Specifics:

Location: Manchester, England
Founded: 1965
Famous fields of study: MBA, Business, Economics

General Information

Alliance Manchester Business School (MBS) is the business school of the University of Manchester. The 2020 Financial Times survey ranked Manchester’s MBA as the 5th best in the UK, 11th in Europe and 45th in the world. This makes Alliance Manchester Business School’s MBA a leading programme outside London and Oxbridge.

MBS offers 14 undergraduate degrees with industry experience, 16 postgraduate programmes and flexible full-time MBA programmes available for 18, 15 or 12 months. The MBA is triple-accredited by AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS and the Finance programme is also partnered with the CFA Institute.

MBS also offers the unique opportunity to earn an MBA from two leading universities. The Kelly-Manchester Global MBA combines world-class online MBA teaching with face-to-face teaching twice a year at eight global locations.

Alliance Manchester Business School is one of the world’s leading centres for business and management education. It is also ranked second in the UK for business research (REF 2014), with a strong focus on applying knowledge to future careers.

Alliance Manchester Business School fees for international students range from £26,000 to £33,500, depending on the subject.

Services for International Students

The University of Manchester has a full range of health facilities on campus, with doctors, nurses and dentists. All students have full access to the Health Centre. All healthcare fees are covered by the National Health Service for full-time students.

Rankings:

• 2023 QS World University Rankings – 1st in the UK and 6th in the world for Project Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2nd in the UK and 16th in the world for Business Analytics, 3rd in the UK and 12th in the world for Marketing, 5th in the UK and 28th in the world for Management, 7th in the UK and 27th in the world for Finance
• Financial Times 2022 Global MBA Ranking – 5th in the UK, 11th in Europe and 43rd in the world, 1st in the UK and 5th in the world for CSR, Average salary increase of 94% in three years
• 2023 Times Higher Education World University Ranking – 5th in the UK for Accounting and Finance, 6th in the UK for Business and Management

Accommodation:

The University of Manchester offers a wide range of accommodation options for all students and guarantees university accommodation for international students.

Location:

Manchester is located a three-hour train ride north of London. And a world-renowned city for sport and culture, it is home to some of the UK’s best art galleries, theatres and museums, with stunning architecture and a unique blend of past and present, a vibrant industrial city.

Undergraduate Course:

• Accounting Sep 2025 BSc
• Accounting with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Business Accounting with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) Sep 2025 BSc
• Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) with Industrial Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• International Business, Finance and Economics Sep 2025 BSc
• International Business, Finance and Economics (with Work Placement) Sep 2025 BSc
• International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• International Management Sep 2025 BSc
• Management Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Accounting and Finance) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Accounting and Finance) (with Placement) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Accounting and Finance) with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Human Resources) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Human Resources) with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (International Business Economics) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Marketing) Sep 2025 BSc
• Management (Marketing) with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc
• Management with Industrial / Professional Experience Sep 2025 BSc