A French, a Chinese and a joint US-Hong Kong programme have held on to the three top spots in the FT’s 2021 Executive MBA Ranking, in a year marked by continued pandemic disruption to work and study.
HEC’s Paris International EMBA regained top place, ahead of — in joint second position — the Kellogg/HKUST EMBA in Hong Kong, which led the 2020 ranking, and the China Europe International Business School (Ceibs) Global EMBA in Shanghai.
EMBA alumni overall continued to command high pay at a time of business uncertainty, with adjusted average salaries among those who graduated from schools ranked by the FT in both 2020 and 2021 up from $276,655 to $281,089.