Warwick Business School toppled IE Business School in Spain for gaining the No. 1 rank in the 2018 Financial Times ranking of online MBA programs. Only 20 schools were ranked, making the list less valuable to would-be applicants but there is a lot of compelling proprietary data in the ranking worth considering
| 2018 Rank & School | Y-O-Y Change | 2017 Rank | Salary | Salary Increase | Career Progress Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Warwick | +1 | 22 | $182,994182994 | 34%34 | 11 |
| 2. IE | -1 | 22 | $184,030184030 | 39%39 | 44 |
| 3. Massachusetts (Isenberg) | ———— | 33 | $168,088168088 | 32%32 | 1313 |
| 4. Indiana (Kelley) | +3 | 77 | $141,353141353 | 28%28 | 1010 |
| 5. Durham | +4 | 99 | $140,258140258 | 27%27 | 33 |
| 6. Babson | +2 | 88 | $167,386167386 | 26%26 | 77 |
| 7. Florida (Hough) | -2 | 55 | $122,117122117 | 34%34 | 1717 |
| 8. AGSM | -4 | 88 | $124,308124308 | 28%28 | 1111 |
| 9. Arizona State (Carey) | +2 | 1111 | $120,744120744 | 36%36 | 88 |
| 10. George Washington | -4 | 66 | $169,740169740 | 19%19 | 2020 |
| 11. Syracuse (Whitman) | -1 | 1010 | $139,500139500 | 23%23 | 1212 |
| 12. Northeastern (D’Amore-McKim) | +1 | 1313 | $131,763131763 | 26%26 | 66 |
| 13. Nebraska-Lincoln | +2 | 1515 | $122,952122952 | 40%40 | 99 |
| 14. Bradford | ———— | 1414 | $114,680114680 | 36%36 | 55 |
| 15. Colorado State | +4 | 1919 | $138,542138542 | 30%30 | 1414 |
| 16. Drexel (LeBow) | +4 | 2020 | $121,250121250 | 37%37 | 1515 |
| 17. North Carolina State (Poole) | +1 | 1818 | $116,700116700 | 21%21 | 1616 |
| 18. Florida International (Chapman) | -2 | 1616 | $98,76698766 | 32%32 | 22 |
| 19. Centrum Catolica | -2 | 1717 | $104,645104645 | 34%34 | 1818 |
| 20. Washington State (Carson) | ———— | NRNR | $99,75099750 | 18%18 | 1919 |
