MBA Rankings 2017 GLOBAL MBA RANKINGS Weighting of Data Points (full-time and part-time MBA) he benefits attached to an MBA are well documented: career Quality of Faculty: 34.95 %

progression, networking International Diversity: 9.71% opportunities, personal Tdevelopment, salary... and the list Class Size: 9.71% goes on. However, in an increasingly Accreditation: 8.74% congested market, selecting the right Faculty to Student Ratio: 7.76% can be difficult, which is far from ideal given the time and Price: 5.83% investment involved. International Exposure: 4.85% Using a ranking system entirely Work Experience: 4.85% *EMBA Weighting: geared and weighted to fact-based Professional Work experience and criteria, CEO Magazine aims to cut Development: 4.85% international diversity are adjusted accordingly. through the noise and provide potential Gender Parity: 4.85% students with a performance benchmark **Online MBA Weighting: Delivery methods: 3.8% for those schools under review. Delivery mode and class 0 % 5 % 10 % 15 % 20 % 25 % 30 % 35 % size are removed.

NORTH AMERICAN MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE

American University: Kogod Saint Joseph’s University: Haub Appalachian State University Saint Mary’s College of California Auburn University: Harbert Suffolk University Bentley University: McCallum* Temple University: Fox Boston University: Questrom Texas A&M University-​College Station: Mays Bryant University University of Akron California State University-​Long Beach University of Alberta California State University-East Bay University of Baltimore California State University-San Bernardino University of California at Davis Case Western Reserve University: Weatherhead University of California-San Diego: Rady Chapman University: Argyros University of Delaware: Lerner Cleveland State University: Monte Ahuja University of Louisiana-​Lafayette: Moody College of William and Mary: Mason* University of Massachusetts-​Boston Colorado Technical University University of Massachusetts-​Lowell* DePaul University: Kellstadt University of Nebraska -Lincoln Drexel University: LeBow* University of Nebraska-Omaha Fairfield University University of New Mexico: Anderson Florida International University University of North Carolina-Charlotte: Belk* Fordham University University of Oklahoma: Price Georgia Institute of Technology: Scheller University of Oregon: Lundquist Georgia State University: Robinson University of Pittsburgh: Katz Gonzaga University University of Portland: Pamplin HEC Montreal University of Richmond: Robins Hult Internatonal Business School University of South Florida: Muma Kent State University University of Tampa: Sykes Loyola Marymount University University of Texas at Arlington Lynchburg College University of Texas-​Dallas: Jindal Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson University of the Sciences Millsaps College University of Utah: Eccles Niagara University University of Vermont: Grossman Northern Illinois University University of Washington: Foster* Oakland University University of West Georgia* Pepperdine University: Graziadio Virginia Commonwealth University Queens University of Charlotte Virginia Tech: Pamplin Rochester Institute of Technology: Saunders Willamette University: Atkinson

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Baylor University: Hankamer* Seattle University: Albers Bowling Green State University University of Cincinnati: Lindner California State University-​Chico University of Connecticut California State University-​Northridge University of Florida, Hough Hofstra University: Zarb* University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler Kennesaw State University University of Kentucky: Gatton Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan University of Memphis* Marquette University University of Michigan-Flint Northwest Missouri State University University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Lubar Purdue University-West Lafayette: Krannert*

EUROPEAN MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE Country Country Aston Business School* UK IE Business School Spain France IESE Business School Spain Birmingham Business School UK ISEG Portugal Bradford University School Leeds University Business School UK of Management UK Business School Germany Brunel Business School UK MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy Business School Netherlands Netherlands Nebrija Business School Spain Carlos III University of Spain Porto Business School Portugal Copenhagen Business School Denmark SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany The Lisbon MBA Catolica | Nova Portugal Durham University Business School* UK France EBS Business School Germany Trinity College Dublin School Ecole des Ponts MBA with Solvay France and Belgium of Business Republic of Ireland ESADE Business School Spain University of Amsterdam Netherlands EU Business School Spain, Germany University of Exeter UK and Switzerland Management School UK HHL Leipzig Graduate School University of Nottingham UK of Management Germany University of Sheffield Management School UK

