Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2013 - Harvard Beats Stanford, Rise of Chinese Business Schools and Great Comebacks

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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