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Accreditation and Rankings

Durham is one of the world’s leading Business Schools and in an elite group of schools worldwide to carry the internationally recognised triple accreditation.
45th in Europe
Financial Times European Business School (2021)
37th in the World
Economist Which MBA (2022)
25th in the World
Corporate Knights Better World MBA (2022)
7th in the World
Financial Times Online MBA (2021)
Durham University Business School

Triple Accreditation

Triple accreditation, or the “Triple Crown”, is only achieved by a select few of the best business schools in Europe. Durham University Business School has the privilege of being accredited by the three most important accreditation organisations AACSB, AMBA and EFMD/EQUIS. 

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Full-time MBA Rankings

8th (UK), 19th (Europe), 74th (Global): Financial Times Global MBA - Overall (2021)
Our Full-time MBA
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Full-time MBA Rankings (continued)

 

1st (UK) 2nd (Europe) 6th (Global)

Financial Times Global MBA - Value for Money (2021)

 

 

1st (UK) 3rd (Europe) 5th (Global)

Financial Times Global MBA - Corporate Social Responsibility (2019)

 

2nd (UK) 11th (Europe) 37th (Global)

Economist Which MBA (2022)



9th (UK) 27th (Europe) 78th (Global)

QS Global MBA (2022)




3rd (UK) 5th (Europe) 10th (Global)

Corporate Knights Better World MBA (2021)

 

 

University student
AMBA accreditation service is the global standard for all MBA, DBA and Master’s degrees, currently accrediting programmes from the top 2% of Business Schools in more than 75 countries. Accreditation denotes the highest standard of achievement in postgraduate business education.
Durham University Business School
AMBA Accreditation

Online MBA Rankings

3rd (UK), 5th (Europe), 7th (Global): Financial Times Online MBA (2022)
Our Online MBA
Durham Business School Building at night with financial times logo

Online MBA Rankings (continued)



4th (UK), 7th (Europe), 11th (Global)

QS World University Rankings Online MBA (2021)

 

University student
AACSB International (AACSB), a global nonprofit association, connects educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders.
Durham University Business School
AACSB Accreditation

Masters Rankings

25th (Global): Poets and Quants, Masters in Management (2022)
Our Masters Programmes
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Masters Rankings (continued)




11th (UK) 36th (Europe) 46th (Global)

Financial Times Masters in Finance (2021)



12th (UK) 40th (Europe) 76th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Finance (2022)



8th (UK) 40th (Europe) 54th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management (2022)



6th (UK) 23rd (Europe) 30th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Marketing (2022)



3rd (UK) 11th (Europe) 20th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Supply Chain Management (2022)



5th (UK) 16th (Europe) 47th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Business Analytics (2022)



6th (UK) 17th (Europe) 19th (Global)

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Masters in Management (2018)



6th (UK) 11th (Europe) 15th (Global)

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Masters in Finance (2018)

University student
EQUIS accreditation ensures a rigorous quality control, benchmarking your school against international standards in terms of governance, programmes, students, faculty, research, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as engagement with the world of practice.
Durham University Business School
Equis Accreditation