Course
MBA
Offered by Cranfield School of Management
QS Global MBA Ranking
Consistently ranked in UK top 10 for MBA by the Financial Times and Economist rankings
Cranfield School of Management is one of the UK's most specialised MBA providers, known for its intensive one-year format, strong leadership development focus, and one of the highest average work-experience profiles among UK MBA cohorts.
Key advantages
- UK's original dedicated MBA campus
- Intensive leadership development focus
- High average work experience among candidates
- Strong aerospace/defence/manufacturing sector ties
- Triple-accredited
- Excellent careers support
- Programme & duration
- MBA: 1 year (full-time)Modular executive format available
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. £45,000 – £50,000 total programme fee (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- September (main intake); January entry option
- English requirement
- IELTS: 7.0 overall (min 6.5 per band)TOEFL iBT: 100PTE: 67
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor's degree, minimum 3–5 years' work experience (often more), GMAT/GRE (or waiver), essays, and interview.
- Average Work Experience
- Average 8–10 years of work experience; typical class age 33–35
- GMAT / GRE Requirement
- GMAT: average 600+ (or GRE/Executive Assessment accepted; waivers common given high average experience)
Employability & placement
Strong outcomes in general management, consulting, and manufacturing/engineering-linked leadership roles.
Student experience
Dedicated Cranfield campus purpose-built for postgraduate business education. Close-knit, highly experienced cohort.
Research strengths
Research in leadership, logistics and supply chain, and manufacturing management. Strong corporate partnership programme.