Awarded by: Financial Times
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA (EMBA) program remains the world's No. 1 EMBA program, according to the Financial Times 2011 EMBA global rankings released today. This is the third year in a row that it has achieved top status.
Jointly offered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program has been in the top 3 since 2005 and was also ranked world's No. 1 in 2007, in addition to its current streak which began in 2009.
The Financial Times 2011 EMBA global rankings tracked the performance of students who graduated in 2008 to take into account their career advancement three years after attaining the EMBA qualification. The success of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program is largely attributed to the impressive career track records of the graduates, their diversity and working experience.
According to the ranking, Kellogg-HKUST EMBA alumni have achieved the highest average salary three years after graduation, reaching US$419,416 per annum, a 63% increase from their average pre-EMBA salary. They rank global No. 2 in terms of the extent to which they fulfilled their most important goals for doing an EMBA, and are world's No. 3 in terms of work experience. The program's student and faculty diversity also rank among the world's best. The research ranking stands high at 14th in the world.