Henley Business School secures best UK FT ranking

Henley Business School has been ranked as one of the UK’s top five business schools in this year’s Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA ranking 2024 – its best position since joining the FT ranking.

Henley also achieved strong positions in the world (No. 52) and in Europe (No. 27).

Strong scores in individual areas of the rankings included:

• Top spot in the UK for overall satisfaction, a measure based on alumni experience of the Executive MBA (EMBA).
• UK No. 1 position for international course experience, reflecting the richness of the EMBA experience and being part of a diverse international cohort, and achieved its best global position for this measure at No. 14.
• UK No. 6 position for graduate career progress, also ranking 32 in Europe and 64 in the world – a measure which reflects the growth in the level of seniority of Henley graduates, as well as the size of organisations they are working for.
• UK No. 5 for salary (today), and 34 in Europe and 75 in the world, which focuses on the average salary three years after course completion.
• Top 10 in UK and top 40 in Europe for salary increase, with graduates reporting a 49% increase in their salaries.
• UK No. 1 for women on the board and women faculty, reflecting Henley’s commitment to staff and student diversity. Henley improved across all the gender measures, moving closer to the perfect 50/50 student gender balance this year.
• UK No. 1 for the carbon footprint measure.

Anne Dibley, Head of Post-Experience & Apprenticeship Programmes, said: “It is wonderful to see Henley’s world class Executive MBA programme going from strength to strength. We put student satisfaction at the heart of what we do, so I am delighted that we have secured the number one spot in the UK for alumni satisfaction.

"We are also very proud of the immersive international experience that our students benefit from, so it is very pleasing to be ranked number one in the UK for international course experience (and world top 15). We focus strongly on the importance of sustainability and responsible business at Henley, and our UK number one (and world top 20) ranking for carbon footprint is testament to this commitment.

“Similarly, we are very proud of our strong diversity credentials, gaining the number one spot in the world for women on the school advisory board, along with being ranked number one in the UK for women faculty. Most importantly, many of our alumni talk about their Executive MBA as a life-changing experience: as our world faces relentless, rapid change, we are committed to ensuring that the transformational power of our Executive MBA grows ever stronger.”