QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025: 15 of the top 50 schools in Europe; France and UK regional leaders

Oxford (Said), in the UK, maintains its first place in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025, published on 30/04/2025. HEC Paris (France) follows in second, climbing from third in 2024, while IESE Business School (Spain) falls to third (2^nd in 2024).

Four American schools are ranked in the top ten, the first being MIT (Sloan), maintaining fourth place since 2024.

QS ranks 204 of the world’s best Executive MBA programmes across 50 countries and territories. A total of 69 European business schools feature in the rankings.

The U.S is the country with the most institutions ranked (67), followed by France, the first European country, with 14 schools, in front of the UK, with 11.

"In today’s interconnected business landscape, agility and cross-cultural competence are more vital than ever and leading Executive MBA programmes should continue to prioritise international diversity, strong career outcomes, and high-calibre cohorts to equip future leaders", declares Nunzio Quacquarelli, President of QS.

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