Why Choose Queen's Business School?
Queen's Business School at Queen’s University Belfast offers world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education, across six core academic departments and the Clinton Leadership Institute.
Queen’s University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group, and the School is a globally renowned centre for high-impact academic research with close links to industry.
Queen's is ranked in the top 200 in the world for impact and sustainability (THE Impact Rankings 2024/QS World University Rankings 2024: Sustainability). Our Accounting and Finance programmes are ranked 1st in the UK for Graduate Outcomes (Times 2023) and 5th in the UK overall (Complete University Guide 2025).
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Opened in September 2023, our brand new Student Hub is an exciting expansion and a new base for our vibrant student and staff community, providing an enhanced social and educational experience. The unique building has a a future-facing digital infrastructure, with spaces designed to encourage students collaborating, working and socialising.
The Russell Group is a collection of 24 research-intensive, world-class universities who make huge social, economic and cultural impacts locally, across the UK and around the globe. Queen's University is the only Russell Group University on the island of Ireland.
We hold accreditations from EQUIS, AMBA and the Small Business Charter. These accreditations provide our students with a guarantee that they are receiving top quality education, and opens doors for global networking and career opportunities.
Northern Ireland has the lowest student living costs in the UK (Save the Student National Student Money Survey 2023); Belfast is in the top 10 fastest growing tech cities in the UK (UK Digital Economy Council, 2021); and is in the safest region in the UK (UK British Crime Surveys 2020/21). The city of Belfast is also ranked 10th in the world for work-life balance according to Forbes (2023).
Queen’s Business School holds a prestigious Athena SWAN Bronze Award, recognising our commitment to advancing gender diversity; gender, race and disability equality; and our ambitious plans to do more in these spaces.
We have a vibrant, multicultural staff and welcome the learning experiences this diversity affords us.
The University offers a number of development opportunities to help our students enhance and develop employability and personal skills to overcome barriers that might restrict reaching their full potential.
81% of the School's research output was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).
Students benefit from learning about cutting-edge developments in the business world from leading academics actively researching in their respective fields. Queen's University is ranked 13th in the UK for research intensity (Complete University Guide 2024).
Queen's University is ranked 6th in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025), and has over 4,400 international students from over 90 different countries.
The School is a member of the Global Business School Network, and we support international students with applications, scholarships, visas, accommodation, and settling into life in Belfast. We have welcomed thousands of international students and visiting scholars, completing full degrees or study abroad programmes.
The School is committed to developing principled and effective leaders. Ethics, responsibility and sustainability are integral to all that we do: including education, research, and our impact on society.
We have been serving as a Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Champion institution since 2020, a United Nations-supported initiative. As a PRME Champion, we contribute to thought and action leadership on responsible management education in the context of the United Nations sustainable development agenda.
Queen's University is ranked in the top 170 universities in the world for graduate job prospects (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022), and 13th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2024).
The School has a dedicated Careers and Work Placement Office which provides tailored one-to-one support for students to develop employability skills, practice interview skills, and secure industry placements and graduate jobs in the UK, Ireland and across the world.