MBA RANKINGS-THE REST OF THE WORLD TIER ONE

Country Country Central Queensland University Australia University of Otago Business School New Zealand Griffith University Australia University of South Australia Australia HKUST Business School China University of Southern Queensland Australia IAE Business School Argentina University of the Witwatersrand, INCAE Business School Wits Business School South Africa La Trobe University Australia , RMIT University Australia Waikato Management School New Zealand Swinburne University of Technology Australia University of Wollongong The University of Adelaide Australia Sydney Business School Australia Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Chile Victoria Graduate School of Business Australia Universidad de Chile Chile ceo-mag.com / Rankings Edition 2017 *Some data unavailable 13 GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE Rank Country Rank Country 1 University of Ottawa: Telfer Canada =22 Stockholm School of Economics Sweden 2 Ponts-Fox Global Executive MBA =23 University of California-San Diego: Rady North America (École des Ponts Business School France and =23 The Durham EBS Business and Temple University) North America School Executive MBA UK and Germany 3 EU Business School Spain, Germany 24 Pepperdine University: Graziadio North America and Switzerland 25 Boston University: Questrom North America 4 Copenhagen Business School Denmark =26 Baylor University: Hankamer North America 5 Global OneMBA =26 Millsaps College North America Mexico, Brazil, (EGADE, FGV-EAESP, =26 RMIT University Australia Netherlands, Rotterdam School of Management, 27 Bradford School of Management North America University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Executive MBA in Dubai Dubai and School of Management) and China =28 Northern Illinois University North America 6 SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland =28 University of Kentucky: Gatton North America 7 Purdue University-West Lafayette: =28 Villanova University North America Krannert - Global EMBA North America =29 California State University-​Long Beach North America 8 Temple University: Fox North America =29 HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management Germany =9 Kennesaw State University North America =29 Porto Business School Portugal =9 Loyola Marymount University North America =29 University of Wollongong =9 Virginia Commonwealth University North America Sydney Business School Australia =9 INCAE Business School Costa Rica 30 Washington State University: Carson North America 10 CEIBS Zurich institute of Business Education China 31 Bradford University School of Management UK and Switzerland 32 University of Tampa: Sykes North America 11 McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA Canada 33 Solvay Brussels School 12 Purdue University-West Lafayette: of Economics and Management Belgium Krannert North America 34 University of Oregon: Lundquist North America =13 Hult Internatonal Business School North America =35 California State University-East Bay North America =13 IfM Institut für Management Austria =35 University of Texas-​Dallas: Jindal North America =13 Netherlands =35 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: =13 Trinity College Dublin School Lubar North America of Business Republic of Ireland =36 Marquette University North America 14 Leeds University Business School UK =36 Saint Mary’s College of California - =15 Rutgers Business School North America Trans-Global EMBA North America =15 IE Business School Spain =36 University of Alberta Canada =15 IESE Business School Spain =36 University of Washington: Foster North America =15 The Lisbon MBA Catolica|Nova Portugal =36 College of William and Mary: Mason* North America =16 Florida International University North America =36 Aston Business School* UK =16 AIX Marseille Graduate School of Management France =37 Georgia Institute of Technology: Scheller North America =37 =17 Kent State University North America ESADE-Georgetown Global Executive MBA Spain and North America =17 Business School Netherlands Netherlands =38 Auburn University: Harbert North America =17 University of Nottingham UK =38 University of Connecticut North America =18 Fordham University North America =38 University of Pittsburgh: Katz North America =18 University of Utah: Eccles North America 39 MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy 19 Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Chile =40 Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan North America =20 Case Western Reserve University: =40 Seattle University: Albers North America Weatherhead North America =40 Suffolk University North America =20 Rochester Institute of Technology: =41 Saint Mary’s College of California North America Saunders North America =41 Texas A&M University-​ =20 Germany College Station: Mays North America =20 IAE Business School Argentina =42 Saint Joseph’s University: Haub North America =21 University of Oklahoma: Price North America =42 ESADE Business School* Spain =21 University of Texas at Arlington North America 43 University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler North America =21 University of Exeter UK =44 Chapman University: Argyros North America =22 Georgia State University: Robinson North America =44 University of South Florida: Muma North America =22 Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson North America =45 Hofstra University: Zarb* North America =22 Oakland University North America =45 University of New Mexico: Anderson* North America =22 Audencia Business school France =45 Universidad de Chile Chile

