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he numbers of those enrolling on master’s in business and management (MBM) programmes worldwide remained steady between 2020 and 2021, according to new research into the pre-experience format complied in conjunction with the
enrolments per individual programme. This indicates the increase in the number of programmes offered across the region in 2021.
India masks mixed application picture The average numbers of MBM applications per business school and per programme look to have risen markedly between 2020 and 2021 when looking at the global picture, by 26 per cent per school and 19 per cent per programme. However, these figures are somewhat misleading because they are skewed by the extremely large numbers of applications for MBM programmes in India, where its business schools recorded an average rise in applications per school and per programme of 31 per cent. Taking India out of the equation produces a slight drop in MBM applications per business school across the rest of the world in 2021, of three per cent. It also gives an average 10 per cent decrease per programme although, here, the uptick in programme options should again be noted. In addition, India was not the only region to record an increase in applications. In Latin America, the number of applications rose by five per cent at both a school and programme level between 2020 and 2021. In Europe (excluding the UK) however, there was an average two percent decrease in the number of applications per school and a 11 per cent decrease per programme. Similarly, UK business schools recorded a five percent decrease per school and a seven percent decrease in applications per programme. Return to classroom teaching In 2021, 49 per cent of MBM programmes worldwide were taught in the classroom, among responding AMBA-accredited business schools. This represents a 34 percentage-point rise on 2020, when only 15 per cent of programmes were delivered in the classroom and is a significant return to prominence for the format in the aftermath of the initial disruption caused by Covid-19.
AMBA Application and Enrolment Report 2022.
Regional growth amid global stability Across 56 AMBA-accredited institutions and 186 programmes, there were an average of 546 enrolments in master’s in business and management (MBM) programmes worldwide per business school and 164 enrolments per individual programme in 2021. This represents a three per cent increase in enrolments per school and a decrease of three per cent per programme on the equivalent figures from 2020. While the growth in overall enrolment is a clear positive in another year marked by Covid-19 disruptions, the fall in enrolments per programme could be linked to an increase in programme options. Indeed, the average number available rose by six per cent to reach 3.3 programmes per school worldwide, while in Europe (excluding the UK) it rose by 10 per cent. Enrolment growth was largest in the UK, where schools recorded an average rise of 23 per cent rise per school and a 20 per cent rise per programme. India also saw a significant increase, with a seven percent rise in both enrolments per school and per programme. Latin America had a similar increase to India, with an increase of six per cent at both the school and programme level. Enrolments among business schools in China rose slightly, with a one per cent rise per programme and per school. Elsewhere, while the number of enrolments per business school between 2020 and 2021 remained stable in Europe (excluding the UK) there was a decrease of 10 per cent in the number of
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“The growth in overall enrolment is a clear positive in another
MBM enrolment, 2020-2021 Average enrolments
year marked by Covid-19 disruptions”
Percentage change, 2020-2021
Average enrolments per programme, 2021
Percentage change, 2020-2021
per business school, 2021
546
+3%
164
-3%
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