Harvard University has been named the best institution in the world for studying a full-time MBA in a brand new ranking of MBA programs around the world.

The QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2018 have been published in association with our sister site TopMBA.com, and feature over 230 of the world’s best universities and business schools for studying an MBA.

Alongside the QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 which were also published today, this new MBA ranking will be a vital tool for any business-minded or entrepreneurial students keen to learn more about the world’s best MBA programs.

While Harvard come out on top overall, the rankings can also be viewed by region. The top five for the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia, Australia & New Zealand can all be found below.

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Sloan Graduate School of Management has been named the best place in the world to study a master’s degree in business analytics in the first-ever edition of the QS World University Rankings: Masters in Business Analytics Rankings.

Published as part of the QS Business Masters Rankings, this assessment of the world’s best business analytics programs is the first ever of its kind to be published anywhere in the world.

45 of the world’s best business analytics programs have been ranked, with 10 countries across three different continents represented. In each case, the institution has been scored according to five metrics: employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. More information about the methodology can be found here.

In addition to this ranking of business analytics programs, tables have also been published ranking the best master’s programs in management and finance. These can be found here and here.

Find a top master’s in business analytics degree near you by viewing the full table here, or scroll down to check out the top 10.

London Business School has been crowned the best institution in the world for studying a master’s degree in finance in the first edition of the QS World University Rankings: Masters in Finance Rankings.

New for 2018, this ranking has been published as part of the QS Business Masters Rankings, alongside other rankings of the world’s best management and business analytics postgraduate programs.

London Business School is one of two British institutions in the top 10, the other being the Said Business School at Oxford University which is ranked fourth. In between the two are the Sloan Graduate School of Management at MIT and HEC Paris in second and third respectively.

Universities and business schools have been ranked according to their performance in five metrics: employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. More information about the methodology can be found here.

30 countries are represented in this year’s ranking, with the United States claiming the honor of being the most-represented country with a whopping 49 schools included. Trailing behind in second place is the United Kingdom with just 21.

Find a top master’s in finance degree near you by viewing the full table here, or scroll down to check out the top 10.

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HEC Paris has been crowned the best institution in the world for studying a master’s degree in management in the first-ever QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management Rankings.

New for 2018, this ranking is one of three QS Business Masters Rankings, with rankings also published for finance and business analytics.

One of five French schools in the top 20 for management, HEC Paris ranked ahead of London Business School and ESADE in second and third respectively. All master’s programs were assessed against five metrics and HEC Paris scored full marks for two of these: employability and entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes. The other three metrics are return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. More information about the methodology can be found here.

29 different countries are represented in this inaugural ranking, excluding the various global locations of CEMS which is ranked eighth in the world. The United Kingdom is the most-represented country with 24 schools, closely followed by 21 from the United States.

Find a top master’s in management degree near you by viewing the full table here, or scroll down to check out the top 10.

Released today, the QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 compare the top business master’s degrees in management, finance and business analytics. These specialized master’s programs have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly among entrepreneurial and business-minded students who are looking to develop their skills by gaining a second degree, and these rankings should prove to be a vital tool for anyone choosing between different business schools or study programs.

These rankings have been compiled by measuring university and business school programs against five metrics: employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. There are slight variations in the weightings between the different rankings. More information about this can be found here.

HEC Paris ranked top for management

Leading the way in the inaugural ranking of management programs is HEC Paris for its Master of Science in Strategic Management. One of 17 French institutions featured in this ranking, HEC Paris scored a perfect 100 in two of the five indicators: employability and entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes.

The rest of the top 10 can be seen below. Other notable aspects are the dominance of European countries (CEMS is the only one not based solely in Europe; it’s spread across 30 cities around the world) and the column outlining which master’s program the school or university has been ranked for.

To view the ranking in full click here.

London Business School are first for finance

Having been pipped to first place by HEC Paris in the management ranking, London Business School has come out on top for finance, with impressive scores of over 93 out of 100 in four of the five indicators.

