IE Business School is recognized as one of the leading business schools in the world by international journals like The Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and América Economía. The School offers Bachelor degrees, Master's degrees, Executive master's degrees, Master of Laws (LL.M.), Specialized Masters, Ph.D. and DBA programs. The Global MBA is an online program that runs for 15 months, with two one week residential periods in Madrid. The International MBA Program runs for 13 months, available in English or Spanish.

Ratings and Rankings:

- IE Business School is ranked 13th worldwide in the Financial Times 2010 Executive Education Ranking.

- 2nd globally in the 2009 ranking of MBA programs by América Economía (a leading Latin American business journal), moving up from 4th position in 2008. It is also rated No. 1 in Europe.

- IE Business School is placed 6th in Europe and 14th internationally in the Wall Street Journal MBA Ranking 2007. It is rated 4th in Europe and 12th worldwide in 2006.

- 5th in Europe and 10th globally in the annual ranking of MBA programs published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in 2008. It is also placed 6th in the world in terms of network potential.

- No.2 in the world for its online programs, according to the EIU Distance Learning MBA Ranking (January 2008). Online programs at IE include the Global MBA program.

- IE Business School is rated 3rd in the world outside the US according to the Forbes MBA ranking 2009. It is placed 4th in 2007.

- No. 1 in Europe and No.10 in the world in the biennial MBA ranking published by Aspen Institute (known as “Beyond Grey Pinstripes”) in 2007.

- IE Business School is placed No. 2 worldwide in the BusinessWeek ranking of non-US MBA programs 2008.

- According to the QS Top MBA, Top Business Schools by Specialization 2008, IE is ranked:
   - 3rd in Europe and 12th worldwide in Finance
   - 1st worldwide in Entrepreneurship
   - 2nd in Europe and 9th worldwide in Marketing
   - 1st in Europe and 4th worldwide in Operations Management

- IE Business School is placed 10th worldwide for executive education programs in the 2009 Financial Times ranking, moving up six places from 16th in 2008. In the open programs category, the School is placed 4th worldwide.

- 3rd in Europe and 6th in the world in the 2009 edition of the Financial Times ranking of full-time MBA programs. It is also rated No. 1 internationally with respect to the career progress of graduates. (The School is rated 3rd in Europe and 8th worldwide in the 2008 league table).

- IE Business School is rated 1st in the world in Organizational Behavior, according to the FT 2008 Top Ten Schools in Selected Categories.

- The Executive MBA programs is placed 1st in Europe and 5th worldwide (FT 2008). It is placed 3rd in Europe and 5th worldwide in 2007.

- IE Business School is ranked 3rd in Europe and 7th worldwide in the América Economía 2006 Executive Education Ranking.

IE holds triple accreditations:
- EQUIS (European quality Improvement Systems)
- AMBA (Association of MBAs)
- AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

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