“The formula for the consistent success of the Rutgers EMBA "Powerhouse" in the global rankings is really very simple: You design a curriculum that adapts constantly and mimics the skills and expertise needed in the real world today, tomorrow, and have it taught by professors who can leverage the tremendous experience embedded in our amazing students. You then back this up with a staff that makes it all run like clockwork, and you ensure the most important ingredient---a conspicuous and refreshing absence of attitude in the classroom, and that's how you get a winning Powerhouse program! This is truly a collaborative program; one big family of participants who look out for each other for years and years after graduation.” -Farrokh Langdana, EMBA Director
The RBS EMBA program has been continuously highly ranked globally since 2005 by Financial Times, The Economist, Poets and Quants, CEO Magazine (London), and other prestigious publications (details below). Our claim to fame is an outstanding faculty that can marry cutting-edge theory to real-world applications. The dynamic curriculum gets upgraded not just every year, but often every semester. The RBS EMBA “mantra” has been that “what we cover in class today will be used at work next week.”
Executive MBA programs lead to higher pay and more promotions after graduation, according to a 2022 study from Poets & Quants (Poets&Quants for Execs - 2022 Student EMBAC Survey: Higher Pay, More Promotions After Graduation (poetsandquantsforexecs.com). In 2019 Poets & Quants stated that “Rutgers offers one of the strongest EMBA programs in the NYC area,” calling the Rutgers EMBA program a “no-brainer” choice for professionals, and that logic holds true today – a great, finely-tuned and practical education at a reasonable price in a convenient location, with top-notch faculty, dedicated and innovative leadership, and unique aspects such as international travel: https://poetsandquantsforexecs.com/school-profile/rutgers-business-school-executive-mba/.
We have been ranked in the Top 10 EMBA programs in the world by CEO Magazine (London), who interviewed Prof. Langdana for their feature article in 2022.
(More details below)
Financial Times
From Dean Lei, Rutgers Business School:
Dear RBS Family,
I have some great news to share! Financial Times released the 2024 Global Executive MBA Rankings on Monday (10/14/24) and our Rutgers EMBA program was ranked No. 14 for U.S.-only schools (stand-alone programs not affiliated with other schools). This placed RBS EMBA No. 5 among public business schools in the U.S., No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 78 worldwide [see report]!
One of the strong testaments of the Rutgers EMBA Powerhouse over the years has been to deliver an exceptional educational experience that drives our students toward career success. Among U.S. programs, RBS EMBA ranked No. 5 for Aims Achieved, No. 9 for Salary Increase (%), No. 13 for Career Progress, and No. 15 for Total Salary [see methodology].
Compared to the regional peers, Rutgers EMBA graduates lead in Salary Increase (%) and are competitive in Salary Today.
REGIONAL COMPARISON | ||
RANK | Program Name | Salary Increase (%) |
1 | Rutgers EMBA | 61% |
2 | NYU Stern EMBA | 59% |
3 | Fordham Gabelli EMBA | 55% |
4 | Georgetown EMBA | 47% |
5 | Maryland Smith EMBA | 44% |
6 | Cornell EMBA Metro NY | 38% |
Average difference in alumni salaries between before the EMBA and now. | ||
RANK | Program Name | Salary Today (US$) |
1 | NYU Stern EMBA | $269,791 |
2 | Georgetown EMBA | $249,562 |
3 | Rutgers EMBA | $227,360 |
4 | Maryland Smith EMBA | $220,460 |
5 | Cornell EMBA Metro NY | $198,815 |
6 | Fordham Gabelli EMBA | $198,250 |
Average alumnus salary three years after course completion. | ||
Our wholehearted congratulations to Farrokh Langdana, the RBS EMBA team, Josephine Sears, Michele Taylor and Ozgur Yaglidere, all RBS faculty who taught our EMBA students, and staff members who strongly supported our EMBA program. We would also like to thank Dan Stoll and his communications team for promoting our EMBA program and helping prepare this announcement.
It takes a total team effort and commitment to be consistently ranked among the best Executive MBA programs in the world!
Go Team-RBS!
Dean Lei, Rutgers Business School, NJ, USA
2024 - From the 2024 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #3 among the Big Ten
- #5 among public business schools in the U.S.
