General information on ranking

Name of the ranking AméricaEconomía MBA Ranking of the Best Universities of Latin America
Geographical scope Latin America
Website of the ranking https://www.americaeconomia.com/rankings/mba/2024
Publication frequency annual
First year of publication 2018
Most recent year of publication 2024
Date of last update 2024-10-26
Ranking organization AméricaEconomía
Website of the methodology https://www.americaeconomia.com/issue-492-ranking-mba-2024
Methodology

ACADEMIC STRENGTH (30%)

  • Academic Training: The academic degree of full-time professors and the university where it was obtained, as well as the ratio of full-time professors to students (80%).
  • Experience: The background of part-time professors in the business world and significant economic institutions of the State (20%).

 

RETURN ON INVESTMENT (20%)

  • Current Average Income: The average income obtained by alumni three years after graduating from the program, converted to U.S. dollars according to the official exchange rate of each country as of December 31 of the corresponding year (20%).
  • Income Variation Pre and Post MBA: The increase or decrease in total income of alumni three years after graduating from the program (20%).
  • Income/Cost Ratio: The relationship of the current average income to the total cost of the MBA program, both measured in U.S. dollars (20%).
  • Career Mobility: Six areas of concrete positive changes in the professional trajectory reported by alumni (20%).
  • Satisfaction Level: The perceived contribution level by graduates regarding the training and tools received during the program (10%).
  • Employment Eligibility: The reception of a reasonable job offer shortly after graduation (5%).
  • Job Networks: The concrete impact of the formal and informal networks acquired directly through the program on securing new jobs (5%).

 

NETWORK STRENGTH (20%)

  • Alumni Trajectory: The type of companies alumni work for and the positions held by recent and historical top graduates (70%).
  • Alumni Networks: Alumni associations and placement centers provided by schools (20%).
  • Entrepreneurships: Ventures undertaken by alumni in recent years (10%).

 

INTERNATIONALIZATION AND DIVERSITY (16%)

  • Internationalization: The international links established by the business school based on accreditations (AMBA, EQUIS, or AACSB), memberships, overseas campuses, agreements, and exchanges (85%).
  • Diversity: Gender parity and the geographical diversity of the nationalities of foreign professors (15%).

 

KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION (14%)

  • Research: Papers directly related to business administration and management published in journals indexed in Science Citation Expanded Index (SCIE), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), with journal impact factor (JIF) measurements from Clarivate between 2020 and 2022 (80%).
  • Production of Books, Chapters, and Cases: The gross triannual production of books and chapters by university faculty published by a list of highly recognized external publishers (20%).

Additional information

  • Type of publication: internet, print - magazine, newspaper, print - special publication
  • Internet users access to ranking: open access
  • Language of publication: Spanish
  • Main target groups: employers, higher education institutions, policymakers, governments and funding agencies, students and parents
  • Level of comparison: institutional
  • Major dimensions covered: employability, internationalization, research, teaching, entrepreneurship, return on investment
  • Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
  • Data sources: data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
  • Quality assurance of ranking: periodic consultancy
  • Website of the ranking organization: https://www.americaeconomia.com
  • Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)
  • Types of rankings: business