Lancaster University Management School

Overview

Established in 1964, the Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is one of the few schools in the world with quadruple accreditation, including the AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.

The Lancaster teaching team includes practitioners and academics, ensuring you gain practical outcomes relevant to you. In addition to full programmes, you can choose to study individual modules as short ten-week courses and programmes focus on enabling you to learn for work, learn from work, and to learn in a way that is flexible and responsive to your work context.

Lancaster University Management School is ranked in the top 50 business schools in Europe (Financial Times European Business Schools rankings) and is part of the globally reputed Lancaster University.

Taught Programmes

• Executive MBA
• Innovation and Improvement Science MSc/ PgDip/PgCert
• International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)
• Leadership and Management PgCert
• Leadership and Management (Healthcare) PgCert
• Management MSc + MBA (full-time)
• Cyber Security Executive MBA

Services for International Students

Lancaster University offers help and assistance to international students through its specialist International Student Advisory Service, which provides information about obtaining visas, travelling to Lancaster, planning costs and pre-arrival information.

Ranking

Financial Times Rankings

• =46th in the Masters in Finance pre-experience for 2023
• =76th for the Global MBA in 2022
• 95th for the Executive MBA programme in 2022
• 10th in the UK and 54th in the European Business School Rankings for 2022

QS World University Rankings

• 35th in World University Rankings for Masters in Marketing for 2023
• 58th in World University Rankings for Masters in Finance for 2023
• 61-70th in World University Rankings for Masters in Business Analytics for 2023
• 67th in World University Rankings for Masters in Management for 2023

QS Global EMBA Rankings

• 99th in the world

Accommodation

Lancaster University accommodation has won ‘Best University Halls’ in the National Housing Student Survey for the last six years, and they are just one of only three other institutions who have achieved the International Accommodation Quality Mark, awarded where satisfaction among international students was at 90% or higher.

Location

Lancaster is in the north west of England, and is connected to Manchester International Airport by a one-hour rail link. There are also direct rail links between Lancaster and London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford and major cities in Scotland.