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Accreditation and Rankings

Durham is one of the world’s leading Business Schools and in an elite group of schools worldwide to carry the internationally recognised triple accreditation.
10th in UK
Financial Times European Business School (2024)
9th in the World
Financial Times Online MBA (2025)
27th in the World
Corporate Knights Better World MBA (2024)
86th in the World
Financial Times Global MBA (2025)
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Triple Accreditation

Triple accreditation, or the “Triple Crown”, is only achieved by a select few of the best business schools in Europe. Durham University Business School has the privilege of being accredited by the three most important accreditation organisations AACSB, AMBA and EFMD/EQUIS. 

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Full-time MBA Rankings

 

86th World 

Financial Times Global MBA (2025)

 

36th for Career Progression

Financial Times Global MBA (2025)

 

 

 

2nd (UK) 13th (Europe) 67th (Global) 

Economist Which MBA (2022)



10th (UK) 31st (Europe) 101st - 110th (Global)

QS Global MBA (2025)




27th (Global)

Corporate Knights Better World MBA (2024)

 

 

University student
AMBA accreditation service is the global standard for all MBA, DBA and Master’s degrees, currently accrediting programmes from the top 2% of Business Schools in more than 75 countries. Accreditation denotes the highest standard of achievement in postgraduate business education.
Durham University Business School
AMBA Accreditation

Online MBA Rankings

3rd (UK), 5th (Europe), 9th (Global): Financial Times Online MBA (2025)
Our Online MBA
Durham Business School Building at night with financial times logo

Online MBA Rankings

 

9th (Global) 5th (Europe) 3rd (UK)

Financial Times Online MBA Ranking (2025)

 

2nd for Value for Money 

Financial Times Online MBA Ranking (2025)

 


16th (World), 6th (Europe)

QS Online MBA Ranking (2025)

 

Masters Rankings



11th (UK) 34th (Europe) 60th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Finance (2025)



8th (UK) 35th (Europe) 50th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management (2025)



7th (UK) 25th (Europe) 35th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Marketing (2025)



4th (UK) 12th (Europe) 21st (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Supply Chain Management (2025)



6th (UK) 19th (Europe) 51st -60th (Global)

QS World University Rankings: Masters in Business Analytics (2025)

 

 

 

 

 

University student
EQUIS accreditation ensures a rigorous quality control, benchmarking your school against international standards in terms of governance, programmes, students, faculty, research, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as engagement with the world of practice.
Durham University Business School
Equis Accreditation