There’s a greater geographical balance to this top 10, with three American schools featuring alongside seven from Europe. 30 countries are represented in total in this ranking.

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MIT lead the way in the world’s first-ever business analytics ranking

Business analytics is a fairly new master’s program compared to management or finance, to the point where this ranking is the first time anyone anywhere in the world has ever compared business analytics programs. The Sloan Graduate School of Management at MIT has the honor of topping this world-first, with three other US institutions close behind.

Given the limited pool of business analytics programs available currently, only 45 have been ranked this year, from 10 different countries.

To view the ranking in full, click here.

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Bocconi University's position was adjusted after the final compilation and distribution of results due to a data revision. Under such circumstances we correct the affected institution but otherwise leave the results as already confirmed to participating institutions.

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The QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 is a new ranking of the top programs in business analytics, finance and management. As specialized programs are becoming increasingly popular (particularly with entrepreneurial students), this ranking aims to help students compare between different business schools and study programs.

Each institution was assessed on five indicators: employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, return on investment, thought leadership and diversity. Watch our videos above to discover the top 10 for each business master’s program.

Two of the most renowned universities in Russia in this year’s QS BRICS University Rankings, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) are bound to be at the top of your list if you want to study in Russia. Lomonosov ranks sixth this year, while Novosibirsk ranks 12^th. They’re also both ranked well in the QS World University Rankings® 2019, with Lomonosov currently ranked 90^th in the world, while Novosibirsk is in joint 244^th place.

If you’re trying to decide between these two top Russian universities, read on for an overview of how they compare in factors such as the student community, subject strengths and tuition fees.

 *Based on the broad subject areas of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.

QS World University Rankings® 2019

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is the leading institution at 90^th, climbing from joint 95^th last year, and also beats Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in most of the indicators used to compile the ranking. MSU is in the global top 100 for its reputation among graduate employers and academics, while both Russian universities achieve their highest score for the ratio of faculty to students, with MSU holding a large lead at 31^st to Novosibirsk’s 85^th.

The two top Russian universities both come 601+ for the citations per faculty indicator (a measure of research impact), and both are in the top 300 for percentage of international students, with MSU again in the lead by far at 173^rd.

Subject strengths

While the world and BRICS rankings can be a helpful starting point when choosing between these two top universities in Russia, you’ll probably also want to see which institution performs best for your subject. Looking firstly at the broad subject areas of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019, Lomonosov is in the top 100 for every broad subject area, excluding life sciences & medicine, for which it ranks joint 303^rd. Both Lomonosov and Novosibirsk achieve their highest score for natural sciences, with Lomonosov in joint 21^st place internationally.

The table below shows how the two top Russian universities compare on a subject level.

Location

Another important factor to bear in mind when choosing between these two top Russian universities is where you’ll based. Both university’s cities were ranked in the latest QS Best Student Cities, with Moscow ranked 28^th out of 100 cities in the 2018 edition, while Novosibirsk placed 96^th.  Moscow is perhaps a more familiar location, given it’s the capital of Russia and is located in the western (European) part of the country, but Novosibirsk is the unofficial capital of Siberia in Asian Russia and the third largest city in the country after Moscow and St Petersburg. As you’d expect from Siberia, Novosibirsk gets very cold, with temperatures averaging around minus 16°C in January. The cultural and economic center of Siberia, Novosibirsk is a fast-growing city and a transport hub. Novosibirsk State University itself is located in Akademgorodok (Academic Town), 30km from the city center, which is a world-famous research center and Russia’s answer to Silicon Valley. Novosibirsk is also a relatively affordable city for students, with much cheaper living costs than you’d find in Moscow (rent alone is 59 percent cheaper, according to Numbeo).

If you’d rather spend a bit more to live in Moscow and study at Lomonosov Moscow State University, you’re still likely to find the city’s living costs much lower than those in other European cities, such as London (where rent is 160 percent more expensive). Moscow also received plenty of praise in our student survey, with students commenting on the “many activities and events happening during the year…the city is made for youth and student life”, while another said: “You get to learn about different people and cultures”.

