University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School vs McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management: which trading school is better?
As of November 5, 2026, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School leads McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management by 3.6 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #1 internationally against #11. The gap comes mainly from the Visibility pillar. On Trust, Teaching, Student reviews and Recognition and employability, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 5, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolProgramme rated: Full-Time MBA, concentration Capital Markets & Investments | McGill University, Desautels Faculty of ManagementProgramme rated: Master of Management in Finance |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 90.5 | 86.9 |
| International rank | #1 | #11 |
| Rank among public universities | #1 of 301 | #2 of 301 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.39/5 | 4.55/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 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 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 5.00/5 | 5.00/5 |
| 8. Curriculum qualityscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.50/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Reviewsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.96/5 | 3.96/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 5.00/5 | 4.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | – | 1/5 |
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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