Bradford’s Online MBA ranked 1st in world (again) for value for money
The University of Bradford’s Distance Learning (online) MBA has been ranked 1st in the world for value for money for the second year running by the Financial Times.
It was also ranked 2nd for ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) and Net Zero teaching, 4th for student demographics and 9th for career progression.
The University’s Distance Learning MBA has featured in the FT’s global rankings for several years and has consistently been within the top tier of global business schools offering online MBA programmes. It was ranked 1st for value for money in 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Bradford’s online MBA gives an average salary uplift of 26% (or £32,557) three years after graduating. Bradford’s Online MBA costs £20,196.
Professor Yvonne Moogan, who became the new Director of the School of Management on March 3, said: “To be ranked in the FT as one of the world’s leading management schools – not just this year but consistently – is an exceptional achievement. This, together with our Triple Crown status, shows the quality of our teaching and graduate outcomes.
“I’m thrilled to lead the school during Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, especially because our School is also recognised for the strength and diversity of its student, alumni and business networks.”
Paul Watson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching & Student Experience at the University of Bradford, said: “The fact we have consistently been ranked first for value for money in the FT Online MBA rankings and have been a feature of this for a number of years speaks to the quality of our teaching and shows this is highly valued by students as transformative in their career pathways.”
About the FT rankings
The FT’s DL MBA ranking criteria takes a number of metrics into account, including salary increase, carbon footprint and effectiveness of an institution’s careers support service.
In the Financial Times’ 2025 Online MBA Rankings, our Distance Learning MBA was again ranked 1st in the world for value for money; 2nd in the world for ESG and net zero teaching; and 4th in the world for student demographics, with 67 per cent of those on the course classed as international students.
In addition, it is ranked 4th in the world for 'international mobility', which looks at the citizenship and work location of alumni before their MBA, upon graduation and three years after graduation.
Triple Crown
University of Bradford School of Management is in the top 1% of business schools globally to hold coveted Triple Crown Accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS (European Foundation for Management Development accreditation) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). It is one of the oldest business schools in the world, being founded in 1964. The University’s School of Management is also the only institution in the world to offer an MBA in Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy.
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