ivey business school mBA ranking

Recognized for excellence worldwide, Ivey is defined by its outstanding track record for developing leaders. Ivey has more C-level executives among its graduates than any other Canadian business school, with two in five alums holding senior management positions in their organizations. This success stems from Ivey’s state-of-the-art curriculum. With the input of top recruiters, business leaders, and alumni, our program ensures that our students will meet the challenges of today’s business world. Ivey develops and hones leadership abilities through our Five Leadership Essentials. Every day, students will learn how to embrace complexity, manage volume, maximize team potential, communicate persuasively, and achieve decisiveness through uncertainty.

Ivey uses the case method to immerse students in an action-oriented learning environment. The Ivey Case-Method also incorporates our Cross-Enterprise Leadership™ (CEL) approach, which prepares leaders to see the bigger picture and to lead initiatives that enhance the whole enterprise. Students have the support of Ivey Career Management who provide coaching and access to the resources our grads need to succeed throughout their careers. One of these resources is the prestigious alumni network that is over 23,000 strong in 98 countries. There is no business school that prepares you better for career success. www.iveymba.ca

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Ranking	Rank (out of 100)
Overall rank	66
Regional rank	41

Rank (out of 100)
Open new career opportunities	54
Diversity of recruiters	84
Percentage who received a job offer within three months of graduation	72
Percentage who found jobs through the careers service	68
Student assessment of career service	7
Personal development and educational experience	57
Faculty quality	>100
Student quality	66
Student diversity	75
Education experience	31
Increase in salary	94
Percentage increase on pre-MBA salary	>100
Post-MBA salary	84
Potential to network	30
Breadth of alumni network	38
Internationalism of alumni	81
Student rating of alumni effectiveness	7

Rankings and Accolades

Many media organizations publish some sort of package which ranks business schools against each other. Most rankings measure schools on multiple dimensions with different weightings assigned to different elements.

There are some rankings dimensions that align with Ivey’s program strategies, which centre on student and recruiter satisfaction, and others that do not. On the measures that align with our strategy, we perform well and where we do not, we pay close attention and review the data to determine if there is opportunity to improve. However, we do not formulate strategy based on their results.

Choosing the right business school for you is not an easy decision and rankings don’t always make the decision easier. As a consumer, you should become familiar with ranking methodology and the dimensions each one focuses on. Beyond rankings, it’s important to consider whether a business school is a good fit for you. Prospective students should take into account everything from classroom experience, to meeting career goals and strength of alumni networks when going through the selection process.

For six years running, Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked Ivey the No. 1 MBA program in Canada (2014-2019). In 2017, a survey of employers ranked Ivey as the sixth best MBA program located outside the United States.

In 2020, the Financial Times ranked our Executive Education program#1 Overall in Canada. Our Custom programs have also ranked #1 for three years in a row (2018-2020).

In 2021, The Economist (Full-time MBA ranking) ranked our MBA Program No. 1 in Canada for:

• Education Experience (9^th globally)
• Alumnus/Student Assessment of Career Services (11^th globally)
• Student Quality (43^rd globally). 

In 2015, the School received a bronze medal in the Nurturing Employability category at the prestigious Wharton-QS Stars ReImagine Education Awards.

Bloomberg Businessweek 2019 International MBA ranking*

School	Overall Score
HEC Montreal	15.9
Western (Ivey)	45.1
Queen’s (Smith)	34.8
Rotman	27.1
Concordia (Molson)	24.5
Ryerson (Rogers)	23.9
McGill (Desautels)	12.5
Alberta	11.7

*This ranking favours schools with satisfied students, alumni and recruiters.

The Economist 2021 Full-time MBA ranking*

School	Rank
Schulich	21
Ivey	56
Queen’s	57
Concordia	68
Ryerson	83
HEC Montréal	84
Rotman	N/A

*This ranking favours schools with satisfied students and many international students who find placement in countries with high PPP.

Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2021*

School	Rank
Rotman	75
McGill	91
Ivey	97
Queen’s	100
UBC Sauder	Not Ranked

*This ranking favours schools with strong research programs and many international students who find placement in countries with high PPP.