Memorial is ranked among the top 15 universities in Canada in the broad field of business and economics (which includes business and management, accounting and finance, and economics and econometrics) and first in Canada for research quality in business and economics according to the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.

Students choose our five-course Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) program for a small investment in time with a big return.

The GDBA offers:

• five courses to boost the credentials you already have;
• a work-friendly class schedule plus a limited selection of online offerings allows students to take courses in each of the three semesters;
• flexibility in choosing two of elective courses; and
• a stepping stone to a MBA! All five courses and the special program fee counts toward our 20-course traditional MBA program.