HEC Montréal is a French-language university institution offering internationally renowned management education and research. The School has been training future managers who contribute to our society’s growth and prosperity, since 1907.
HEC Montréal has been open to the world for over a century, and its reputation spans far beyond the borders of Quebec and Canada. It has built a strong tradition of welcoming students, collaborating, and sharing knowledge and earned a reputation as one of the world’s top-tier educational institutions. It continues to create and solidify partnerships all around the globe to support its community members in ambitious forays beyond their own borders.
HEC Montréal draws on a solid network of partner organizations to open international doors to the members of its community, giving them many opportunities to break through and have new experiences in other countries: international mobility programs, job and career development opportunities, knowledge transfer opportunities, and more.
HEC Montréal shares its research and teaching expertise with other organizations and partners all over the world, in the form of training courses and other knowledge transfer options in all areas of business administration.
1907
First business school in Canada
5 th
Among the 5 best business schools in Canada
3 accreditations
HEC Montréal has 3 prestigious international accreditations: AMBA, AACSB International and EQUIS.
Only 2 Canadian business schools out of 124 worldwide hold this three-fold mark of distinction.
1st Changemaker Campus
1st French-language campus in the world to receive the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus designation.
13,911
students
314
faculty members
HEC Montréal is regularly recognized as one of the top business schools in Canada and around the globe, in rankings of thousands of educational institutions. They confirm its reputation for excellence, one that extends well beyond Quebec’s borders.
An internationally recognized business school
2nd in Canada and 13th in the world
For research in Management, Academic Ranking of World Universities (2021)
5 Palmes of Excellence – the highest score possible
Eduniversal international ranking (2021)
In the top 5 in Canada and the world's 100 best universities for business
QS World University Rankings by Subject (2022)
U.S. News Best Global Universities for Economics and Business (2022)
5th in Canada and 111th in the World
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (2023)
Employability
8th in Canada
QS Graduate Employability Rankings (2021)
63rd in Canada
Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (2022)
Research publications
92nd in the world for the number of publications.
Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, University of Texas at Dallas (2023)
Sustainable development performance
14th in Canada and 81st in the world
Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings (2022)
Our MBA is among the best in the world
2nd in Canada
Bloomberg Businessweek (2022-23)
30th in the world
Better World MBA Rankings, Corporate Knights (2022)
Top tier in the world
CEO Magazine (2023)
34th in the world
AméricaEconomía (2022)
84th in the world
The Economist (2021)
Our master's programs stand out
16th in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – Global Supply Chain, Gartner Supply Chain University Top 25 (2022)
23rd in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – Global Supply Chain, QS Masters in Supply Chain Management Rankings (2023)
72nd in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – Marketing, QS Masters in Marketing Rankings (2023)
83rd in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – Data Science and Business Analytics, QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings (2022)
88th in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – Finance, QS Masters in Finance Rankings (2023)
91st in the world
For our Master of Science (MSc) – International Business, QS Masters in Management Rankings (2023)
HEC Montréal Executive Education: proven expertise
1st in Quebec, 2nd in Canada and 33rd in the world
For programs geared to executives
Financial Times Executive Education Ranking (2023)
