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911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Business School has entered the world’s top 10 in today’s Financial Times Masters in Finance rankings.

911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ is the highest ranked UK based school in the world, ranked in 9^th place, moving up three places from 12^th position last year.

The results also show that 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ is the only business school in the global top 10 to have achieved equal numbers of men and women onto its MSc Finance, representing the school’s strategic priority in striving for gender balance across its programmes.

"In a technology driven world, our students are best positioned to succeed in the finance industry." Leila Guerra Associate Dean of Programmes, 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Business School

Leila Guerra, Associate Dean of Programmes at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Business School, said: “This result highlights two of our core strengths: our strong reputation in finance, and the diversity of our student body. Today’s ranking is a testament to our hard work and commitment to all our finance programmes. In a technology driven world, our students are best positioned to succeed in the finance industry. Our aim is to keep innovating, with very exciting changes soon to come.”

The news coincides with the publication of 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ’s , which shows that 95 per cent of MSc Finance students who graduated in 2017 were employed three months after graduation.

Dr Lara Cathcart, Director of the MSc Finance programme at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Business School said: “As we celebrate the 20^th anniversary of our MSc Finance, this ranking is an excellent result for the School and for our MSc Finance programme. In particular, the climb to 1^st overall in the UK for achieving equal gender representation on the programme highlights the support that 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ is giving female professionals in the finance industry, which has for so long been male dominated. We hope that the programme’s strong female representation will encourage greater diversity across our other MSc programmes and also in the City and elsewhere.”

The ranking result highlights 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ’s growing reputation in finance, reflected in the School’s close links to the City of London, the intellectual authority of its finance academics and the successes of students and alumni working in finance.

The Financial Times ranking is based on responses of both business schools and their MSc Finance alumni on various criteria, including the current average salary of alumni.

The full rankings table can be viewed on the . 

For further information about the MSc Finance programme at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Business School, please visit the school’s website.