For the first time, the Economist Intelligence Unit has produced a ranking of the world’s top distance-learning MBA programmes this year. Henley Management College’s programme has emulated its full-time one by also making it to the top 10.

This makes Henley one of only two business schools in the world to be ranked in the top 10 for both its full time and distance learning MBA programmes by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

In the same report Henley received the top score for student rating of programme content. The new ranking takes into account three basic criteria to judge schools: programme content, quality of fellow students and distance learning elements. The EIU recognises that many of the quantitative data used to rank full time MBA programmes are of little use when it comes to distance learning and so put more emphasis (60/40) on a survey of programme members.