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2026 Financial Times Global Masters in Finance Ranking Released! 70 Institutions Proudly Listed!
Recently, the UK-based Financial Times (FT) released its 2026 Global Masters in Finance ranking.
The Financial Times first launched its dedicated Masters in Finance ranking in 2011. It is now one of the most authoritative and influential ranking systems in global finance education.
Ranking Methodology
Programmes included in the FT ranking must simultaneously meet the following three criteria:
The programme must be full-time and cohort-based;
It must have at least 30 alumni who completed the programme three years ago;
Participating schools must hold AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) or EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System) accreditation.
The ranking framework comprises 19 performance indicators, of which four carry the highest weights, directly reflecting graduates' core career outcomes:
Average salary of alumni three years after graduation (16%) – a direct reflection of graduates' baseline income;
Salary increase (10%) – measures the long-term income growth potential of graduates;
Career progression (6%) – indicates the upward mobility of graduates in the workplace;
Value for money (6%) – comprehensively assesses the return on investment in terms of tuition versus career rewards.
Ranking data comes from two sources: alumni survey feedback accounts for 56% of the total score, while school-submitted data makes up the remaining 44%, balancing real student experience with long-term career development outcomes.
Ranking Highlights
A total of 70 schools made it onto the list this year, the same number as last year.
The UK has 13 schools on the list.
London Business School's Masters in Finance is the only UK programme in the top 10, ranking 9th globally;
University of Oxford: Saïd (Oxford Saïd) rose 5 places from last year to 13th globally;
Bayes Business School climbed from 29th last year to 16th;
Imperial Business School follows closely in 17th place.
France has 12 schools on the list, with 5 in the global top 10.
ESCP Business School tops the global ranking for the fourth consecutive year;
SKEMA Business School remains firmly in 2nd place globally;
ESSEC Business School holds steady at 4th;
5th place goes to EDHEC Business School, which did not appear in last year's ranking but has surged directly into the top 5 this year;
HEC Paris ranks 7th globally.
The US has 7 schools on the list, 4 of which are in the top 50.
MIT Sloan School of Management ranks 1st in the US and 25th globally;
Hult International Business School ranks 39th globally;
Fordham University: Gabelli School of Business follows closely at 40th globally;
University of Texas at Austin: McCombs School of Business ranks 49th globally.
Portugal has six business schools on the list, with one in the global top 10.
Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE) ranks 8th globally;
Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics rose 4 places from last year to 19th globally;
ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management – 33rd globally;
FEP – University of Porto School of Economics – 43rd globally;
ISCTE Business School appears on the list for the first time, ranking 47th globally;
Católica Porto Business School rose 9 places to rank 54th globally.
Only one school from Hong Kong SAR, China, made the list this year: CUHK Business School ranks 21st.
One Canadian school is on the list: McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management ranks 43rd globally.
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