{"id":368,"date":"2026-07-16T13:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/?p=368"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:06:32","slug":"best-masters-management-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/en\/best-masters-management-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"FT 2025 Masters in Management Ranking : France still in the lead, Asia on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Financial Times has published its 2025 <strong>ranking of Masters in Management (MiM) programs<\/strong>. We have analyzed it for you\u2014check out our findings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more : <a href=\"https:\/\/misterprepa.net\/sigem\">How is SIGEM ranking done?<\/a><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Masters in Management : 25 schools in the ranking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>RANK FRANCE<\/td>\n<td>FT WORLD RANKING<\/td>\n<td>SCHOOL<\/td>\n<td>WORLD DEVELOPMENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>HEC Paris<\/td>\n<td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Insead<\/td>\n<td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>ESCP Business School<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>ESSEC Business School<\/td>\n<td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>emlyon business school<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>EDHEC Business School<\/td>\n<td>-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>SKEMA Business School<\/td>\n<td>+12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Grenoble \u00c9cole de Management<\/td>\n<td>+6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Audencia<\/td>\n<td>+18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>I\u00c9SEG School of Management<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>NEOMA Business School<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>Excelia Business School<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Paris School of Business<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>EM Strasbourg Business School<\/td>\n<td>+21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>Burgundy School of Business<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>Montpellier Business School<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com Business School<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td>KEDGE Business School<\/td>\n<td>-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td>ICN Business School<\/td>\n<td>+23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>ESSCA<\/td>\n<td>+12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>EM Normandie Business School<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>Rennes School of Business&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>ESDES Business School<\/td>\n<td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<td>Clermont School of Business<\/td>\n<td>-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong>25 establishments listed<\/strong>, France remains the best-represented country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the top of the table, we find the Parisian schools :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HEC Paris<\/strong> remains in <strong>second place worldwide<\/strong>, behind the untouchable University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>INSEAD<\/strong> occupies <strong>third place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ESCP Business School<\/strong> remains in the <strong>TOP 10<\/strong> (seventh), despite a slight drop (-1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ESSEC Business School<\/strong> retains its <strong>tenth place worldwide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significant declines : emlyon and EDHEC in difficulty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind this quartet, some schools are experiencing significant declines :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li><strong>emlyon business school<\/strong> fell from <strong>8th to 12th place worldwide<\/strong> (-4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EDHEC Business School<\/strong> experienced one of the sharpest declines, <strong>falling 10 places<\/strong> to 14th in the global rankings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excelia<\/strong> (-9) and <strong>Clermont School of Business<\/strong> (-16) also suffered significant declines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These changes clearly demonstrate the competitiveness between Grandes \u00c9coles on a global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significant progress : Audencia, SKEMA, ICN Business School, and EM Strasbourg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, several French schools stand out for their strong progress :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Audencia<\/strong> jumped <strong>18 places<\/strong> to reach 25th place worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SKEMA Business School<\/strong> (+12) moved up to <strong>18th place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grenoble Ecole de Management<\/strong> (+6) climbed to <strong>20th place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICN Business School<\/strong> (+23) and <strong>EM Strasbourg<\/strong> (+21) achieved two of the most impressive rises in this edition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ESSCA<\/strong> (+12), <strong>Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com BS<\/strong> (+10) and <strong>NEOMA<\/strong> (+4) also climbed in the rankings, strengthening France&rsquo;s international standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/en\/blog\/sigem-ranking-2026\">SIGEM ranking in 2026 and impact on careers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New entrants in the FT MIM 2025 ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 edition also welcomes two new French institutions to the rankings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paris School of Business<\/strong>, ranked <strong>43rd in the world<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EM Normandie<\/strong>, which enters the rankings in <strong>85th place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The world&rsquo;s top 30 best Masters in Management programs for 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>WORLD RANKING<\/td>\n<td>SCHOOL<\/td>\n<td>COUNTRY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>University of Saint-Gallen<\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>HEC Paris<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Insead<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Nova School of Business and Economics<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Shanghai Jiao Tong University : Antai<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>ESCP Business School<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Tongji University School of Economics and Management<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Stockholm School of Economics<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>London Business School<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>ESSEC Business School<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>emlyon business school<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>SDA Bocconi \/ Universit\u00e0 Bocconi<\/td>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>EDHEC Business School<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Vlerick Business School<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>IESE Business School<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Prague University of Economics and Business<\/td>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>WU Vienna University of Economics and Business<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>SKEMA Business School<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Grenoble \u00e9cole de Management<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Rabat Business School &#8211; International University of Rabat<\/td>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>WHU &#8211; Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>ESMT Berlin<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Esade Business School<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Audencia<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>I\u00c9SEG School of Management<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>IE Business School<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>University of Mannheim<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Indian Institute of Management Bangalore<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Cat\u00f3lica Lisbon School of Business and Economics<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>NEOMA Business School<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While France remains the country with the highest number of schools represented, competition remains fierce on the global stage. At the top of the rankings, the <strong>University of St. Gallen in Switzerland retains its first place<\/strong>. Just behind, <strong>HEC Paris (2nd)<\/strong> and <strong>INSEAD (3rd)<\/strong> complete the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Asia<\/strong>, meanwhile, continues to rise in prominence, with three Chinese institutions now in the global top 10:<strong> Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Tongji University<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Europe, several countries also stand out. <strong>Portugal<\/strong> distinguishes itself thanks to <strong>Nova SBE<\/strong> (4th) and <strong>Cat\u00f3lica Lisbon<\/strong> (30th), while <strong>Italy<\/strong> shines with <strong>Bocconi<\/strong> (13th). <strong>Spain<\/strong> (IESE, Esade, IE), <strong>Germany<\/strong> (Mannheim, WHU, ESMT), and the <strong>Czech Republic<\/strong> (Prague University of Economics) also feature in the world&rsquo;s <strong>TOP 30 best Masters in Management programs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond Europe and Asia, other regions are gradually making their mark. <strong>Africa<\/strong> is positioned with <strong>Rabat Business School (20th)<\/strong>, and <strong>India<\/strong> confirms its place in this ranking of the world&rsquo;s best Masters in Management with <strong>IIM Bangalore<\/strong> (28th).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the 2025 edition shows <strong>increasingly fierce international competition<\/strong>, with Europe retaining a central role but facing the rise of Asia and the emergence of new players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetegrandesecoles.com\/masters-business-analytics-qs-2025\">Les meilleurs masters en Business Analytics selon le classement QS 2025<\/a><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is the FT 2025 Masters in Management ranking constructed ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be eligible, Masters in Management programs must be full-time, cohort-based, aimed at students with little professional experience, and have international accreditation (EQUIS or AACSB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evaluation is based on <strong>19 weighted criteria<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li><strong>42%<\/strong> comes from data provided by the schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>58%<\/strong> is based on a survey of graduates from the class of 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main criteria include :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>current salary<\/strong> of graduates three years after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Salary progression<\/strong> compared to their situation before the program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>employment rate<\/strong> three months after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumni satisfaction<\/strong> with the added value of the program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>diversity<\/strong> of the student body and faculty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internationalization<\/strong> (student mobility, partnerships).<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teaching in ESG<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 25 institutions ranked, France remains the best-represented country in the FT 2025 ranking of the best Masters in Management 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