Seven Australian business schools have secured a place on the latest CEOWORLD magazine ranking of the world’s best business schools with Melbourne Business School topping the list with a ranking of 31.
To produce the ranking CEOWORLD magazine surveyed 250,000 business executives, graduates, global business influencers, industry professionals, business school academics, employers, and recruiters in 176 countries and territories between September last year and January this year.
Melbourne Business School was the only local school in the top 50 with Macquarie Business School, Sydney Business School, the University of Queensland and the AGSM @ UNSW securing top 100 positions.
“This is fantastic recognition of the outstanding research, high-quality teaching and proactive engagement with the business community that keeps Melbourne Business School consistently ranked among the world’s leading business schools,” Dean Jenny George said.
Globally, first place went to the Wharton School, followed by London Business School in second place, and MIT Sloan School of Management in third. Harvard Business School came in fourth, with Stanford Graduate School of Business in fifth place. Columbia Business School (CBS) ranked sixth, and Haas School of Business came in seventh.
According to the latest rankings, Saïd Business School (also known as Oxford Saïd or SBS) has ranked eighth among the top 10 business schools worldwide. Following closely behind is Kellogg School of Management, an esteemed institution known for its innovative and socially responsible approach to business education, which has claimed the ninth spot. Finally, Yale School of Management, focusing on developing leaders who positively impact society, has earned the tenth position on this prestigious list.
Alliance Manchester Business School took the No. 11 spot, followed by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (No. 12) and Cambridge Judge Business School (No.13). Meanwhile, INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration) ranked No. 14 in the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of the best business schools in the world for 2025. Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management came in fifteenth place, followed by HEC Paris (sixteenth), Leonard N. Stern School of Business (No. 17), Fuqua School of Business – Duke University (eighteenth), and IMD – International Institute for Management Development ranked nineteenth.
Out of the 100 best business schools in the world for 2025, NUS Business School – Singapore ranked No. 20th. A number of parameters are used to compile the ranking, which is based on the satisfaction levels of individual students, industry professionals, and corporate recruiters. So, if you are thinking about boosting your prospects with a postgraduate-level degree in business, we have got just the thing for you; here are the best international business schools that can help advance your career:
