The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management participates in several rankings each year. Students and prospective students often use rankings when evaluating if a school or program is a good fit. Since each ranking has its own metrics or methodology, it is important to identify what criteria is most important in order to achieve one’s personal and professional goals.
Rankings also play an integral part in helping us continually improve our world-renowned academic programs, sharpen our curriculum design, and strengthen our global alumni network. Explore our latest rankings to learn how our McGill Desautels programs, such as the MBA and Specialized Masters, have achieved global recognition.
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MBA Program
The QS World University Rankings placed the McGill Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2nd in Canada. Of the 340 programs considered for this prestigious ranking, the McGill MBA ranks 66th worldwide, performing amongst the top 19.4 %. QS recognized the McGill Desautels MBA as #1 in Canada for return on investment.
The McGill MBA program has once again earned a place among the world’s top 100 MBA programs, placing 94th globally in the 2025 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. The Financial Times highlights the McGill MBA as a leader in several categories: #1 in North America for international faculty and for international mobility, #1 in Canada for international course experience. These rankings showcase McGill Desautels' commitment to providing a globally immersive learning environment.
The McGill Desautels MBA is ranked 2nd in Canada for compensation & networking by Bloomberg Businessweek in the 2024-25 Canadian B-Schools ranking.
The McGill Desautels MBA is ranked 26th globally, once again recognized in the Top 40 by the prestigious Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking. Continually proving to be a leader in sustainability development and corporate social responsibility through teaching and learning.
The McGill Desautels MBA is ranked 2nd in Canada and 27th in the world by Poets&Quants International 2024-2025 MBA ranking.
Specialized Masters Programs
The McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) and Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) programs are globally recognized for their excellence and are consistently ranked among the top programs worldwide.
#1
MMA in Canada for
Employability, Diversity, and Alumni Outcomes
QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2025
The Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) program at McGill Desautels ranked 2nd in Canada and 18th in the world out of 164 programs, performing amongst the top 10.9 % globally. QS recognized the McGill Desautels MMA as #1 in Canada for employability, diversity, and alumni outcomes.
The QS World University Rankings places the McGill Desautels Master of Management in Finance (MMF) 2nd in Canada and 24th globally out of 222 programs, performing amongst the top 10.8%. QS recognized the McGill Desautels MMF as #1 in Canada for alumni outcomes.
#1
MMF in North America
and 27th in the world
Financial Times Global Masters in Finance Pre-Experience Ranking 2024
The Desautels Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program is ranked 1st in North America and 27th in the world by the Financial Times Global Masters in Finance.
McGill Desautels Faculty of Management 
Top 50
Business School Worldwide
The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management is among the top 50 in the UTD Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions 2019-2023.
UTD Top 100 Business Schools Research Rankings 2023 (Worldwide)
#36
North American Business School
UTD places Desautels 36th in North America in the UTD Top 100 North American Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions 2019-2023.
UTD Top 100 Business Schools Research Rankings 2023 (North America)
McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
#1
Global Innovation Ecosystem of the Year
Accreditation of Engaged and Entrepreneurial Universities (2023)
Top 5
Global University Business Incubator
UBI Global (2023)
Top 5
Model University Accelerator/Incubator
USASBE (2023)
#1 in Canada for producing the most successful undergraduate start-ups
Pitchbook (2024)
#1 in Canada for supporting the most women entrepreneurs
Pitchbook (2024)
#1 in Quebec for producing the most successful companies & founders
Pitchbook (2024)
McGill University
- 39th globally, top 3 in Canada for Social Sciences & Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
- 29th worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2025)
- 1st in Canada among Medical-Doctoral Universities for 19 consecutive years (Maclean's University Rankings 2024)
- 49th in the world out of over 1,900 universities across 108 countries and regions (World University Rankings 2024 | Times Higher Education (THE))
- 74th in the world out of 2,500 universities (2024 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
- 1st in Canada and 17th in the world for female undergraduate alumni entrepreneurs who have raised the highest venture capital in the last decade (2023 PitchBook University rankings)
