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Of the 3 PhD Business & Management universities in the United Arab Emirates, University of Sharjah ranks highest at #328 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. British University in Dubai (#14 in United Arab Emirates) and American University in the Emirates (#21 in United Arab Emirates) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 4 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in PhD Business & Management
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Sharjah at #328 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Sharjah is cited most (1,081,529 citations).
3 are public and 0 private (100% public). 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.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Business Administration (MBA) (2), Business & Management (1) and Project Management (1). The usual length is 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). British University in Dubai offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
University of Sharjah (QS World #328), British University in Dubai (#14 in United Arab Emirates) 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.
3 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.
British University in Dubai, with 2, ahead of American University in the Emirates (1).
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