SINGAPORE — The National University of Singapore Business School’s Master of Business Administration (NUS MBA) programme has climbed four places to No 32 in the Financial Times’ (FT) annual global MBA ranking, the school announced today (Jan 27).

The NUS Business School’s rise from 36th place in 2013 meant the it leapfrogged Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Nanyang Business School, which dropped to 38th position from 32nd last year, to become the highest-ranked MBA programme by a Singapore business school.

The NUS programme is also ranked 10th in FT’s International Mobility ranking, which the school said was “an indication that its graduates continue to be in high international demand”.

In addition, it moved up 12 places to 19th in the world in terms of International Experience, a measure that reflects the global exposure participants experience during the programme, NUS said in its statement. Post-MBA salaries of graduates increased by 147 per cent on average over pre-MBA salaries, the school added.

“We are honoured to be in the company of the best business schools in the world. The FT rankings are added motivation for us to continue enhancing our curriculum,” said Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor, NUS Business School.

The FT Global MBA ranking is based on surveys conducted with business schools and alumni who graduated three years ago.

NTU noted that its Nanyang MBA programme was ranked 12th in the world for value-for-money, ahead of the top five business schools.

The programme has also been ranked in the top 40 for the past six years.