Manchester regains global top 30 spot for MBA

MANCHESTER Business School has regained its top 30 place in the Global MBA Rankings.

Last year MBS slipped to 31st, but has now been ranked 29th overall – meaning the institution is back to where it was in 2011.

In the survey, which is topped by Ivy Leage duo Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business, Lancaster University Management Scool was unchanged at 71st, but some 30 places below its rank of 41st in 2011.

Lancaster though was ranked 4th overall for the best value MBA, compared to Manchester’s 48th. This ranks the institutions by the value of their alumni’s salaries, compared with course length, fees and other costs.

Just nine UK institutions make the top 100. The others are: London Business School; University of Cambridge, Judge; University of Oxford, Said; Warwick University Business School; Cranfield School of Management; City University, Cass;  Imperial College Business School; University of Bath School of Management and University of Strathclyde.

Professor Michael Luger, Dean of Manchester Business School said: “We’re immensely proud of our alumni who have achieved such outstanding career success since leaving us.

“In a tough economic climate investing in your career progression by taking one of the world’s best MBAs is a crucial decision and return on investment is key.

“Manchester’s programme stretches our MBAs – both intellectually and practically. We invest significantly in the amount of client contact our MBAs experience throughout the 18-month programme, which is designed to ensure the original thinking they learn is applied to solve business challenges in the real world.”

The Global MBA Rankings are published annually by the Financial Times.