The 25 best executive MBA programs in the world to help you reach the C-suite

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Education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds recently released a ranking of the top executive MBA programs.
EMBA programs are generally geared toward older and more experienced candidates than MBA programs.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania took the top spot.
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Seeking a career in the C-suite? An executive master’s in business administration (EMBA) program might be for you.

An EMBA program differs from an MBA program in a few key ways.

For example, according to TopMBA, applicants to EMBA programs typically have about 10 to 15 years of work experience. And many EMBA students continue to work full time during the program. That means your employer might cover the cost of tuition; it also means you’ll have less frequent interactions with classmates.

Education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds annually rank the best EMBA programs in the world, based on surveys of employers and academics.

For their ranking, they focused on factors including (but not limited to) how many employers recently recruited from the program, the program’s strength of thought leadership, and how much of a salary bump or promotion graduates receive.

Here are the 25 best EMBA programs in the world, according to QS, as well as the programs’ scores from 0 to 100 overall and on employer reputation.