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QS International Trade Rankings 2025: MBA and Master's

Discover the top universities for studying international trade with the QS International Trade Rankings 2025.

Developed in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation, this year's table of master's and MBA programmes features 87 programmes offered by institutions across over 30 countries/territories. A separate table for executive MBA programmes has also been published.

Arizona State University (Thunderbird School of Global Management) is the top-ranked university for international trade at MBA and master's level this year. The American university has been ranked for the Master of Global Management programme it offers.

The United Kingdom is the most-represented study destination in this year's top 10, with four entrants including the University of Oxford and The University of Warwick.

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QS International Trade Rankings 2025: MBA and Master's

Discover the top universities for studying international trade with the QS International Trade Rankings 2025.

Developed in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation, this year's table of master's and MBA programmes features 87 programmes offered by institutions across over 30 countries/territories. A separate table for executive MBA programmes has also been published.

Arizona State University (Thunderbird School of Global Management) is the top-ranked university for international trade at MBA and master's level this year. The American university has been ranked for the Master of Global Management programme it offers.

The United Kingdom is the most-represented study destination in this year's top 10, with four entrants including the University of Oxford and The University of Warwick.

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Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
42.1
Trade Programme Content
42.1
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
76.1
Graduate Outcomes
76.1
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
55
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
87.2
Innovative Teaching
87.2
Reputation
Overall Score
64.1
Reputation
64.1
Research
Overall Score
89.6
Research
89.6
42.1
42.1
76.1
76.1
87.2
87.2
64.1
64.1
89.6
89.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
57.3
Trade Programme Content
57.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
94.7
Graduate Outcomes
94.7
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
29.3
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
93.5
Innovative Teaching
93.5
Reputation
Overall Score
54.1
Reputation
54.1
Research
Overall Score
67.7
Research
67.7
57.3
57.3
94.7
94.7
93.5
93.5
54.1
54.1
67.7
67.7
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
95.9
Trade Programme Content
95.9
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
55.8
Graduate Outcomes
55.8
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
33.7
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
83.5
Innovative Teaching
83.5
Reputation
Overall Score
32.5
Reputation
32.5
Research
Overall Score
55.4
Research
55.4
95.9
95.9
55.8
55.8
83.5
83.5
32.5
32.5
55.4
55.4
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
84.3
Trade Programme Content
84.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
75.5
Graduate Outcomes
75.5
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
59.3
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
51.3
Innovative Teaching
51.3
Reputation
Overall Score
20
Reputation
20
Research
Overall Score
77.3
Research
77.3
84.3
84.3
75.5
75.5
51.3
51.3
20
20
77.3
77.3
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
20
Trade Programme Content
20
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
84.2
Graduate Outcomes
84.2
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
86
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
51.2
Innovative Teaching
51.2
Reputation
Overall Score
86.6
Reputation
86.6
Research
Overall Score
80.6
Research
80.6
20
20
84.2
84.2
51.2
51.2
86.6
86.6
80.6
80.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
25.3
Trade Programme Content
25.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
79.3
Graduate Outcomes
79.3
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
75.1
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
67.9
Innovative Teaching
67.9
Reputation
Overall Score
72.7
Reputation
72.7
Research
Overall Score
91.6
Research
91.6
25.3
25.3
79.3
79.3
67.9
67.9
72.7
72.7
91.6
91.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
53.5
Trade Programme Content
53.5
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
42.5
Graduate Outcomes
42.5
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
92.3
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
64
Innovative Teaching
64
Reputation
Overall Score
57.8
Reputation
57.8
Research
Overall Score
68.9
Research
68.9
53.5
53.5
42.5
42.5
64
64
57.8
57.8
68.9
68.9
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
25.3
Trade Programme Content
25.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
75.8
Graduate Outcomes
75.8
