These are the best executive MBAs in the world including one from South Africa
The Financial Times has released its latest global Executive MBA (EMBA) ranking, looking at the best 100 programmes offered globally.
According to the Financial Times, EMBA graduates are more likely to work in industry and manufacturing than younger alumni from full-time MBAs and masters in management courses — and less likely to be employed in finance or consulting.
To be a part of the report, the school must be accredited by either the US’s Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business or the European Equis.
In addition, the EMBA must be cohort-based with at least 30 students enrolling and graduating together each year.
A total of 4,680 alumni completed the survey with their responses informing five ranking criteria:
- salary today;
- salary increase;
- career progress;
- work experience;
- aims achieved.
The joint programme offered by the Kellogg School of Management and HKUST Business School was ranked top overall for the third consecutive year.
Its alumni also have the highest average salary three years after graduation at $507,000 (R7.3 million) – almost $140,000 (R2 million) greater than the second-highest earners from the Olin Business School at the University of Washington.
Only one school from South Africa was featured on the list – the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) at the University of Pretoria.
GIBS climbed 20 places to reach 67 in the 2018 rankings, with graduates of its modular/part-time EMBA expected to earn upwards of $200,000 (R2.9 million).
These are the 15 best executive business courses in the world, according to the Financial Times:
| 2018 | 2017 | School | Country | Average salary (US$) | EMBA Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kellogg / HKUST Business School | China | $507 492 | Kellogg-HKUST EMBA |
| 2 | 5 | Trium: HEC Paris/LSE/NYU: Stern | France / UK / US / China | $342 970 | Trium Global EMBA |
| 3 | 3 | Tsinghua University / Insead | China / Singapore / France / UAE | $365 736 | Tsinghua-Insead Dual Degree EMBA |
| 4 | 2 | EMBA-Global Asia: Columbia/HKU/LBS | China / UK / US | $307 840 | EMBA-Global Asia |
| 5 | 14 | Ceibs China / Switzerland | China / Switzerland | $364 578 | Ceibs Global EMBA |
| 6= | – | HEC Paris | France | $322 043 | HEC Paris International EMBA |
| 6= | 7 | Washington University: Olin | China | $368 498 | Washington-Fudan EMBA |
| 8 | 6 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Antai | China | $344 193 | SJTU Antai EMBA |
| 9 | 12 | Iese Business School | Spain / US | $270 281 | Global EMBA |
| 10 | 11 | MIT: Sloan | US | $343 680 | MIT EMBA |
| 11 | 10 | ESCP Europe | FR / GB / DE / ES / IT / LB | $238 908 | ESCP Europe EMBA |
| 12 | 13 | IE Business School | Spain | $271 488 | Global EMBA |
| 13 | 8 | Insead | France / Singapore / UAE | $279 102 | Global EMBA |
| 14= | 4 | EMBA-Global: Columbia/LBS | US / UK | $253 454 | EMBA-Global Americas & Europe |
| 14= | 18 | London Business School | UK | $243 250 | EMBA |
| 67 | 87 | Gordon Institute of Business Science at UP | South Africa | $206 982 | Modular / Part-Time EMBA |
Read: The best MBA schools in South Africa – and how much they cost
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