HEC Paris France has been named the best business school in Europeaccording to the Financial Times ranking, sfollowed by the London Business School and the Spanish IESE Business School.

IESE managed to rise from sixth position which it occupied last year in the Financial Times ranking of European business schools, although in general, the top position in the list shows little change compared to 2022: France’s ESCP, founded in 1819 as the first business school in history, was at that time in third place, but this year it moved to fourth place.

However, it would take the top spot if judged solely on its executive MBA program.

In this ranking of twenty of its kind, the Financial Times evaluates not only what it considers to be the best business schools in Europe in general, but also the range of programs offered by each institution.

In the final evaluation of each school, lThe MBA, EMBA and MiM (Master of Management) classifications contribute, and each program is equivalent to 25%. The remaining 25% is allocated to open and customized executive training programs.

The FT uses a variety of factors to assess the various study programs offered at European business schools, including career progression, salary expectations and the extent of the climate change problem taken into account in teaching.

The survey is based on the voluntary participation of the school itself and its former students.

HEC Paris offers the MiM program where alumni report having the highest average salaries in Europe. However, the institution’s EMBA is the fourth best paid, and the post-MBA is the sixth best paid in Europe.

France is the most represented country on the list: 23 French schools appear, with five of them making the top 10. Next is England with 15 schools in the classification, followed by Germany in bronze position with eight schools.

Spain and Portugal each have five schools on the list, while other institutions from Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic are also among the 90 institutions highlighted.