Accreditations and Rankings

The Financial Times ranking of European business schools assesses the combined performance of Europe’s leading schools out of four FT rankings: Full-time MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Management and non-degree Executive Education programs. HHL reached position 50 in Europe (Master in Management #17, MBA #30) and is ranked among the top 5 business schools in Germany.

In the nationwide (Germany) CHE University Ranking HHL is ranked by its Master students with outstanding results among the following categories:

• course offerings
• study organization
• student support/support during studies
• stays abroad
• transition from Bachelor to Master and
• scientific relevance within the program.

The Financial Times continues to rank HHL’s full-time M.Sc. Program among the leading Masters in Management programs worldwide. HHL scores particularly high in the categories of career service, networking opportunities and employment statistics:

• #2 worldwide for Alumni Network
• #5 worldwide for Career Service
• #7 worldwide (#1 in Germany and #3 in Europe) for Alumni Salary (average graduate salary three years after course completion is USD 129,051)

(Financial Times Global Masters in Management Ranking 2023)

In the QS Masters in Management Ranking 2022, HHL scored 97.1 out of 100 in the category „Value for Money“, ranking 8th in the world. Our graduates are able to repay their investment in less than two years and the 10-year average return on investment is USD 757,624. Additionally, HHL Master in Management graduates enter the job market very rapidly – the employment rate score (students employed 3 months after graduation) is 90%, which is significantly higher than the average. An investment that pays off!

Economist-Ranking: Master of HHL scores with starting salary of graduates and program quality

In the global Master in Management Ranking 2019 of the Economist, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management stands out with the second highest starting salary of its graduates worldwide (77,236 $).  HHL also received top rankings in the categories “Range of and access to overseas study programs” (#1), “Program content” (#2), “Facilities and other services” (#4) and “Alumni network” (#5), evaluated by HHL students and alumni.

The Economist Masters in Management Ranking, in which HHL ranks 14th worldwide, comprises 40 international business schools. In Germany, HHL ranks among the top 3. The results of the survey of university graduates and students as well as the university’s own data are included in the evaluation. Assessment criteria include career opportunities, personality development/learning experience, salary post MiM and network potential.

In the QS Global MBA Ranking 2022 HHL stands out with its exceptional ROI. Scoring 94.6 out of 100, the HHL MBA program ranks number 21 worldwide for this indicator. Our graduates are able to repay their investment in just 3 years and the 10-year average return on investment is USD 433,065 – bringing the HHL score on this indicator to 100 out of 100. The ranking confirms that this is the MBA that pays off!

HHL has once again successfully demonstrated its position among the top MBA programs. In its most prestigious ranking in Latin-America, the business magazine América Economía ranked HHL’s MBA Program #39 worldwide, highlighting HHL’s special strong suits in innovation and diversity.
The HHL MBA program excels in the category ‘innovation’, scoring 94.4 out of a possible 100 points. This puts the business school in 13th place worldwide and 2^nd place in Germany. The full-time MBA program also has a high proportion of female students and is among the top 10 in this category worldwide with 46% percent women.