St. Gallen MBA-HSG

University of St.Gallen MBA

Type	Public business school
Established	2005 (2005)
Director	Simon Evenett
Postgraduates	50 full-time MBA; 50 part-time
Location	St. Gallen, St. Gallen (canton), Switzerland
Affiliations	St. Gallen University
Website	www.mba.unisg.ch

The University of St.Gallen MBA is a Masters of Business Administration program offered at the University of St. Gallen, a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

History

The Executive Campus

The campus in the old town of St. Gallen and its Abbey of Saint Gall in the background

The University of St.Gallen MBA programme was established in 2005. It is part of the University of St.Gallen Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG), which has the status of an Institut mit besonderen gesamtuniversitären Aufgaben.^[1] The Academic Director is Professor Simon Evenett.

Academic program

The University of St.Gallen MBA offers two formats: a 1-year Full-time MBA and a 2-year Part-time MBA. These programmes are accredited by EQUIS and AACSB.

Rankings

Rankings by the Financial Times:

• European Business School Ranking (2015): Ranked No. 4 among business schools in Europe^[2]
• Global MBA Ranking (2015): Ranked No. 21 among European Business Schools ^[3]
• Executive Education (2014): Ranked No. 27 globally ^[4]

Rankings by The Economist:

• "Which MBA?" - Full Time MBA Ranking (2015): Ranked No. 70 in World, No. 21 in Europe^[5]

Rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek:

• Bloomberg Best non-US Business Schools (2015): Ranked No. 14 ^[6]

Rankings by Wall Street Journal:

• Fast Path to the Fast Track Ranking (2009): Ranked No. 13 (out of 15) in Europe ^[7]

Rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds

• QS TopMBA.com Jobs & Salary Trends Report: 1st place top salary school in Western Europe (Average Salary, Class of 2014: USD130,000) ^[8]
• QS Global 200 Business Schools Report: 15th place among business schools in Europe (2014/2015)^[9]
• 2015 Return on Investment Report for European Full-Time MBA programs^[10]
  • HSG Full Time MBA ranked 2 for salary uplift (150%)
  • HSG Full Time MBA ranked 2 for 10-year Return on Investment ($1,045,078)
  • HSG Full Time MBA ranked 5 for 20-year Return on Investment ($4,505,904)

Partnerships

The University of St.Gallen MBA has programme-level relationships with Copenhagen Business School, Imperial College London, Nanyang Technological University and Waseda University, whereby a limited number of electives can be taken at these institutions.

External links

• Official website

References