Ranking the Best EMBA Programs

October 15, 2001 at 4:00 AM UTC

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For mid-career executives, BusinessWeek's ranking of best Executive MBA programs is the counterpart to our hugely popular biennial ranking of the Best B-Schools (BW--Oct. 2, 2000). Every two years since 1991, we have published the results of our survey of EMBA program directors as a benchmark of the top programs. This year, with the addition of a customer-satisfaction survey of more than 5,000 recent graduates of EMBA programs, we rank the 25 best programs around the world.

With the growing importance of global business, more U.S. schools are hosting programs abroad. Others have formed joint programs with international counterparts. While our B-school rankings focus on full-time programs, our EMBA rankings are geared toward part-time degree programs for senior executives, many of whom are sponsored by their corporations.