The 50 best MBA programs in the world

• The best business schools in the world are ranked each year by education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
• QS has released its 2019 Global MBA Ranking, evaluating 251 of the best business schools in the world.
• QS based its ranking on surveys of employers, academics, and business school programs, and evaluated MBA programs on employability, alumni outcomes, students' return on investment, thought leadership, and diversity.
• Here are the top 50 global MBA programs, according to the QS rankings.

Higher- and business-education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released its 2019 Global MBA Ranking, evaluating 251 of the best business schools in the world.

QS ranked programs on employability for graduates, entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes, students' return on investment as measured by post-graduation increases in salary, academic thought leadership, and class and faculty diversity.

QS based its rankings on three surveys: One survey of global employers to ascertain the reputation of MBA programs among top firms, one survey of academics to get a sense of schools' academic and thought leadership reputations, and a survey of the business schools themselves to gather basic information on programs and student outcomes.

See the full list of 251 business schools on TopMBA.com. Here are the top 50 global MBA programs, according to QS rankings: 

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50. Virginia (Darden)

Location: Charlottesville, VA

Tuition: $100K to $149K

Average post-graduation salary: $120K to $129K

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48 (tie). Emory (Goizueta)

Location: Atlanta, GA

Tuition: $100K to $149K

Average post-graduation salary: $110K to $119K

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48 (tie). IIM Ahmedabad

Location: Ahmedabad, India

Tuition: $20K to $29K

Average post-graduation salary: Under $49K

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