SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University continues to stand out among business schools, with its 2016 MBA program rising to 39th place in a ranking compiled by the leading global business news organization Financial Times. The ranking of the ACEM MBA program has risen for three consecutive years, having come in 77th in 2014 and 55th in 2015 in the Financial Times listings.
The ACEM MBA program has long focused on the career path building and development of its students, which is fully reflected in a series of criteria included in the Financial Times ranking. The employment rate of ACEM MBA program graduates tied for first, at 100%, salary growth was 168% and placement success rate ranked 22nd. International course experience level ranked 36th and value for money came in at 33rd. The ACEM MBA program also ranks 10th by subject among industry, manufacturing industry and logistics courses in the global MBA ranking 2016.
According to the figures released by Financial Times, the average annual salary for alumni three years after graduation was $113,340.
ACEM is the first school in mainland China to be accredited by the world's three most influential business school accreditation associations: the AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. Its MBA program has run for over 20 years and achieved much in that time. In this year's Financial Times ranking, the qualifications and scientific research level of full-time faculty members scored highly, with 91% holding doctoral degrees and the number of articles they published, relative to the faculty size, ranking 86th.
According to the school, it has leveraged various resources to create a complete and realistic environment for business leadership growth, such as working with existing companies and establishing international cooperation.
To encourage students to start their own businesses, the program has also enhanced its entrepreneurship education. In the past three years, the program's entrepreneurship foundation has funded 37 projects run by its students, with total grants exceeding 11 million RMB ($1.67 million).
In addition, the program has established a system to cultivate the global perspective of students, offering short-term overseas study, overseas exchanges and dual degrees. Each year, it provides more than 300 students with overseas studies opportunities.
Other business schools in mainland China were also listed, with Renmin University of China ranking 43rd and Fudan University 47th.
