Awarded by: Financial Times
The HKUST Business School became the first Asian school to advance to top 10 in the world on the annual Financial Times MBA rankings for its program quality and research achievement. Overall the MBA program ranks No. 9 in the world, tied with the University of Chicago, while the School's research ranks No. 10, a major breakthrough for Asian schools in the history of the paper's annual rankings.
The latest Financial Times ranking of HKUST MBA Program highlighted our graduates' abilities to prevail in challenging and difficult financial environment. It ranks No. 6 in the world with high salary percentage increase of 131%.
The School's research rank has significantly advanced from No. 17 to No. 10 and doctoral rank, measured by the number of doctoral students and faculty positions they took up at major MBA schools in 2009, has moved up 20 spots from No. 41 to No. 21. The School boasts a faculty that all have doctorates.
The HKUST Business School also remains strong in 5 international dimensions. It ranks No. 3 for "international faculty" and No. 2 in "international board". The MBA program ranks No. 6 for the "international experience" that its offers to students. Its highly diverse study body also ranks No. 6 in the "international students" category. The ranking of "international mobility", measured by employment movements of alumni between graduation and the three years on, has moved up 2 places from No. 17 to No. 15.