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
85
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
68.5
Innovative Teaching
68.5
Reputation
Overall Score
68
Reputation
68
Research
Overall Score
87.8
Research
87.8
25.3
25.3
75.8
75.8
68.5
68.5
68
68
87.8
87.8
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
28.5
Trade Programme Content
28.5
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
63.1
Graduate Outcomes
63.1
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
89.6
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
55.6
Innovative Teaching
55.6
Reputation
Overall Score
80.2
Reputation
80.2
Research
Overall Score
76.3
Research
76.3
28.5
28.5
63.1
63.1
55.6
55.6
80.2
80.2
76.3
76.3
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
39.7
Trade Programme Content
39.7
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
86.8
Graduate Outcomes
86.8
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
40.5
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
82.8
Innovative Teaching
82.8
Reputation
Overall Score
64.5
Reputation
64.5
Research
Overall Score
82.5
Research
82.5
39.7
39.7
86.8
86.8
82.8
82.8
64.5
64.5
82.5
82.5
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
61.8
Trade Programme Content
61.8
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
61.5
Graduate Outcomes
61.5
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
39.1
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
54.9
Innovative Teaching
54.9
Reputation
Overall Score
61.8
Reputation
61.8
Research
Overall Score
85.9
Research
85.9
61.8
61.8
61.5
61.5
54.9
54.9
61.8
61.8
85.9
85.9
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
57.3
Trade Programme Content
57.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
80.1
Graduate Outcomes
80.1
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
34.2
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
79.7
Innovative Teaching
79.7
Reputation
Overall Score
65.3
Reputation
65.3
Research
Overall Score
46.2
Research
46.2
57.3
57.3
80.1
80.1
79.7
79.7
65.3
65.3
46.2
46.2
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
39.7
Trade Programme Content
39.7
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
69.7
Graduate Outcomes
69.7
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
80.3
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
75.5
Innovative Teaching
75.5
Reputation
Overall Score
55.5
Reputation
55.5
Research
Overall Score
66.1
Research
66.1
39.7
39.7
69.7
69.7
75.5
75.5
55.5
55.5
66.1
66.1
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
66.1
Trade Programme Content
66.1
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
90.2
Graduate Outcomes
90.2
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
60.9
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
88.1
Innovative Teaching
88.1
Reputation
Overall Score
30
Reputation
30
Research
Overall Score
22.6
Research
22.6
66.1
66.1
90.2
90.2
88.1
88.1
30
30
22.6
22.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
28.5
Trade Programme Content
28.5
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
93
Graduate Outcomes
93
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
72.8
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
99.6
Innovative Teaching
99.6
Reputation
Overall Score
35.4
Reputation
35.4
Research
Overall Score
85.9
Research
85.9
28.5
28.5
93
93
99.6
99.6
35.4
35.4
85.9
85.9
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
97.6
Trade Programme Content
97.6
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
42
Graduate Outcomes
42
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
63.5
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
73.5
Innovative Teaching
73.5
Reputation
Overall Score
20.9
Reputation
20.9
Research
Overall Score
20
Research
20
97.6
97.6
42
42
73.5
73.5
20.9
20.9
20
20
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
39.7
Trade Programme Content
39.7
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
86.9
Graduate Outcomes
86.9
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
35.1
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
46.4
Innovative Teaching
46.4
Reputation
Overall Score
92.5
Reputation
92.5
Research
Overall Score
49.9
Research
49.9
39.7
39.7
86.9
86.9
46.4
46.4
92.5
92.5
49.9
49.9
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
30.3
Trade Programme Content
30.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
66.9
Graduate Outcomes
66.9
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
79.5
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
48.7
Innovative Teaching
48.7
Reputation
Overall Score
71.6
Reputation
71.6
Research
Overall Score
79.7
Research
79.7
30.3
30.3
66.9
66.9
48.7
48.7
71.6
71.6
79.7
79.7
49
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MBA
Geneva, Switzerland
QS stars 5 QS Stars
59.3
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
75.5
Trade Programme Content
75.5
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
61
Graduate Outcomes
61
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
63.4
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
79.5
Innovative Teaching
79.5
Reputation
Overall Score
