NUS' EMBA programme climbs 14 spots, enters top 10 for first time: FT

The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programme offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS) business school rose 14 places to rank ninth in the 2026 Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA rankings on Monday (Oct 12). According to FT, its ranking features 100 of the world's top global business school programmes for senior leaders.Participation in the ranking is voluntary and at the business school’s request.Among the key ranking criteria are two surveys completed by the schools and their alumni.In turn, alumni responses have six ranking criteria: salary today; salary increase; career progress; work experience; aims achieved; and the alumni network category, measuring the quality of networks, rated by surveyed graduates. NUS' EMBA programme was ranked 23rd last year.This is the university's first entry into the global top 10 since it began participating in the annual FT ranking in 2008.