One of the most iconic capitals in the world, Moscow is full of fantastic Russian architecture, theaters, museums, galleries and parks to explore in your spare time. With more than 13.2 million residents, it’s considerably larger than Novosibirsk (which has a population of 1.6 million), so depending on your personality, you may find big city life either exciting or overwhelming.

Tuition fees & funding

Both of these top universities in Russia have similar tuition fees, which hover in the US$3,800-5,500 per year range for many courses. Even Lomonosov’s clinical medicine degree is only 325,000 rubles per year (~US$5,030) - a similar price to many other courses, despite medicine typically being one of the most expensive subjects. Fees are slightly higher for the English-taught graduate degrees at Novosibirsk State University but are still fairly low.

In terms of funding, the Russian government offers scholarships to help international students afford their studies, with 15,000 spots awarded in 2018. Russian government scholarships cover your full tuition for the duration of your program, as well as a maintenance allowance for the duration of your studies (typically about 1,630 rubles every month, which is roughly US$25). If available at your university, it will also include dormitory accommodation. To find out more and read about the steps to apply, you can check the Study in Russia website.

Lomonosov doesn’t currently offer its own scholarships. At Novosibirsk State University you may be able to study for an international program if you’re from a partner university or one that takes part in the Erasmus + exchange program.

You can browse more scholarships to study in Russia in our dedicated list here.

This article was originally published in November, 2017. It was updated in April 2019. 

Which of these top universities in Russia gets your vote? Let us know in the comments below!

All of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are held in high esteem – but IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay consistently stand out as some of the leading institutions, albeit by a narrow margin.

In the latest edition of the QS Asia University Rankings, IIT Bombay is ranked 34^th in the region, closely followed by IIT Delhi in 41^st place, and in the QS BRICS University Rankings 2018 – a comparison of the top universities in the five fast-developing BRICS countries – they appear in ninth and 17^th place respectively, with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in between them at 10^th.

These two institutions also fairly closely matched in terms of overall size and course offerings. In keeping with the IIT group’s tendency towards smaller intakes, each has around 8,000 students, and they both specialize predominantly in the engineering and technology disciplines.

Read on for a closer look at how these two top IITs compare, and their current positioning in the international rankings tables.

IIT Delhi vs IIT Bombay in the BRICS rankings

As the table above shows, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are closely matched across the board, scoring similarly in many of the eight indicators assessed in the QS BRICS University Rankings. Within the BRICS nations, both are among the best-reputed institutions in the eyes of both academics and employers, reflecting the overall strong international brand the two top IITs have attained.

As is the case for many Indian universities, the number of academic staff members employed relative to student enrolments is a comparative weak point, as is the international diversity of the student body and faculty. However, academic qualification levels are high, as are research production rates, particularly at IIT Delhi.

Overall, the top IITs remain some of the nation’s strongest representatives on the world stage, beaten only by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, which is currently ranked sixth in the BRICS countries and 33^rd in Asia.

IIT Delhi vs IIT Bombay in the subject rankings

True to their name and the IIT ethos, both institutions focus primarily on scientific and technical subjects. However, they also each have highly reputed schools of management, as well as offering a number of courses in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Both claim a strong presence in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, particularly within the engineering disciplines. Both are ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions for chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, and also for computer science.

They’re also both ranked as world leaders in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, statistics, physics, and business and management studies. IIT Bombay also appears in the rankings for environmental sciences, materials sciences, pharmacy and art and design.

So, at the end of this closely matched race, which of these two top IITs would you choose? Or are you headed for another of the Indian Institutes of Technology, or one of India’s larger comprehensive universities? Let us know in the comments below…

This article was originally published in July 2015. It was updated in August 2016 and again in November 2017.

Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) and Universidade Estadual De Campinas (UNICAMP) are two universities which are bound to be at the top of your list if you want to study in Brazil. Both are consistently featured in the global top 200 of the QS World University Rankings® 2018, with USP currently ranked number one in Brazil at 121^st in the world, while UNICAMP is joint 182^nd.

