
For the first time, AGSM@ʹڲƱ Business School’s two-year MBA has been ranked among the top 10 worldwide by Forbes.
In the bi-ennial ranking, released today, the Full-Time MBA was ranked 8th and is the only Australian MBA program to feature. The top 10 include London Business School (UK) HEC Paris (France), IESE (Spain), CEIBS (China) and Esade (Spain).
The rankings assess MBA programs in three categories – US Schools, International One-Year MBA and International Two-Year MBA.
have a unique approach to assessing MBA outcomes, based on the program’s financial “return on investment”. Schools are ranked solely on their “5-year MBA gain”, i.e. the net cumulative amount the typical alumni would have earned after five years by getting their MBA versus staying in their pre-MBA career.
“The AGSM Full-Time MBA program has again ranked among the world’s elite global management schools,” said Nick Wailes, Director AGSM and Deputy Dean ʹڲƱ Business School.“Good career outcomes are fundamental to our programs – and financial return on investment is one of the ways we can measure their success.”
“We are equally invested in ensuring our graduates are equipped to contribute to a progressive society,” Wailes said. “We recruit a diverse cohort of highly motivated MBA candidates and deliver a contemporary program that sets them up to make an impact – to enhance their career opportunities, move into a new industry, or start their own business.”
"The AGSM Full-Time MBA was a life-changing experience that expanded my perspectives of the world and provided me with tools and frameworks to face my