By Beth Gormley, Communications & PR Manager, UCD College of Business

The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Masters in Finance programme has been ranked 53rd in the world and 43rd in Europe in the prestigious Financial Times Masters in Finance rankings published today.

The programme is top ranked in Ireland for Career Progress and 12th globally, which is calculated according to changes in the level of seniority and size of the organisation alumni are working for between the completion of their programme and date of ranking survey.

UCD’s Masters in Finance also scored top nationally for International Work Mobility, which is based on alumni citizenship and the countries where they worked before their Masters, on completion and three years after. The programme also led nationally in Salary Percent Increase at 50%. 

The Financial Times’ rankings assess the performance of business schools across the globe and are independently adjudicated in accordance with strict criteria.

To read the full table of Financial Times rankings published today click here.