in 2018 to US$1.4T210,000 in 2024. The decline was similar for younger alumni.
The FT ranking is based on criteria including average alumni salaries, faculty research publication in selected journals, and student and faculty gender and citizenship diversity.
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