The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a degree that focuses on the advanced study of knowledge and techniques related to business management and administration. Programs of this type usually cover a wide range of subject areas, such as finance, accounting, marketing, human resources, among others. They usually use a combination of teaching methods in different formats, full-time, part-time, online…

Currently, the ninth edition of the Online Higher Education Ranking (FSO) has been carried out, carried out by the consulting firm specialized in market studies Hamilton Global Intelligence in alliance with the training portal Emagister, which aims to offer information that allows comparison of the offer. training offered by institutions that teach MBA.

More than 4 thousand students and alumni participated in the market study, and a total of 120 indicators were evaluated, in addition to consulting the opinion of the academic leaders of these programs. According to data extracted from the ninth Online Higher Education Ranking (FSO), 18 Spanish universities are positioned among the 30 best training centers that offer Spanish-speaking Online MBA programs.

After the evaluation of more than 200 universities in Spain, the United States and Latin America (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Guatemala and Puerto Rico), the MBAs of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Universidad de la Rioja (UNIR), OBS and Esic Business School have occupied the first four positions in this new edition of the FSO Ranking.

While the Universities Centrum PUCp of Peru, UDLAP and TecMilenio of Mexico, EAN and Unad of Colombia, Inter Metro of Puerto Rico, Westfield State University of the United States, Istmo of Guatemala and the American School of Management of Honduras are among the 30 best rated from America.

In the Hamilton study, 92.7% of those surveyed stated that they had found a job after completing the MBA and 75% of those surveyed stated that their employment situation improved, given that students can achieve a salary increase of 33.7% in Spain.

Ferran Ferrer, CEO of Emagister, the leading training recommendation portal in Spain, agrees that master’s degrees in business administration and management are a lever that allows young people with work experience to take the professional leap they expect. “An MBA is a tool that increases employability and exponentially improves the profile of any professional in the labor market.”

In that sense, he recommended to all those who are considering signing up for an MBA to enter the Emagister site to compare the different offers in the training market and find the one that best suits the needs of each student.