The Sauder School of Business MBA program at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has jumped 25 places in the 2013 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, UBC announced yesterday.
In the just-released ranking, which assesses the world’s top 100 MBA programs, Sauder’s MBA leapt to 57th position – third in Canada after The University of Toronto’s Rotman (46th) and York University’s Schulich (52nd).
Sauder dean Robert Helsley said that, in a very competitive environment, the school is “very pleased” with the school’s ranking increase.
“While only one measure of a school’s success, the ranking reflects our alumni’s strong career growth, the global reach and diversity of our MBA program, and the strength of our faculty members as leaders in business research,” he said.
The ranking showed a 12% increase in the average salary of a UBC MBA three years after graduation, relative to the average salary reported in 2012.
Ranked across various parameters, Sauder placed highest for its academic strength, where it jumped to 15th place in the world from 20th in 2012. The ranking looks at research productivity in top journals.
Sauder’s MBA program led its Canadian competitors in the category of “international mobility” (27th), which measures the success of students in securing international positions, and in “career progress” (56th), which looks at grads’ ability to advance to more senior roles in the workplace.
