Business school media rankings reflect WBS excellence

Warwick Business School has retained its position in the top 30 business schools across the world for its Executive MBA programme in the 2008 Financial Times global ranking of Executive MBAs. WBS is ranked third in the UK, and first in the UK outside London. The average salary earned by WBS graduates shows an increase of 6 per cent since last year's ranking.

WBS has also performed excellently in The Times Good University Guide ranking this year, which looks at undergraduate degrees in the UK. Its BSc Accounting & Finance degree is rated number one. Since the inception of this Guide, WBS has always been rated in the top five.

Howard Thomas, Dean of WBS, said, "These results show that WBS has strength and excellence across its range of teaching. Our top-quality facilities, great faculty and professional support staff combine to deliver a world-class business and management education right here in the Midlands."



One of Europe's largest business schools and the largest department of the highly-rated University of Warwick, WBS is fully accredited. Our teaching is rated excellent and 75 percent of our research is rated at 3* and above, placing us 3rd in the UK.
Over 8,000 students from 130 countries currently study here. Their interaction with top faculty creates a multicultural learning environment, enhanced by outstanding teaching and study facilities and a top-quality campus.
Our teaching covers the full range of business education, from undergraduate and masters degrees to the Warwick MBA, the Warwick MPA, doctoral research, and executive short course programmes.

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