- #14 for U.S.-only schools (stand-alone programs not affiliated with other schools)
Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include [see full methodology]:
- #5 for Aims Achieved
- #9 for Salary Increase (%)
- #13 for Career Progress
- #15 for Total Salary
2023- From the 2023 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #3 among the Big Ten
- #14 for U.S.-only schools (stand-alone programs not affiliated with other schools)
Overall, Rutgers EMBA ranked #59 worldwide moved up fourteen places in the world rankings and up one spot in the U.S. compared to last year. Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include [see full methodology]:
- #1 for International Course Experience in the U.S.
- #1 for International Course Experience in the Big Ten
- #4 for Salary Increase (%)
- #9 for International Course Experience in the world
- #14 for Aims Achieved
- #15 for Total Salary
- #15 for Career Progress
2022 - From the 2022 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #15 Top 100 Business Schools in the U.S. (#4 in the Big Ten)
Overall, Rutgers EMBA ranked #73 globally, moving up fifteen places from 2021. Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include [see full methodology]:
- #2 in U.S. for International Course Experience
- #7 for Career Progress
- #8 for Salary Increase (%)
- #12 in U.S. for Work Experience
- #13 in U.S. for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- #15 for Total Salary
- #18 in U.S. for Research
2021 - From the 2021 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #3 in Economics globally
- #20 Top 100 Business Schools in the U.S. (#4 in the Big Ten)
Overall Rutgers EMBA ranked #88 globally. Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include:
- #5 for Salary Increase (%)
- #6 for Career Progress
- #13 Overall Satisfaction
- #13 in Work Experience
- #16 for Salary Total (US$) 3 years after graduation
- #18 for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
2020 - From the 2020 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #2 in Economics globally (for the fourth time)
- #13 in Career Mobility globally
- #15 in stand-alone US programs (not affiliated with another school)
Overall Rutgers EMBA ranked #79 globally moving up five places from 2019. Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include:
- #7 for Salary Total (US$) 3 years after graduation
- #7 in Aims Achieved (%)
- #9 for Salary Increase (%)
- #10 in Student Satisfaction
- #11 for Corporate Responsibility
- #19 for Research
2019 - From the 2019 Financial Times Executive MBA World Rankings
- #2 in Economics globally (for the third time)
- #5 in Corporate Social Responsibility
Overall Rutgers EMBA ranked #19 for U.S.-only schools moving up three places from last year and #84 globally moving up five places from 2018 Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include:
- #6 for career progress
- #10 in salary increase (%)
- #14 in salary total (in US$) 3 years after graduation
- #20 for research [see full methodology]
2018 - Financial Times ranked the Top 10 business schools in select categories and Rutgers EMBA excelled in the following academic areas
- #2 in Economics
- #3 in Corporate Strategy
- #3 in Statistics
- #10 in Manufacturing/Logistics
Overall Rutgers EMBA ranked #22 for U.S.-only schools and #89 globally moving up two places from 2017 Other highlights from the ranking for U.S.-only programs include:
- #15 in salary total (US$) 3 years after graduation
- #16 for career progress
- #18 in salary increase (%)
2017 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #5 in Economics globally, #23 overall in the U.S.; #14 in total salary three years after graduation; and #15 in percentage salary increase.
2016 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #7 in Finance in EMBA programs globally, #10 in Salary Increase, #11 in Total Salary, #13 in Aims Achieved, and #15 Overall in US-EMBA programs.
2015 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #6 in Career Progress, #9 in Salary Increase, #5 in Big Ten Conference, and #21 overall in US-EMBA programs.
2014 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #8 for Salary Increase, #16 in Total Salary, #4 in the Big Ten Conference, and #20 overall in US-EMBA programs.
2013 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #2 in the world in Economics.
2013 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #6 in the US in Career Progress, #20 in the US in Total Salary, and #19 overall in US-EMBA programs.
2012 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #23 in all US-EMBA programs.
2011 - Financial Times ranks Rutgers EMBA #3 in Economics, #7 in Strategy, and #10 in Career Progress. (View Rankings Chart)
CEO Magazine (London)
2025 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #5 in the world
I have some great news to share. In the 2025 Global Executive MBA Rankings released today [3/25/25] by CEO Magazine (London), our Rutgers Executive MBA was ranked No. 5 in the world, moving up one spot compared to last year, and No. 3 in North America! The report analyzed many EMBA programs around the world to identify Executive MBA programs that consistently “marry exceptional quality with great ROI.” The globally-distributed magazine based over a third of its weight on the “quality of faculty” in its ranking methodology [see rankings].
The excellence and reputation of our proud EMBA program have contributed greatly to RBS as a strong public business school on the East Coast. Our wholehearted congratulations to Farrokh Langdana, his entire EMBA team---Josephine Sears, Michele Taylor and Ozgur Yaglidere---and many faculty, staff, students, and alumni for your effort on building and delivering a “Powerhouse” Executive MBA experience at Rutgers!!!
