MBS ranked number one in Australia for MBA
Sep, 2009
In AFR BOSS's 2009 survey of Australian MBA programs, Melbourne Business School has ranked number one.
The survey found that 91 percent of MBS alumni would choose to come back and 86 percent have a higher income as a result of their MBA.
According to BOSS, no other school received that level of affirmation from its former students.
This year's poll is the most comprehensive since it started in 2002 with 1732 alumni responding from 22 business schools.
Monash Graduate School of Business, Macquarie Graduate School of Management and the Australian School of Business (AGSM) have ranked second, third and fourth respectively.
According to Boss, MBS is quoted as having "highly educated, predominantly full-time faculty members with loads of current and recent business experience, which satisfies the clamour from students for teachers to deliver a mix of real-word and research oriented content."
It says that students also go into MBS courses with strong business experience and qualifications with a large proportion having master's degrees; and it (MBS) is one of three schools that demand a higher English-language entry requirement.
"We're delighted to be recognised as the number one business school in Australia," says MBS acting dean, Jennifer George. "We're especially pleased with the comments that we've been receiving from students and alumni who say that the experience they have at MBS has prepared them exceptionally well for the jobs they choose."
Having an MBS ticket was said to help with the all-important return on investment with 86 per cent of the school's alumni claiming their MBA helped them get more money, either with their same employer or by moving to a new job.
Just over 91 per cent of MBS alumni say they would return to the school even if money or location allowed them to go elsewhere.
George says this reflects the extensive amount of work the school has invested in its MBA programs.
An interesting finding of the report was that few of the leading business schools offer subjects devoted to sustainability, women and management or leadership.
At MBS these subjects are an integral part of the MBA offering. The school leads by example with MBS board member, Gail Kelly being cited by respondents as the most admired CEO.
In the report, MBS alumni Sophie Barlow summarised her experience by saying, "There were 60 of us and 32 different backgrounds. Most people had five plus years of experience and they were very impressive. I made a good set of friends."
