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Of the 7 PhD Business & Management universities in Finland, Aalto University ranks highest at #114 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Oulu (QS World #342) and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 8 courses to choose from.
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4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #114 (Aalto University) to #498 (University of Jyväskylä); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Oulu has the largest research record in this group, with 5,970,531 citations and an h-index of 635. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 7 public to 0 private institutions. The biggest concentrations are in Helsinki (1), Oulu (1) and Lappeenranta (1). The oldest is University of Jyväskylä, founded in 1863. Tampere University is the largest, with 23,000 students.
The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (67% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (50% of courses with a stated intake). Tampere University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
Aalto University (QS World #114), University of Oulu (QS World #342) and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
7 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 67% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
Tampere University, with 2, ahead of University of Eastern Finland (1).
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