Footnotes1. Average rank over the two years
2. The average alumnus salary three years after graduation, US $ PPP equivalent. It includes alumnus salary data for the current year and the preceding year, where available.
3. The average difference in alumnus salary before the MiF to today. Half of this figure is calculated according to the absolute salary increase, and half according to the percentage increase relative to pre-MiF salary – the “Salary percentage increase” figure published in the post-experience table.
4. Calculated using the salary earned by alumni today, course length, fees and other costs, including the opportunity cost of not working for the duration of the course.
5. The career status of alumni three years after graduation. Progression is measured according to level of seniority and the size of company in which alumni are employed.
6. The extent to which alumni fulfilled their goals or reasons for doing a Masters in Finance. This is measured as a percentage of total returns for a school.
7. Alumni who used the careers service at their business school were asked to rank its effectiveness in their job search.
8. Percentage of the most recent graduating class that were in employment three months after graduation. The figure in brackets shows the percentage of the class for which the school was able to provide employment data.
9. Percentage of female faculty. For the three gender-related criteria, schools that have 50:50 (male: female) composition receive the highest possible ranking score.
10. Percentage of female students.
11. Percentage of female members of the advisory board.
12. Percentage of faculty whose citizenship differs from their country of employment.
13. Percentage of students whose citizenship differs from the country in which they are studying.
14. Percentage of the board whose citizenship differs from the country in which the business school is based.
15. A measure based on changes in the country of employment of alumni between graduation and today.
16. Weighted average of four criteria that measure international exposure during the Masters programme.
17. Percentage of faculty with a doctoral degree.
18. The length of the Masters programme.
Data in this column is for information only and are not used in the rankings.
19. The percentage of the last graduating class that completed company internships as part of the Masters programme.
Data in this column is for information only and are not used in the rankings.