CEO Magazine Announces Global MBA Rankings for 2026
Saunders’ MBA, Executive MBA (EMBA), and Online MBA programs have been ranked among the best in the world by CEO Magazine. Saunders’ MBA Program is in the top-tier of programs for the fourteenth consecutive year, the online Executive MBA program ranked #23 globally, and the on-campus Executive MBA Program sits at #39 globally.
CEO has published its Global MBA Rankings, profiling MBA, Executive MBA and Online MBA programs, annually since 2012. This year’s complete ranking covers 88 MBA programs, 57 EMBA programs, and 78 online MBAs from business schools across North America, South America, Central America, Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the Middle East. CEO employs a weighted assessment based on:
- quality of faculty (34.95%)
- international diversity (9.71%)
- class size (9.71%)
- accreditation (8.74%)
- faculty/student ratio (7.76%)
- price (5.83%)
- international exposure (4.85%)
- work experience (4.85%)
- professional development (4.85%)
- gender parity (4.85%)
- delivery methods (3.8%)
The STEM-designated MBA at Saunders College allows students the flexibility to design their curriculum based on their professional goals while providing them with a highly sought-after STEM education, including core business courses, information systems, and analytics. Saunders’ executive MBA degree is offered on campus as well as fully online.
“Saunders College of Business has a great entrepreneurship program with a focus on teaching students the basics of starting up a business and seeing if it is commercially viable. That is something I was able to leverage during my time here by advancing an idea with teammates, and I am excited to see how far we will go with it.”— Austin Okwudili ’19 (MBA)
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