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Best Business Schools 2025

The Financial Review BOSS Best Business Schools ranks universities on overall excellence in the field of postgraduate business and management.

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Professor Simon Wilkie, head of Monash Business School, emphasises how important academic research is in making people’s lives better every day.

‘Making lives better’: leading school focuses on research projects

Category leaders focus on where they can make the most difference.

AFR Lisa Murphy CEO of the Stroke Foundation She has an MBA and this is for a story for our special report on Best Business Schools about how studying an MBA can help careers. Thursday 11th September 2025 Melbourne Photo by Eamon Gallagher

From medical career to CEO: How this doctor made leap to leadership

An MBA at Deakin Business School helped Lisa Murphy take the big step into the corporate world.

Professor Brent Ritchie, head of UQ Business School.

Top business schools show what reputations are made of

Students at the University of Melbourne and UQ business schools welcome the opportunity to develop their interpersonal skills and engage with industry.

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University of Melbourne has been named Australia’s top performing institution in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.

This university toppled UNSW for Best Business School in 2025

Research, reputation and consistency are key to long-term success amid a turbulent patch for the higher education sector.

UNSW Associate Professor Michele Roberts and MBA graduate Aden Mann.

These business schools deliver the best career outcomes

Whether it’s a career boost or changing lanes, job success or fulfilment remains the top priority for students.

A group of students photographed at Melbourne University

How we ranked the business schools

The performance ratings have been refined but continue to highlight the variety of university choices for students.

How an MBA took these executives into dealmaking

Tegan Frost and Aidan O’Neill were able to move into new career paths at PwC.

MBA graduate Josh Shattock.

Cashing in: How to make sure an MBA pays for itself

An MBA comes with a hefty price tag, so making sure that it brings financial benefits over time is important for graduates.

Business master’s programs continue to attract early career
professionals – but now even earlier in their careers than before.

The skills and values that will define long-term success

Potential students are getting younger – and they’re looking for a strong overall return on their investment.

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MBA graduates Scott and Helen Barker at UQ Business School in Brisbane.

The pay-off is so good, one MBA isn’t enough

Their studies have been life-changing for this couple, who have moved from salaried employees to business directors.

Bond University business school executive dean Professor Robin Gauld.

How this Gold Coast uni topped the best business school for teaching

The winner of the Teaching category has 11 or 12 students for each faculty member.

Australian businesses are undergoing a transformation to embrace law as a core enabling capability rather than an isolated business function.

Improving legal literacy can help business leaders lift bottom line

Australian businesses are undergoing a legal transformation to embrace law as a core enabling capability rather than an isolated business function.

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AI is no longer just an add-on to higher education – it is changing how students discover courses, enrol, learn and plan their careers.

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