2024 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #6 in the world
2023 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #9 in the world
2022 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #8 in the world
The Rutgers EMBA Powerhouse had a dramatic increase in rankings in the London-based CEO Magazine's Global EMBA rankings. We jumped from #13 globally in EMBA programs in 2021 to #8 in 2022. Consequently, our Director, Prof. Farrokh Langdana, was invited to an interview by the editor of CEO Magazine. Please note that Rutgers EMBA has zero input or influence whatsoever in the rankings; CEO Magazine interviews CEOs and business opinion leaders globally and independently.
Read: Rutgers Executive MBA Ranked #8 globally by CEO Magazine
2021 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #13 in the world
2020 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #16 in the world
2018 - Rutgers EMBA is ranked #11 in the world
2017 - Rutgers EMBA ranked No. 15 Globally by CEO Magazine (London).
2016 - Rutgers EMBA rated as a Tier One program in the Global EMBA rankings from London-based CEO magazine. This is their top EMBA ranking, and a new ranking for REMBA
Poets and Quants
2023 - Poets & Quants ranked Rutgers EMBA #10 among public universities and #23 overall in the U.S.
2021 - Poets & Quants ranked Rutgers EMBA #11 among public universities and #22 overall in the U.S.
2019 - Poets & Quants ranks Rutgers EMBA #24 in the U.S. in their annual report of the nation’s top Executive MBA programs (2/7/19). This places RBS-EMBA #4 in the Big Ten and #9 among public universities in the U.S. [see PQ ranking report].
2013 - The EMBA rankings by the Poets and Quants for Executives combine some of the major rankings of EMBA programs worldwide by constructing a weighted index to provide a global and a truly composite ranking. REMBA came in at # 31 in the world.
The Economist
2020 - The Economist ranks Rutgers Executive MBA #48 in the world, #28 for U.S.-only schools, and #5 in the Big Ten.
Other notable achievements in the report showed the program ranked:
- #10 in the world for student rating of the quality of the faculty
- #14 for Student & Faculty Diversity in the U.S.
- #15 in the world for student managerial experience
- #16 for Salary Increase after Graduation in the U.S.
- #17 for Quality of Faculty in the U.S.
- #22 for Program Quality in the U.S.
- #23 for Professional Development and Educational Experience in the U.S.
2018 - The Economist ranks Rutgers Executive MBA #45 in the world and #27 for U.S.-only schools.
Other program highlights include:
- #10 ROI based on the percentage increase on pre-EMBA salary on graduation in the world
- #11 in number of industry sectors from which students applied in the world
- #15 in student diversity in the world
- #23 in student rating of faculty in the world
- #26 in career progression in the world
Business Insider
2016 - Business Insider ranks Rutgers Business School number 9 in The top 10 colleges for jobs on Wall Street.
Military Times
2016 - Rutgers Business School Ranked #3 in “77 Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016”. Read more about it here.
Ivy Exec
2020 - #1 Public Executive MBA program in the Northeast, #7 among all public business schools, #23 among all business schools in the U.S., #35 in the world, and recognized as #3 globally for Life Balance.
2019 - Ivy Exec ranked Rutgers Executive MBA No.1 in the world for life balance.
2019 - Ivy Exec ranked the Rutgers Executive MBA program No. 20 in the world, placing Rutgers EMBA No. 6 in the northeast U.S. and No. 3 in the Big Ten.
2018 - Ivy Exec ranked the Rutgers Executive MBA program #3 globally for strong career services.
Ivy Exec’s The Best Bang for Your Buck: Weighing Tuition Against ROI for EMBA Programs “Rutgers Business School, about 20 minutes from Manhattan, also provides commuter access to the Big Apple while offering a competitive tuition and return on investment. With a price tag of $92,043 and an average post-graduation salary boost of about 49-percent, Rutgers could offer EMBA program participants a much stronger value than the Stern School.”
The Wall Street Journal
2010 - The Wall Street Journal ranks Rutgers EMBA #21 among the Best Executive MBA Programs and #1 in Administrative Support (2010 was WSJ's last year for EMBA rankings).
2009 - The Wall Street Journal ranks Rutgers EMBA #8 in the U.S. in 5-year Return on Investment. (View Rankings Chart)
Read the recent WSJ interview with the EMBA Director, Farrokh Langdana here.