14 *Some data unavailable ceo-mag.com / Rankings Edition 2017 TIER TWO Rank Country Rank Country =1 Bowling Green State University North America 4 University of North Alabama North America =1 University of Florida: Hough North America 5 Birmingham Business School UK 2 Drexel University: LeBow* North America 6 University of Louisiana-Lafayette: Moody North America 3 Cleveland State University: Monte Ahuja North America 7 University of Memphis* North America

GLOBAL ONLINE MBA RANKINGS

Rank Country Rank Country 1 EU Business School Spain, Germany =17 Washington State University: Carson North America and Switzerland =17 Queens University of Charlotte North America 2 SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland =18 Saint Mary’s College of California North America =18 Pepperdine University: Graziadio North America 3 IE Business School Spain =19 University of Texas-​Dallas: Jindal North America 4 University of Otago Business School New Zealand =19 Suffolk University North America =5 University of Utah: Eccles North America =19 Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson North America =5 The Lisbon MBA Catolica | Nova Portugal =20 University of the Sciences North America 6 Temple University: Fox North America =20 University of Baltimore North America =7 The UK =20 Saint Joseph’s University: Haub North America =7 Rochester Institute of Technology: =20 Florida International University North America Saunders North America =20 Central Queensland University Australia =7 MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy =20 Birmingham Business School UK 8 Bradford University School of Management UK =21 University of Delaware: Lerner North America =21 Swinburne University of Technology Australia =9 La Trobe University Australia 22 Georgia WebMBA =9 American University: Kogod North America (Columbus State, Georgia College, =10 The EuroMBA Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, (Aix-Marseille, Audencia Nantes, EADA, France, Spain, University of West Georgia, Valdosta State) North America HHL Leipzig, and Germany, Poland, 23 Hofstra University: Zarb* North America Maastrict University) and the Netherlands 24 Aston Business School* UK =10 Colorado Technical University North America 25 Baylor University: Hankamer North America 11 University of Massachusetts-​Lowell* North America =26 University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler North America 12 Jack Welch Management Institute North America =26 University of Cincinnati: Lindner North America 13 Washington State University: =27 Drexel University: LeBow* North America Carson - EMBA North America =27 College of William and Mary: Mason* North America 28 University of Florida: Hough North America 14 RMIT University Australia 29 University of Nebraska-Lincoln North America =15 University of Southern Queensland Australia =30 University of North Alabama North America =15 University of Liverpool Management School UK =30 Auburn University: Harbert North America =15 Durham University Business School* UK 31 Cleveland State University: =16 Griffith University Australia Monte Ahuja North America =16 California State University- =32 University of Memphis* North America San Bernardino North America =32 Northwest Missouri State University North America

Based upon accreditation, quality of faculty, geography, and international standing, this year’s GLOBAL DBA LISTING Global DBA Listing is designed to showcase the market’s premier DBA providers.

Aston Business School Baruch College, City University of New York: Zicklin IE Business School Case Western Reserve: Weatherhead Kennesaw State University: Coles Cranfield School of Management Maastricht School of Management DePaul: Kellstadt Rollins College: Crumer Drexel University: LeBow SBS Swiss Business School Durham University Business School Temple University: Fox École des Ponts Business School University of Dallas: Gupta EU Business School University of Manchester: Alliance Georgia State University: Robinson Washington University in St. Louis: Olin

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