10 . UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL : UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
TOP 10 BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA IS THE most popular study destination for a Masters in Business Association ( MBA ) in Asia- Pacific , and the fourth most popular in the world . In the British company Quacquarelli Symonds ’ ( QS ) regional rankings from earlier this year , 12 of the top 30 business institutions ( or 40 per cent ) representing Asia-Pacific are located in Australia , which is a nine per cent increase from 2013 .
Australian universities traditionally have high academic reputations . According to Financial Review , Australia has more high-ranking universities under 50-years-old than any country in the world . In addition , nearly every top Aussie institution improved its standing from 2013 , despite the fear that the federal government plans to deregulate tuition fees . Eight Australian universities appeared in Times Higher Education top 200 list , as magazine editor Phil Baty said with Australia being the fifth best represented country on the list that it has a “ world-class system .”
Business schools in Australia regularly outperform many of its nearest neighbors in various MBA rankings even though they ’ re often grouped in the same region as Asia .
Considering the country ’ s smaller population compared to the U . S . and some European countries as well as its isolated location , Aussie business schools perform well on an international scale . Its applicants are often attracted to them due to their
close distance to rising businesses and financial powers in Asia .
The country ’ s quality of living , ` along with its niche for learning the international business language , make it the sixth most popular MBA destination in the world . Below is a list of the top 10 business schools in Australia based on this year ’ s QS regional MBA rankings .
10 . UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL : UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The only business school in Western Australia – and one of only seven in the nation – that is internationally accredited through the European Quality Improvement
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