University of Bradford

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About

Established 60 years ago, the University of Bradford School of Management has a rich history and international reputation as one of the innovators in business education. We have one of the longest-running MBA programmes with 49 years of delivering this degree and 25 years of Distance Learning.

The MBA Team consists of talented academics and industry experts who focus on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion, and our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the past three years. Our students belong to a supportive academic community and achieve the best outcomes as graduates.

Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which will focus on some of the most pressing issues facing businesses today such as sustainability, entrepreneurship, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Some of our rankings with the Financial Times (2024) reflect the impact we’ve made in the lives of our graduates:

  • 1st in the world for value for money
  • 1st in the world for ESG and net zero teaching
  • Number 1 in the UK & 4th in the world for Overall Satisfaction
  • 4th in the world for International Mobility

Source: Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2024