Accredited Business Schools in South Africa offering MBA Degrees: 2020

PMR.africa has completed its annual national ACCREDITED BUSINESS SCHOOLS survey on Accredited Business Schools offering MBA degrees OFFERING MBA/MBL DEGREES Mean score in South Africa. (out of a possible 10.00)

Henley Business School – Africa 8.19 The respondents (employers) rated the MBA graduates and students in the workplace representing accredited Milpark Business School (MBS) 8.06 Business Schools across 20 attributes/criteria (on a scale of Graduate School of Business & Leadership (GSB&L) – 0.00 – 10.00; where 0.00 = poor, 5.00 = average and 10.00 = University of KwaZulu-Natal 8.00 outstanding), namely: Wits Business School – University of the Witwatersrand 7.95 ● Academic knowledge ● Application of knowledge in the workplace The ’s Gordon Institute ● Communication skills/abilities of Business Science (GIBS) 7.90 ● Emotional intelligence University of Cape Town Graduate School ● Entrepreneurial skills/capacity/abilities of Business (GSB) 7.90 ● Environmental awareness Rhodes Business School 7.87 ● Ethical business conduct ● Financial management NWU School of Business & Governance 7.84 ● Future oriented (able to make long-term decisions) University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) 7.82 ● Human resource management ● Implementation of corporate governance Tshwane School for Business & Society (TSB) 7.72 ● Information management Regenesys Business School 7.70 ● Innovation ● Insight into sound sustainable development Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School 7.69 ● International perspective University of South Africa (UNISA) Graduate School ● Leadership skills/abilities of Business Leadership (SBL) – MBL 7.65 ● Marketing management ● Operational management School of Management – University of the Free State 7.60 ● Quantitative abilities/skills Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership – ● Strategic management 7.50

The ratings are based on the perceptions of the respondents. DISTANCE LEARNING ONLY ACCREDITED BUSINESS SCHOOLS OFFERING MBA DEGREES Mean score Regent Business School 7.96

MANCOSA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 7.80

SPECIALIST DEGREES Mean score University of Johannesburg (UJ) – College of Business and Economics (CBE) School of Management – How the survey was conducted: MCom Business Management 8.00

Universe: Listed and large companies, national, Business Intelligence Research Report: provincial and local government departments/ municipalities and State-Owned Enterprises in South A detailed business intelligence research report Africa that employ MBA graduates and students. providing competitive insight of strategic value is Timing: March to May 2020. available. The report features attribute ratings of all Sample: Random national sample of 300 surveyed business schools. This report is compiled as an respondents comprising of human resource directors/ executive summary with profiles and accompanying managers and line managers. tables and graphs. The report interprets and ties Methodology: Telephonic interviews and together the various aspects of all the data sourced electronic surveys were conducted. Back-checks were through the survey as detailed above. The report is conducted at all stages of the fieldwork. available at R 58 936 excl. VAT. 32 PMR.africa VOL 31 ISSUE 4 — 2020