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University of Sharjah leads the 2 PhD Business Administration (MBA) universities in the United Arab Emirates at #328 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. American University in the Emirates (#21 in United Arab Emirates) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 2 matching courses between them.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in PhD Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in PhD Business Administration (MBA)
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Sharjah at #328 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Sharjah has the largest research record in this group, with 1,081,529 citations and an h-index of 319.
The split is 2 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Sharjah (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sharjah, founded in 1997. University of Sharjah is the largest, with 17,000 students.
The usual length is 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). American University in the Emirates offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
University of Sharjah (QS World #328) and American University in the Emirates (#21 in United Arab Emirates) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
American University in the Emirates, with 1, ahead of University of Sharjah (1).
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