The Saïd MBA School – University of Oxford
The Said Business School is one of the youngest in Europe (established in 1996), and belongs to Oxford University. The school offers a one-year program, considered one of Europe’s top programs. The program is relatively small and its primary areas of strength are corporate social responsibility and finance. The average age of students is 29, and about 95% of students hail from outside Britain.
In terms of the admissions process, the school is willing to consider the candidacy of applicants who do not hold a B.A. if they have impressive career experience. The school enables applicants to contact program alumni for information and advice.
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FT Ranking
Percent of Hires in Each Industry:
- Financial 30.3%
- Technology 23.8%
- Consulting 16.8%
Median Starting Salary per industry:
- Consulting – $113K
- Financial – $94K
- Technology – $101K
- Health Care – $101K
- Manufacturing – $92K
- Nonprofits – $84K
- Hospitality – $111K
The degree: M.A. in Business Management – MBA
Duration of studies: one year
Starting dates: October
Location: Oxford, England
Class size: 303
Percentage of students who receive financial aid from the school: 36%
Program website: http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/degrees/mba/Pages/default.aspx
*According to the bi-annual update published by Businessweek (end of 2014)
Corporate social responsibility/ethics, (Entrepreneurship, International Management)
Ranked first in Britain for the category of one-year programs by The Financial Times, 2006
Ranked first in Britain for the category of one-year programs by The Financial Times, 2005
Ranked third for the category of corporate social responsibility by The Financial Times, 2008
Ranked third for the category of career advancement by The Financial Times, 2006
Ranked fourth in Europe for the category of salary by The Financial Times, 2006
Ranked fourth in Europe for the category of salary by The Financial Times, 2007
Ranked fifth for the category of entrepreneurship by The Financial Times, 2015
Ranked fifth outside of the U.S. by Businessweek’s general ranking, 2012
Ranked fifth outside of the U.S. by Forbes’ general ranking of one-year programs, 2009
Ranked fifth in Europe for the category of final salary by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2005
Ranked fifth in Europe for the category of class diversity by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2009
Ranked sixth outside of the U.S. by Businessweek’s general ranking, 2015
Ranked sixth for the category of corporate social responsibility by The Financial Times, 2021
Ranked sixth for the category of international management by The Financial Times, 2015
Ranked sixth for the category of international management by The Financial Times, 2014
Ranked sixth for the category of corporate social responsibility by The Financial Times, 2020
Ranked sixth for the category of corporate social responsibility by The Financial Times, 2014
Ranked sixth for the category of entrepreneurship by The Financial Times, 2012
Ranked sixth for the category of statistics by The Financial Times, 2008
Ranked sixth in Europe for the category of salary increase by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2005
Ranked seventh outside of the U.S. by Forbes’ general ranking for one-year programs, 2015
Ranked seventh outside of the U.S. by Businessweek’s general ranking, 2014
Ranked seventh outside of the U.S. by Forbes’ general ranking, 2005
Ranked eighth in Europe by Businessweek’s general ranking, 2021
Ranked eighth in Europe by The Financial Times, 2007
Ranked ninth for the category of Economics by The Financial Times, 2015
Ranked ninth for the category of corporate social responsibility by The Financial Times, 2012
Ranked tenth in Europe by The Financial Times, 2020
Ranked tenth outside of the U.S. by Businessweek’s general ranking, 2008
Ranked tenth in Europe for the category of student quality by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2005
Ranked tenth in Europe for the category of student diversity by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2005
Ranked tenth-eleventh in Europe by The Financial Times, 2011
Ranked 17th in the world by The Financial Times, 2021
Ranked 21st in the world by The Financial Times, 2020
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