Alliance Manchester Business School - AMBS

Rankings and accreditations

Alliance MBS features in the world’s leading rankings.

We're one of a select number of business schools to be triple accredited by AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS.

We're a top 5 UK business school

First in the UK for operations, project and supply chain management, QS, 2025

Fifth in the UK for Global MBA, Financial Times, 2024

Fourth in the UK and 20th in the world for business analytics, QS, 2025

Third in the UK and 11th in the world for marketing, QS, 2025

Fifth in the UK for accounting and finance, Times Higher Education, 2023

First in the UK and 6th in the world for Global MBA careers, Financial Times, 2024

Rankings

We're consistently ranked among the world's leading business schools across Europe and the world.

Financial Times

As well as ranking in the top 10 UK business schools, our programmes are recognised across the globe in categories that embody our values - such as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

2024 Global MBA Ranking

Our Global MBA programmes are ranked:

  • 5th in the UK, 13th in Europe, 46th in the world overall
  • 10th globally for Environmental, Social and Governance
  • 1st in the UK and Europe and 6th globally for Careers Service

2024 European Business School Rankings

AMBS is ranked 40th in Europe.

2024 Customised Executive Education Ranking

Our executive education programmes are ranked 7th in the UK and 54th in the world.

Times Higher Education (THE)

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 ranks 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. In the rankings we feature:

  • 5th in the UK for accounting and finance
  • 6th in the UK for business and management.
The Guardian

In The Guardian's best UK universities 2023 rankings, we feature:

  • 17th in the UK for accounting and finance
  • 19th in the UK for business and management.
QS Business Master's Rankings

The QS Business Master's Rankings 2025 highlight the best graduate masters programmes across the world. In the 2025 edition, we are ranked:

  • 1st in the UK and 6th in the world for operations, project and supply chain management
  • 4th in the UK and 20th in the world for business analytics
  • 3rd in the UK and 11th in the world for marketing
  • 5th in the UK and 25th in the world for management (MSc IB&M)
  • 7th in the UK and 27th in the world for finance.
Bloomberg

Bloomberg ranks the best business schools and MBA programs in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

In the 2023-24 Bloomberg Best Business School Rankings we ranked 5th in the UK and 15th in Europe.

Bloomberg also published alumni quotes describing the best things about our MBA:

  • Class diversity
  • Consultancies programmes
  • Practical application of academic knowledge to real business cases with real clients.

We are a triple accredited school

Equis logo
Association of MBAs logo
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business logo
The Alliance Manchester Business School building and Hyatt Hotel on campus in the evening light

We're part of a top-100 university

Our place in The University of Manchester makes us a world-leading institution.

The University of Manchester rankings

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