University of Liverpool Management School vs Henley Business School, University of Reading (ICMA Centre): which trading school is better?
As of November 2, 2026, University of Liverpool Management School leads Henley Business School, University of Reading (ICMA Centre) by 0.4 point in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #12 internationally against #14. The gap comes mainly from the Trust and Recognition and employability pillars. Henley Business School, University of Reading (ICMA Centre) does better on Teaching and Visibility. On Student reviews, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 2, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | University of Liverpool Management SchoolProgramme rated: MSc Finance and Investment Management | Henley Business School, University of Reading (ICMA Centre)Programme rated: MSc Investment Management |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 85.0 | 84.6 |
| International rank | #12 | #14 |
| Rank in the United Kingdom | #2 of 81 | #3 of 81 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.39/5 | 3.77/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 5/5 | 1/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.80/5 | 4.21/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.00/5 | 4.00/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 4.83/5 | 4.48/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.00/5 | 4.33/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | n/a | 5/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 2/5 | – |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
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