Both universities also perform extremely well in the QS University Rankings: Latin America 2018, with UNICAMP coming second in the region whilst USP is third. Read on to get a closer look at how these top universities in Brazil compare.

 *Based on the broad subject areas of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017

QS World University Rankings® 2018

Looking at the QS World University Rankings® 2018, USP went down one place from last year to now rank 121^st in the world, while UNICAMP climbed nine places to now rank joint 182^nd in the world. Both universities appear in the top 150 for their reputations among academics and employers, with USP surpassing UNICAMP on both.

However, both universities receive equal scores for the remaining indicators used to compile the rankings, earning 401+ each for their faculty/student ratio, research impact (citations per faculty) and the international diversity of both institutions’ students and faculty members. 

Subject strengths

If you’re still unsure on which of these top universities in Brazil gets your vote, then the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 can help narrow down each institutions’ strengths in different academic disciplines. USP ranks above UNICAMP for all five of the broad subject areas in the ranking, gaining a clear lead in each. However, despite this, there are some subjects which USP and UNICAMP are evenly matched for, for example chemistry, computer science, chemical engineering, modern languages and nursing, all of which both universities are ranked 51-100 in the world for.

The table below shows how USP and UNICAMP directly compare for different subjects.

Location

Both Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and Universidade Estadual De Campinas (UNICAMP) are located in São Paulo state, the most populous and developed state in Brazil. USP is based in the city of São Paulo while UNICAMP is based 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) outside Campinas city center, which is 96km (60 miles) northwest of São Paulo. Campinas means grass fields in Portuguese, referring to the scenic local landscape, and the city offers an interesting historical heritage, economic prosperity, plus excellent shopping, food and nightlife. While Campinas is by no means small (home to around 2.9 million people in its metro area), it may be preferable for those who aren’t keen on the idea of studying in São Paulo – the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere with more than 21 million inhabitants. Campinas’ location also means it’s easily possible to visit São Paulo while you study. However, other students might feel right at home in São Paulo – despite the chaos and traffic, it offers no shortage of new things to explore, whether it’s enjoying the famous carnival season or trying something new from the huge range of cuisine – with its vibrant culture helping to earn it 69^th place in the latest edition of the QS Best Student Cities.

Tuition fees & funding

The Brazilian Federal Constitution has established the right for free education up to postgraduate degree level, meaning all publicly funded universities are free of charge. Both USP and UNICAMP are public and therefore do not charge tuition fees. USP states on its website that no fees are charged for undergraduate and ‘stricto sensu graduate courses’ – stricto sensu refers to postgraduate degrees which enable the student to go into an academic career upon graduating. USP also states that ‘other MBA or extension courses may have tuition fees’. In contrast, MBAs are considered lato sensu postgraduate programs, meaning they are specialized and do charge tuition fees: to give you an example, the tuition fees for an MBA in Agribusiness are 18 monthly installments of R$800 (~US$240). Due to the free tuition, USP does not offer scholarship programs. Meanwhile, at UNICAMP, there are likewise no tuition fees, meaning students will just need to cover their own living expenses. Universities in Brazil generally don’t provide accommodation for students, meaning you’ll need to find private accommodation, which your university’s international office can assist you with.

There are external organizations which offer scholarships for international students to study in Brazil. For example, the OAS-GCUB Scholarship Program awards scholarships to outstanding citizens of OAS member states to complete masters or PhD programs at universities in Brazil. Undergraduate, doctorate and post-doctorate students from the European Union are eligible to apply for scholarships from the IBRASIL Project, which is funded by European Commission, and Canadian students are eligible to apply for scholarships from the Colleges and Institutes Canada to study in Brazil. PhD Students from developing countries are eligible to apply for PhD fellowships from The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

Finally, it’s important to note that if you want to study in Brazil you’ll need an excellent knowledge of Portuguese, and will need to prove your proficiency with the Celpe-Bras test. You’ll also need to have your application documents officially translated into Portuguese.

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This article was originally published in July 2017. It was updated in November 2017 to add the latest QS BRICS University Rankings data.