Australia has always been a popular destination for an international MBA degree. Thousands of students arrive in Australia every year to pursue education in management. Because of the quality of colleges in this country, it has become one of the most favored countries to pursue an international MBA. The country has a lot to offer in terms of education. An Australian MBA is a top prestigious degree. The institutes in Australia have everything that a student wishes to see in his dream institute. These institutes have consistently been successful in grabbing a position among the top universities of the world and thus, justifying the kind of competition that the students have to go through for getting admission in them.
Here are the top 10 universities in Australia for MBA:
- Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne
Melbourne Business School was home to Australia’s first MBA and executive education programs and is also home to the finest education in the field of management in the entire Australia. It has been ranked among the world’s top three marketing programs in the Financial Times Global rankings 2017. The institute offers various programs to the students. These programs are: part time, full time, executive and senior executive. The Melbourne Business School was the pioneer in the development if business education in Australia and have been raising the bar in this field ever since.
- College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
College of Business and Economics is also a big name in the field of Business education. The institute is located in the capital Canberra. The school is highly acclaimed for research. There are four research schools of this institute which offers insights in various fields ranging from actuarial studies to statistics. The school has always been a great choice for business education. The students here are prepared for the next level of leadership. It is the perfect place for all those who want to enhance their management skills.
- Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales
The Australian Graduate School of Management sits at the third place in this list. The institute is a member of the Asia-Pacific’s top 10 in the regional MBA rankings. The institute has been awarded the #1 MBA program in Australia by the Financial Times (UK) for eight consecutive years i.e. from 2007 to 2014. The Forbes bi-annual survey awarded the institute as the #1 MBA program in Australia and Asia in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007.
- La Trobe Business School
La Trobe Business School I another top class institute in Australia. In 2016, the institute earned a place top 200 universities in the world in QS rankings. The school has always been dedicated to providing students the best possible education in the field of management. The school has a wide variety of courses which are recognized worldwide through global accreditation and is a popular name among students.
- Monash Business School
The prestige of this business school can be estimated by the fact that it is among the 1% of business schools in the entire world to achieve the “Triple Crown” accreditation. The school is also a member of the QTEM network. The MBA program of this school is most often completed over a period of two years and thus, provides the students to have a work life along with their schooling and at the same time, establish a balance between the two lives.
- UQ Business School
UQ Business School, University of Queensland opened the doors to management education in 1972. The School began this venture with a staff of just three and today boasts of a lot more. The school became the first business school in Australia to have met the standards of the very coveted accrediting bodies- AACSB International and Europe’s EQUIS. The Economist awarded this institute with the first rank in the Asia-Pacific in 2013. The school operates over two sites. One of these is located at seven miles from the center of Brisbane and the other is located in Brisbane’s central business district.
- Sydney Business School
Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong sits at the seventh spot in this list. It is the graduate school in the Faculty of Business at the University of Wollongong. The school has designed 1-1.5 years MBA and 2 years MBA advanced for professionals who wish to acquire strategic managerial skills and make a mark in the field of management. The school has been able to grab a rank among the top 200 schools in the world.
- Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Founded in 1969, this school has always been a very big name in business education in Australia. In 1994, the school started offering business education from a campus in Hong Kong as well. Also, Macquarie Graduate School of Management has always aimed at encouraging female enrollment and recently launched a US$7million for the same. The fund was launched to reduce Australia’s gender imbalance at MBA level.
- Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
Graduate School of Business and Law is one of the six colleges that fall under the umbrella of RMIT University’s College of Business. The full-time MBA program at this business school is completed in one and a half to two years. But for the students who wish to advance very quickly through the course, there is a possibility for that too and the student can be granted ‘advanced standing’. The students can also study at RMIT Vietnam where the school offers a one-year MBA.
- UWA Business School
The University of Western Business School first started teaching Economics in 1912, and today, it boasts over 5,800 students. The school is one of the best in the region and is the only university in Western Australia to hold the EQUIS and AACSB accreditation both. The school is situated in Perth and its campus was given a place in the 50 most beautiful business school campuses in the world by MBA Programs.org. It has always been known for imparting high-quality education to it students.
