The Master in Finance of EGADE Business School stands out globally in the areas of employability and return on investment, within the 2021 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds ranking.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey heads the QS Masters in Finance Rankings in Mexico and Latin America for the fourth consecutive year, reaching 43rd place among 166 programs evaluated globally in the 2021 edition.

The Master in Finance of EGADE Business School stood out in the areas of employability and return on investment, ranking 16th and 48th worldwide, respectively, and surpassing the average global score in both indicators.

Igor Rivera, National Director of the Master in Finance, commented that employers value the graduates for their singular capacity for analytics and strategy achieved through different experiences offered in the program.

“Our graduates are characterized by their open-mindedness in addressing challenges in business environments that are, by nature, uncertain. In financial settings a simple piece of news can have repercussions on companies’ performance and our graduates have the tools to tackle these challenges by means of a thorough diagnosis of the situation, as well as tools for visualizing and forecasting future scenarios, and mapping and leading the strategies implemented. All of their actions are based on hard data and not just assumptions, since they are familiar with the many technological tools for consulting and modeling the variables of the environment, as well as the specific tools for different economic activities,” he said.

With this extensive arsenal of tools and competencies, Rivera reiterated, Master in Finance graduates are capable of adding value based on a global vision developed not only on a theoretical, but also a practical plane.

The 2021 edition of the del QS Masters in Finance Rankings was based on a global survey answered by over 37 thousand employers and almost 35 thousand academics, and the evaluation by more than 27 thousand successful graduates, covering 32 countries.

The groups of indicators analyzed in the QS rankings are: graduate employability; return on investment; entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes; thought leadership; and class and faculty diversity.

This edition of the QS Masters in Finance Rankings was published on September 23, revealing the 2021 results of the QS Global MBA Rankings and the QS Business Masters Rankings, in which the Full-Time MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Master in Business Management of EGADE Business School were also ranked as the best programs in Latin America in their respective courses.