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Online MBA 2025

15 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocationSalary today (US$)ESG and net zero teaching rankAverage course tuition and fees *
1
IE Business School
Spain209,2021€56,000
2
Imperial Business School
UK228,44310£50,500
3
Warwick Business School
UK216,8984£40,733
4
University of Southern California: Marshall
US228,50013$129,716
5
Carnegie Mellon: Tepper
US191,8419$149,028
Online MBA
Spain’s IE business school tops list for best online MBA
UK-based Imperial and Warwick follow the Madrid-based institution again

MBA 2025

100 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation, by primary campusWeighted salary (US$)Carbon footprint rank
1
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
US241,52265
2
Columbia Business School
US242,74767
3
IESE Business School
Spain198,5848
4
Insead
France209,99217
4
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Italy217,2411
Global MBA
Wharton tops 2025 FT MBA ranking despite strong European competition
The best MBAs are holding their own amid challenges from alternative courses and concerns for the future

Executive MBA 2024

100 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation §Programme nameSalary today (US$)
1
Ceibs
China/Switzerland/GhanaCeibs Global EMBA536,759
2
ESCP Business School
France/Germany/UK/Italy/Spain/PolandEMBA363,789
3
Washington University: Olin
China/USWashU-Fudan EMBA627,737
4
IESE Business School
Spain/US/GermanyGlobal EMBA328,158
5
Trium: HEC Paris/LSE/NYU: Stern
France/US/UKTrium Global EMBA421,699
Global EMBA
Older graduates using EMBAs as start-up springboards, FT ranking shows
Traditionally used to climb corporate ladders, the Executive MBA is increasingly also a route to entrepreneurship

Online MBA 2024

10 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocationSalary today (US$)ESG and net zero teaching rank
1
IE Business School
Spain205,0882
2
Imperial Business School
UK218,3158
3
Warwick Business School
UK208,3876
4
University of Southern California: Marshall
US209,00010
5
Carnegie Mellon: Tepper
US195,3047
Online MBA
Spain’s IE Business School retains title as top Online MBA provider
Latest FT ranking comes at a time when the use of advanced technology and more tailored learning are reshaping online education

MBA 2024

100 b-schools in this ranking
#NameAlumni network rankCarbon footprint rankWeighted salary (US$)Value for money rankCareer progress rankLocation, by primary campus
1
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
2556245,7729518US
2
Insead
2013198,9042340France
3
Columbia Business School
1761232,760769US
3
SDA Bocconi School of Management
381202,534543Italy
5
IESE Business School
57186,3399726Spain
Global MBA
FT Global MBA Ranking 2024: the top schools in tough times
The schools that excelled despite weakening demand and employment opportunities

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