Top 10 Executive MBA Programs in Asia-Pacific 2020

Next up is the Executive MBA program at Western University's Ivey Business School, which achieved a high score for diversity.

Although Ivey’s primary campuses are based in Canada, participants can complete their EMBA at the school’s state of the art Hong Kong campus too. The 18-month program is comprised of two weekends a month, with a two-week residency to kick off the program and a one-week international trip to Silicon Valley.

There is one intake a year. Full tuition costs amount to CA$115,000 (US$84,810.25).

Sixth in the Asia-Pacific rankings, moving down one place since last year, is China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). The school scored highly for diversity, executive profile and employer reputation.

The 20-month program is based in Shanghai, but students have global study opportunities in cities including Barcelona and Zurich. The school has quite strict entry requirements, with applicants needing at least 10 years’ work experience; seven of which must be in managerial positions.

The program costs US$103,000.

Halfway through our list is the Executive MBA program at Nanyang Business School, Singapore. The school achieved good scores across all ranking indicators, particularly for diversity and thought leadership.

The program takes roughly 14 months to complete. Nanyang offers students an international experience in collaboration with two world-leading US business schools – The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Nanyang’s LINC (Live Consultancy Project) allows students to apply skills learnt to real-life business problems, presenting findings and recommendations on how to make a business more efficient (or recommend a new business venture) to a real client.

The program costs SG$95,513 (US$68.780.17).

Just missing out on a place in the top three EMBA programs in the Asia-Pacific region 2020 is the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School. CUHK achieved a perfect score for executive profile and a nearly perfect score for diversity.

The first EMBA degree offered in Hong Kong (in 1993), this two-year part-time program requires students to attend weekend classes once every two to three weeks as well as a residential week at the start.

All core courses are conducted in English with select electives available in Cantonese and Mandarin.

Full tuition fees amount to HK$640,000 (US$82,577.47).

In the bronze medal position, retaining its spot from last year’s rankings, is the Executive MBA program at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. NUS scored highly across all ranking indicators, particularly for executive profile and thought leadership.

With the busy executive in mind, the program is split into six intensive two-week sessions spanning 15 months. Although primarily based in Singapore, the program allows students to learn in numerous Asia-Pacific locations, including Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Delhi, Sydney and Tokyo.

Tuition fees are SG$105,000 (US$75.608.09).

Ranked second in the Asia-Pacific region is INSEAD, with its Global Executive MBA (GEMBA), which achieved a perfect score for employer reputation and high scores across all other indicators. The GEMBA takes place primarily at the Singapore campus, with 10 modules at the Asia campus, five modules in Abu Dhabi, and three modules at the European campus.

The program takes 17 months, with 57 days out of office if you begin studying in Singapore.

Tuition fees for the GEMBA amount to a total of SG$190,000 (US$141,139.50).

Taking the top spot for the third year in a row is the Executive MBA program at the Chicago Booth School of Business. As well as ranking first for the Asia-Pacific region, Booth also ranked sixth globally.

Booth didn’t achieve a perfect score in our ranking indicators, but it secured its top spot by scoring highly across the board, particularly for thought leadership, career outcomes and employer reputation.

Booth’s EMBA program takes place over 21 months, primarily based in their Hong Kong campus with three residential weeks in Chicago and one week in London. Tuition fees amount to HK$1.355m, roughly US$174,833.