31.8
Reputation
31.8
Research
Overall Score
20
Research
20
49
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MBA
Geneva, Switzerland
QS stars 5 QS Stars
75.5
75.5
61
61
79.5
79.5
31.8
31.8
20
20
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
44
Trade Programme Content
44
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
58
Graduate Outcomes
58
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
84.5
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
71.8
Innovative Teaching
71.8
Reputation
Overall Score
42.3
Reputation
42.3
Research
Overall Score
68.9
Research
68.9
44
44
58
58
71.8
71.8
42.3
42.3
68.9
68.9
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
58.8
Trade Programme Content
58.8
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
81.7
Graduate Outcomes
81.7
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
48.4
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
84.6
Innovative Teaching
84.6
Reputation
Overall Score
27.3
Reputation
27.3
Research
Overall Score
58.8
Research
58.8
58.8
58.8
81.7
81.7
84.6
84.6
27.3
27.3
58.8
58.8
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
66.1
Trade Programme Content
66.1
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
57.1
Graduate Outcomes
57.1
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
68.9
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
50.2
Innovative Teaching
50.2
Reputation
Overall Score
27.9
Reputation
27.9
Research
Overall Score
73.2
Research
73.2
66.1
66.1
57.1
57.1
50.2
50.2
27.9
27.9
73.2
73.2
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
20
Trade Programme Content
20
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
49
Graduate Outcomes
49
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
81
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
61
Innovative Teaching
61
Reputation
Overall Score
81.8
Reputation
81.8
Research
Overall Score
84.6
Research
84.6
20
20
49
49
61
61
81.8
81.8
84.6
84.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
25.3
Trade Programme Content
25.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
77.6
Graduate Outcomes
77.6
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
47.4
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
51.2
Innovative Teaching
51.2
Reputation
Overall Score
72.6
Reputation
72.6
Research
Overall Score
94.8
Research
94.8
25.3
25.3
77.6
77.6
51.2
51.2
72.6
72.6
94.8
94.8
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55.8
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
45.1
Trade Programme Content
45.1
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
65.3
Graduate Outcomes
65.3
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
35.1
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
66.9
Innovative Teaching
66.9
Reputation
Overall Score
76.5
Reputation
76.5
Research
Overall Score
41.8
Research
41.8
45.1
45.1
65.3
65.3
66.9
66.9
76.5
76.5
41.8
41.8
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
81.3
Trade Programme Content
81.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
61.4
Graduate Outcomes
61.4
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
37.4
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
95.4
Innovative Teaching
95.4
Reputation
Overall Score
20
Reputation
20
Research
Overall Score
20.6
Research
20.6
81.3
81.3
61.4
61.4
95.4
95.4
20
20
20.6
20.6
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
25.3
Trade Programme Content
25.3
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
75.6
Graduate Outcomes
75.6
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
47.9
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
94.5
Innovative Teaching
94.5
Reputation
Overall Score
49.4
Reputation
49.4
Research
Overall Score
87.4
Research
87.4
25.3
25.3
75.6
75.6
94.5
94.5
49.4
49.4
87.4
87.4
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
22.5
Trade Programme Content
22.5
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
95.7
Graduate Outcomes
95.7
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
68
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
82.4
Innovative Teaching
82.4
Reputation
Overall Score
30.1
Reputation
30.1
Research
Overall Score
74.7
Research
74.7
22.5
22.5
95.7
95.7
82.4
82.4
30.1
30.1
74.7
74.7
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
35.7
Trade Programme Content
35.7
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
42.8
Graduate Outcomes
42.8
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
76.3
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
64.8
Innovative Teaching
64.8
Reputation
Overall Score
59.2
Reputation
59.2
Research
Overall Score
53.7
Research
53.7
35.7
35.7
42.8
42.8
64.8
64.8
59.2
59.2
53.7
53.7
Trade Programme Content
Overall Score
35.7
Trade Programme Content
35.7
Graduate Outcomes
Overall Score
68.7
Graduate Outcomes
68.7
Industry Engagement
Overall Score
58.7
Industry Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Overall Score
48.1
Innovative Teaching
48.1
Reputation
Overall Score
47.1
Reputation
47.1
Research
Overall Score
79.7
Research
79.7
35.7
35.7
68.7
68.7
48.1
48.1
47.1
47.1
79.7
79.7

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