The FINANCIAL -- One of the world’s leading university ranking groups, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), has on April 26 ranked Alliance Manchester Business School’s Global MBA as 5th in the world.

QS released the fifth edition of their annual table which ranks the world’s top 40 Distance Online MBA programmes, showcasing the School amongst the best in the world. Alliance MBS features as 2nd in the UK and 3rd in Europe, according to Alliance Manchester Business School.

The Manchester Part-time MBA offers as much face-to-face teaching as most full-time MBAs – and the same qualification – yet students only study on-campus three times a year. Students study core areas of business and management, and can specialise in their areas of choice through electives and project work.

Kelley School of Business at Indiana University - our partners on the Kelley-Manchester Global MBA - were ranked 3rd globally.

Nunzio Quacquarelli, CEO at QS, said: “The QS distance online MBA ranking is unique in evaluating opportunities for interaction with class-mates and professors as well as looking at the reputation with employers. The technology behind online learning continues to advance improving the learner experience. But data on completion rates and employer feedback reinforces the view that the blended model including some physical meet ups is most effective.”