Warwick Business School 17th in the world in Financial Times Custom Executive Education

WBS improved across every metric in the Financial Times Executive Education Ranking 2023

  • WBS ranked 17th in the world for Custom Executive Education by Financial Times.
  • WBS was once again the fastest rising UK school in the FT Executive Education Ranking.
  • New executive education pathways to build on rankings success.

Warwick Business School is the fastest rising school in the UK in the Financial Times Executive Education Ranking 2023, with its custom programmes ranked 17th in the world.

WBS climbed 17 places, having previously ranked 34th in the world. It also ranked second in the UK.

The school’s success in the prestigious Custom Programmes Ranking reflects the strength of its bespoke courses and its outstanding client satisfaction ratings.

The school also ranked 21st globally in the Financial Times overall ranking, which combines the results for custom and open Executive Education programmes, climbing 16 places from last year.

Andy Lockett, Dean of Warwick Business School, said: “The exceptional progress we have made in this ranking is testament to the strength of our Executive Education programmes and the hard work of our team to provide outstanding teaching and opportunities for our participants.

“These results provide a fantastic springboard for the changes we are introducing to make our Executive Education programmes even more accessible and rewarding.”

Client satisfaction the key to success

The Executive Education Ranking differs from the other Financial Times rankings by placing greater emphasis on client feedback than other metrics.

Clients scored WBS custom programmes highly for course design, new skills, and learning. A growing number said they intended to use WBS in the future.

Tim Wray, Director of Executive Education at WBS, said: “We are delighted that we have improved in all our client-based metrics this year, including a substantial increase in clients who intend to access our courses in future. This is a ringing endorsement of our programmes and our staff.”

WBS won a prestigious EFMD Excellence in Practice Silver Award with its long-time Executive Education partner the National Fire Chiefs Council in 2022.

The team at WBS also works with a range of national and global clients who contributed to the result, including Network Rail, Hywel Dda (NHS Wales) and Emirates airline.