{"id":123845,"date":"2016-05-17T21:28:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T19:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=123845"},"modified":"2016-05-18T17:45:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:45:48","slug":"south-africas-best-universities-for-business-and-finance-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/123845\/south-africas-best-universities-for-business-and-finance-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s best universities for business and finance degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new report highlights the rise in recognition of private institutions for higher learning in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>2015 marked a critical year for tertiary institutions in South Africa, following the #FeesMustFall movement. And that student activism has not abated in 2016, leading to violence, and damage of university property to the value of hundreds of millions of rands.<\/p>\n<p>New World Wealth, as part of its South Africa 2016 Wealth Report, ranked the top universities in South Africa for business and finance degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The wealth advisory firm used the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quality of lecturers and courses<\/li>\n<li>Individual attention given to students<\/li>\n<li>Safety and student life on campuses<\/li>\n<li>International recognition of degrees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perhaps surprisingly, two lesser established institutions in Monash South Africa and Vega School, cracked the top five, ahead of the more traditional universities.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Monash South Africa (MSA) launched a professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree for part-time students, while the Independent Institute of Education offers, through Vega, three year B.Com degrees specializing mainly in marketing and brand management.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Top rated universities in South Africa 2016<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\">Rank<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">University<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">\u00a0Students<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Rhodes University<\/td>\n<td><strong>7,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Monash University<\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>University of Stellenbosch<\/td>\n<td><strong>30,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Vega School of Brand Leadership<\/td>\n<td><strong>4 campuses<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>University of Cape Town<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26,500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Top rated universities in South Africa 2000<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\">Rank<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">University<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">\u00a0Students<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>University of Cape Town<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>26,500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Rhodes University<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>7,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>University of Stellenbosch<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>30,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>University of Pretoria<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a050,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Wits<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a033,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vega forms part of the group of tertiary institutions operated by the Independent Institute of Education (IIE), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADvTECH Group.<\/p>\n<p>ADvTECH pointed out that while Vega is a tertiary education institution, it is not classified as a University in legal terms, due to it being a private institution.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on education in South Africa<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/120403\/the-best-degrees-to-study-to-earn-the-most-money-in-south-africa\/\"><strong>The best degrees to study to earn the most money in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/119219\/south-africas-best-universities-as-ranked-by-you\/\" 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