UCT GSB’s EMBA ranked 31st globally for Overall Satisfaction by the Financial Times

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Financial Times has placed the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) among the best Executive MBAs (EMBAs) in the world for alumni satisfaction in its new 2024 rankings, with more than 92% of EMBA alumni from the UCT GSB reporting that they were happy with their degree.

This showing follows the programme’s recent ranking as the best EMBA in the Middle East and Africa and 53rd in the world in the 2024 QS EMBA rankings.

“The fact that a degree with a distinctly African perspective outscores business schools like Oxford, Wharton and INSEAD in alumni satisfaction speaks to the unique and transformative nature of this programme,” said Dr Catherine Duggan, the director of the UCT GSB. “Even seasoned executives tell me that they come away from our EMBA with a new perspective on their own leadership and new tools to help them navigate our increasingly complex and uncertain world.”

The UCT GSB’s EMBA also excelled in the Financial Times rankings for the gender diversity of its faculty (ranking 8th); the gender diversity of its students (ranking 27th); its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues (ranking 34th); the professional seniority of its students (ranking 42nd) and the power of its alumni network to secure career opportunities, launch start-ups, recruit staff and provide ongoing engagement (ranking 54th).

“We work hard to bring together cohorts of exceptional senior executives seeking both personal and professional growth.”

“It’s good to see some of the most rigorous rankings in the world highlighting the combination of elements that make the UCT GSB’s EMBA unique,” noted Associate Professor Camille Meyer, the programme director for the EMBA. “We work hard to bring together cohorts of exceptional senior executives seeking both personal and professional growth, and our students benefit from the combination of leadership acumen, business insights and commitment to purpose and meaningful impact that the programme offers.”

Data-driven

Often considered one of the most influential business school rankings, the Financial Times collects a substantial proportion of the data used in its programme rankings directly from alumni, including data on overall satisfaction and career progression. Other data, including programme curricula and the proportion of female and international students and faculty, are provided by schools themselves and subjected to periodic audits by external audit firms.

The UCT GSB EMBA programme is a two-year part-time degree targeted at senior managers and executive leaders looking to enhance their business skills and networks while developing the authenticity, resilience and understanding of complexity necessary to build and lead more sustainable organisations.