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#14 in Online MBA Programs
of 16 ranked entries
Warwick Business School
Coventry, United Kingdom · Founded 1967
Warwick launched one of the very first distance-learning MBAs in the world decades before “online MBA” was a recognised category, and that early-mover experience still shows in how mature its remote-delivery format is. Recorded specifics: founded 1967, home campus Coventry, UK, duration 24 mo. Panel highlighted one of the earliest distance-learning MBA programs in the world, still refined today, highly flexible pacing accommodates working professionals across time zones and strong UK and European employer recognition. The reservation on record is time-zone spread of the global cohort can complicate group project scheduling.
AsynchronousExecutive-friendly
Score breakdown
How Warwick Business School earned 75.1
Each criterion is scored independently, then combined using the weights published on Online MBA Programs.
- Career outcomesweight 30%
- 75.8
- Format & flexibilityweight 25%
- 77.2
- Faculty & curriculumweight 25%
- 72.9
- Cost efficiencyweight 20%
- 74.3
“Launched distance learning before the category had a name — the longest-running format-maturity advantage on this list.”
— Top 49, on Online MBA Programs
On the record
Recorded detail
| Founded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Home campus | Coventry, UK |
| Duration | 24 mo |
| Rating | 8.4 |
Panel verdict
Strengths and reservations
What it gets right
- One of the earliest distance-learning MBA programs in the world, still refined today
- Highly flexible pacing accommodates working professionals across time zones
- Strong UK and European employer recognition
Where it gives ground
- Time-zone spread of the global cohort can complicate group project scheduling
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