BI-Fudan MBA ranked among the best globally
12 October 2026The Financial Times ranks BI's executive MBA programme at school of management Fudan university in China among the best in the world, achieving particularly strong results on salary increase and carbon footprint.
The programme is ranked as number 31 among 100 programmes which qualified to be part of FT’s short list of the best Executive MBA programmes worldwide.
“We are proud that the BI-Fudan MBA once again ranks among the world’s top Executive MBA programmes. Securing a spot in the second-best tier globally and remaining the highest-ranked programme with a Nordic school affiliation, confirms that we deliver education at the absolute highest international level,” says Marius Eriksen, EVP Business at BI Norwegian Business School.
The BI-Fudan MBA programme ranks second-best globally in both salary increase and carbon footprint. According to the Financial Times, alumni responses regarding current salary and salary increase account for 31 per cent of the ranking’s total weight.
The Financial Times ranking is among the most recognized global assessments of Executive MBA programmes. The ranking is based on a comprehensive range of indicators, including salary development, career progression, internationalization, diversity, sustainability, and academic quality. Data is collected from both the schools and alumni three years after graduation.
Kellogg/HKUST Business School's EMBA tops the list, followed by CEIBS Global EMBA and IESE Business School Global EMBA programme.
See the full ranking here: https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/3048/emba-2026
Facts:
- This is the 26th edition of the Financial Times' annual ranking of the world’s top 100 Executive MBA programmes.
- Data for the ranking is collected through two online surveys: the first completed by schools, and the second by alumni who graduated in 2023. Alumni responses inform six ranking criteria: salary today, salary increase, career progress, work experience, aims achieved, and alumni network.
- The Financial Times publishes nine programme rankings in total, and BI typically participates in five of them: Masters in Management, Masters in Finance, Executive Education – Open, Executive Education – Customized, and Executive MBA.