HKUST tops Hong Kong in latest QS MBA ranking
SingTao · 1 SOURCES1 day ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong universities posted broad gains in the latest QS global ranking of full-time MBA programmes, with five local institutions listed and four moving up. HKUST remained the city’s highest-ranked MBA and rose from joint 49th last year to 45th globally, its best result on record, while HKU advanced from 51st to 46th. Both schools also made Asia’s top five, ranking fourth and fifth in the region respectively. CUHK, CityU and PolyU also remained on the table, as QS said Hong Kong schools still face intense competition and must keep programmes aligned with changing market demand.
Key Points
- QS ranked more than 420 full-time MBA programmes across 65 countries and territories using five broad indicators and 14 sub-metrics.
- HKUST climbed to 45th globally from joint 49th last year, setting a record high and placing fourth in Asia.
- HKU rose five places from 51st to 46th worldwide, joining HKUST in Asia’s top five MBA programmes.
- CUHK advanced from 85th to joint 73rd and entered Asia’s top 10, while CityU rose 12 places to 86th, also a school record.
- PolyU stayed in the 201-250 band, and Hong Kong had 23 ranked business master’s programmes in total, six more than last year.
Why It Matters
For prospective students and employers, the results reinforce Hong Kong’s standing as a regional MBA hub while also showing how tightly local schools are competing with peers across Asia. QS said institutions need deeper employer links, more applied and entrepreneurial learning, broader international recruitment, more diverse faculty, and curricula that keep pace with artificial intelligence, data analytics, sustainability and supply-chain transformation.