Financial Times Global Business School Rankings for the year 2013 has been announced. Harvard has finally taken over the reins from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Wharton. There has been a slight shift in the ranking. In 2012, Stanford took the spot from London Business School, while in 2013, Harvard has displaced London Business School to 4th rank.
As with the theme of 2012, in 2013, Asian Business Schools have dominated the top 100 Global MBA Rankings. CUHK Business School, which was not featured in the top 100 ranking in 2012, has taken 27th place, making it one of the many Business Schools from China to have taken the top 100 spots. Other Chinese Schools to have been featured in the top 100 list include:
Business School Name Current Rank Three Year Average Rank
Hong Kong UST Business School 8 8
Ceibs 15 19
University of Hong Kong China 31 Not Featured
Peking University: Guanghua 66 Not Featured
Fudan University School of Management 89 Not Featured
Apart from Chinese Business Schools, other notable entrants to the top 100 rankings include
Current Rank Three Year Business School Name Country Average Rank
51 Not Featured Sungkyunkwan University SKK GSB South Korea
54 Not Featured Washington University: Olin US
61 Not Featured The Lisbon MBA Portugal
64 Not Featured Tilburg University, TiasNimbas Netherlands
66 Not Featured Coppead Brazil
72 Not Featured University of Bath School of UK
Management
81 Not Featured Tulane University: Freeman US
82 Not Featured University of St Gallen Switzerland
84 Not Featured George Washington University US
86 Not Featured Korea University Business School South Korea
87 Not Featured Arizona State University: Carey US
87 Not Featured University of Strathclyde UK
Business School
92 Not Featured EMLyon Business School France
94 Not Featured Case Western Reserve University: US
Weatherhead
95 Not Featured University of California, San Diego: US
Rady
97 Not Featured College of William and Mary: Mason US
100 Not Featured University of Alberta Canada
Financial Times Top 10 Global MBA Ranking - 2013
1. Harvard Business School
2. Stanford Graduate School of Business
3. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
4. London Business School
5. Columbia Business School
6. Insead
7. Iese Business School
8.Hong Kong UST Business School
9. MIT: Sloan
10. University of Chicago:Booth
Financial Times Top 10 Average Salary($) Ranking - 2013
1. Harvard Business School
2. Stanford Graduate School of Business
3. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
4. London Business School
5. Columbia Business School
6. Insead
7. Iese Business School
8. Hong Kong UST Business School
9. MIT: Sloan
10. University of Chicago: Booth
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MBA Value: In terms of greatest value from the MBA Program: Harvard dominated the ranking followed by Stanford and Wharton. London Business School and Columbia Business School took the 4th and 5th places respectively.
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