The Financial Times ranks the Full Time MBA from Esade Business School as #7 in Europe and #24 in the world in its category. The international dimension of the programme has contributed to this ranking, and the Esade MBA ranks #5 in the world in experience and global mobility of graduates; and #8 in the career development of its students. Esade also ranks in the European Top 10; and #10 in Europe for the level of satisfaction of students with the educational experience on campus.

For Josep Franch, Dean of ESADE Business School, this recognition is a boost ‘for Esade’s innovative and transformative educational experience, and our effort to anticipate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that professionals and businesses worldwide will need in the future. Our campuses are culturally rich and diverse environments that foster leadership committed to society. We pay special attention to innovation with numerous initiatives such as the Rambla of Innovation, where idea generation, experimentation, and research merges with learning; and the Challenge for Business Innovation projects that our students develop with companies and organisations locally and globally’.  

Esade FT MBA in figures

The current graduating class of the Esade FT MBA has 186 students, of which 94% are international (including 47 nationalities): Latin America (31%); Europe (28%); Asia (28%); USA and Canada (9%); Middle East and Africa (1%). Most students are qualified in economics and business management (41%) or engineering (30%), and with graduates in law (7%), humanities (5%), and social sciences (4%). The average amount of work experience is 5.7 years, and the sectors of origin include: industry; general services; financial services; consultancy; governance; technology; and communications.

After graduating, 93% of FT MBA students find work within three months. The sectors that most demand their experience include technology, manufacturing, finance, and consultancy; followed by health, commerce, consumer goods, and retailing. The most frequent destinations for graduates of the programme are Europe (especially Germany, United Kingdom, and Switzerland); Asia; Latin America; and the USA and Canada.

Many global and multi-sector companies visit Esade in search of candidates – including Google; Amazon; Boston Consulting Group; Deloitte, McKinsey; and HP. These firms are looking for individuals with top-level management training in functional areas (such as finance, marketing, and operations) with language skills, availability to travel, analytical ability, and an orientation for decision making and teamwork.