Overview
Established in 1964, the Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is one of the longest-established business schools in the UK and home to a thriving and truly international community.
LUMS is one of the few business schools in the world to be triple-accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, and it combines world-class research with excellent teaching and high levels of student satisfaction. Lancaster welcomes students and staff from over 180 countries and has a presence in 24 countries, including campuses in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia.
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 part of the globally reputed Lancaster University.
Taught Programmes
- Full-time MBA
- Business Analytics MSc
- Financial Management MSc
- International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)
- Leadership and Management 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
- 51st in the Master's in Finance pre-experience for 2023
- =76th for the Global MBA in 2022
- 76th for the Executive MBA programme in 2023
QS Business Master’s Rankings 2025
- 13th in the World, 33rd in the UK for Master's in Supply Chain Management
- 41st in the World, 88th in the UK for Master's in Marketing
- 65th in the World, 12th in the UK for Master's in Finance
- 71-80th in the World, 10th in the UK for Master's in Business Analytics
- 70th in the World, 12th in the UK for Master's in Management
QS World Rankings by Subject 2024
- Accounting and Finance: 13th in the UK, =75th in the world
- Business and Management Studies: 9th in the UK, =72nd in the world
- Economics and Econometrics: 25th in the UK, #201-250 in the world
- Marketing: 6th in the UK, #21-50 in the world
- Statistics and Operational Research: 10th in the UK, #51-100 in the world
QS Global EMBA Rankings 2024
- =99th in the world, 9th in the UK
Accommodation
Lancaster University accommodation has won ‘Best University Halls’ in the National Housing Student Survey eight times since 2010 and has achieved the International Accommodation Quality Mark, awarded where satisfaction among international students was at 90% or higher.
Location
Lancaster is in the northwest 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.
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