The
Financial Times recently released its
2022 MBA Rankings. Unlike last year’s
Financial Times MBA rankings, which international business schools dominated, U.S. schools rose to the top this year. This shift is a reminder to pay attention to a school’s placement over the years, as rankings are always changing.
While Wharton was among the business schools that chose not to compete in last year’s
Financial Times MBA rankings, the school returned to assume the top position in this year’s rankings. Following close behind, Columbia Business School took the second spot and Harvard Business School took the third. Like Wharton, these two schools did not participate in last year’s rankings.
Given the return of these top schools to the rankings, INSEAD dropped from first place to #4. In a minor change, Kellogg moved up slightly from #6 to #5. Stanford, which also did not compete last year, took #7. Chicago Booth and London Business School finished #8 and #9, respectively.
Yale SOM closed out the top 10 in the
Financial Times MBA rankings. While there are numerous strong programs outside of the U.S., 8 of the top 10 programs this year are U.S.-based.
Part of this focus on U.S. business schools could be attributed to the high salary reports for U.S. MBA graduates. Additionally, international enrollment at U.S. schools is on the rise after these numbers took a large hit during the pandemic. Both trends may have contributed to the rise of U.S. programs in the latest Financial Times MBA rankings.
While these rankings can help MBA hopefuls build their target school lists,
Personal MBA Coach likes to remind candidates that rankings are not the be-all and end-all.
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