London Business School’s MBA scoring top spots

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London Business School’s MBA continues to prove its earning potential in a tough economic climate, by scooping the highest salary increase of the top five schools in the 2013 Financial Times MBA ranking.

London, Greater london, United Kingdom., January 28, 2013 - (PressReleasePoint) -

The London Business School students are facing a rewarding future, with a 124% increase in pre-MBA salary and a 92% rate of employment within three months of graduating.

The School’s program ranked fourth overall in the Global MBA Rankings 2013, in the top five with Harvard on the first place, Stanford second, Wharton third and Columbia fifth.

Of the top five, London Business School also has the most internationally diverse student body (94%) and faculty (86%), and overall, scored the second highest rank for international mobility (2), which clearly reflects its global focus.

Wendy Alexander, Associate Dean, Degree Programs and Career Services at London Business School, commented:
“Our aim at London Business School is to equip tomorrow’s global business leaders. Building on our globally diverse student, faculty and alumni body, our MBA now offers the brand-new Global Business Experiences, world-wide career treks and unique access into networks that extend across the world. It’s absolutely critical to us that we provide our students with the global exposure that tomorrow’s employers demand”.

London Business School also scored the top spot for fulfilling the goals of its students according to this year’s ranking. Highly recommended are the management courses which focus on strong leadership skills and try to get the most out of the students.
The criteria for the ranking include the current salary of the business schools’ MBA class of 2009, and value for money and recommendations from employers.

International experience, comprising internships, student treks and exchanges also ranked highly (tenth overall), with post-MBA career progress ranking tenth. The MBA was ranked fourth overall for alumni recommendations.