Lancaster 27th in world in FT 2009 MBA ranking
Published 26 January 2009
The 2009 Financial Times Global MBA ranking places the Lancaster MBA 27th in the world, 10th in Europe and 4th in the UK. This position demonstrates the consistent performance that has placed Lancaster in the top 30 in the world over the last three years.
The 2009 FT ranking puts Lancaster in a cluster of world-class business schools alongside Cambridge and Oxford in the UK; Dartmouth (Tuck), Yale, Northwestern (Kellogg) and Duke (Fuqua) in the USA; Hong Kong UST and the Indian School of Business in Asia; and HEC Paris, IESE, ESADE and Rotterdam (Erasmus) in Europe.
The FT table highlights Lancaster's special strengths:
- 4th in the world for value
- 5th in the world for career progress
- Best in Britain for salary increase with an average rise of 128% for the class of 2005
“Here at Lancaster we continue to pioneer hands-on, action-based approaches to managerial development that we are sure will continue to earn premium professional and financial rewards for our students.”
Oliver Westall, Director of the Lancaster Full-time MBA
Professor Sue Cox, Dean of Lancaster University Management School, praised her colleagues in the MBA team for their continued success, and congratulated the class of 2005 on their career performance which is behind Lancaster's high ranking.
MBA Director Oliver Westall said: “We're immensely proud of our alumni who have achieved such outstanding career success since leaving us. Here at Lancaster we continue to pioneer hands-on, action-based approaches to managerial development that we are sure will continue to earn premium professional and financial rewards for our students.”
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