Iscte Business School is once again in the Financial Times (FT) “Masters in Management” ranking – one of the most important international rankings of business schools – ranking 74th worldwide, among 100 top universities. The master's degree in Business Administration at the Iscte business school achieved the best national results in four indicators: satisfaction of former students with the course (average of 9 out of 10), salary increase (64%), better value for money (29th worldwide) and higher percentage of female students (61%).

“The results of the Financial Times reflect Iscte Business School's commitment to its students and to the real needs of companies and organizations”, says Maria João Cortinhal, director of the School. “The connection to business, the level of proximity to the student community and leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation are fundamental for us to be in the top 100 of the best management masters in the world”, explains Maria João Cortinhal.

“This achievement inspires us to do more and better to form a new generation of leaders capable of being agents of transformation and innovation in companies and in society”, says the director of the institution. “We work every day to make Iscte Business School the ideal school for students who want to take on leadership roles or launch their own businesses.”

Nova School of Business and Economics and Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics were the other national higher education institutions present in the Financial Times ranking. Portugal is the sixth most represented country in the world with three schools. In the first two places, France (24 schools) and the United Kingdom (8 schools) appear.

About Financial Times Rankings. The Financial Times Rankings is an international rankings committee for the world's top management schools that evaluates programs and schools and lists the best management programs available. 7 rankings are published annually, related to MBAs, EMBA, Masters in Finance, Masters in Management and Online MBAs, as well as non-degree executive programs. There is also a ranking, published at the end of each year, with a ranking of the top European management schools. The interactive ranking tables provided by the Financial Times Rankings allow you to search by school, sorted by selection criteria and location. Programs are evaluated on a multitude of criteria, including average salary after graduation, payback period, and last grade. For more information see http://rankings.ft.com.

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