Rome Business School (RBS) has been included for the first time in the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools Ranking 2026–2027, placing 18th in Europe and the Middle East. This entry places RBS’s MBA among the programs evaluated by Bloomberg Businessweek in the region.
Entering the ranking represents a new milestone in RBS’s path of international growth and recognizes the evolution of its MBA in an increasingly global and competitive context of managerial education.
RBS achieves an overall score of 66.7. The best positioning by dimension concerns Compensation, an indicator in which it ranks 16th.
| INDICATOR | POSITION |
| Compensation | 16 |
| Learning | 18 |
| Networking | 19 |
| Entrepreneurship | 19 |
In Europe and the Middle East, Bloomberg Businessweek analyzes the best MBA programs across four dimensions: Compensation, Learning, Networking, and Entrepreneurship. The methodology combines information provided by business schools with evaluations from key program stakeholders, including students, alumni, and employers.
This approach attributes particular relevance to professional outcomes and the MBA experience: the evolution of graduates’ compensation, the quality and usefulness of learning, the value of the contact network, and the development of entrepreneurial skills.
“Rome Business School’s entry into the Bloomberg Businessweek ranking represents an important recognition of the growth and internationalization path developed in recent years. Entering for the first time among the top 20 business schools on the continent is particularly significant, because it reflects not only the evolution of our MBA, but also the impact we intend to generate on the professional path of our students and graduates.”
— Antonio Ragusa, Dean of Rome Business School
With 16th place in Compensation, the International MBA achieves its best result among the dimensions considered by Bloomberg. This indicator analyzes the salary and professional outcomes associated with the MBA. According to Rome Business School’s 2026 Employment Report, International MBA graduates record an average salary increase of 46.9% after completing the program. The result is also supported by the Career Center’s activity and the institute’s constant relationship with the business world.
In Learning, where the International MBA ranks 18th, Bloomberg evaluates the effectiveness of the educational experience and the program’s ability to develop skills applicable to professional life. The teaching model combines lectures with the Harvard case method, business simulations, practical labs with managers, a final project based on real business challenges, and meetings with professionals. 84.1% of alumni state that they directly apply the skills acquired during the program in their work.
19th place in Networking concerns a central dimension of the MBA experience: the ability to build meaningful professional relationships with colleagues, alumni, managers, and businesses. The International MBA facilitates direct contact with the corporate world and access to professional and international opportunities within an ecosystem that brings together over 160,000 alumni and more than 1,000 partner companies worldwide. The 2026 Employment Report also highlights that 80.9% of alumni believe the program has strengthened their professional network.
The International MBA also reaches 19th place in Entrepreneurship, a dimension dedicated to the ability to develop entrepreneurial skills, mindset, and initiative. The program includes content on business creation, private equity, and venture capital, as well as a residential program at Babson College. Added to this is RBS4Entrepreneurship, Rome Business School’s business incubator, which since 2021 has supported 225 entrepreneurial ideas, helping to bring 25 to market and creating over 510 jobs in 58 countries.
With its entry into the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools Ranking, Rome Business School achieves its 13th international recognition and consolidates a path of growth that sees it present in some of the main evaluation systems of managerial education, including QS Rankings, Times Higher Education, Eduniversal, and CEO Magazine. Together, these recognitions value, from different perspectives, the quality of programs, employability, internationalization, impact, and the school’s capacity for innovation.
Rome Business School is an international business school based in Rome that offers MBA programs, master’s degrees, and executive education aimed at professionals and future leaders from different countries. Its teaching model combines academic training, professional development, innovation, and an international perspective.
More information: https://romebusinessschool.com/it/
