Alliance Manchester Business School vs Manchester Metropolitan University vs Salford Business School vs University of Bolton vs Mellor Financial Training

Side-by-side comparison from 193 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Salford Business School (4.60)
Alliance Manchester Business School: wins 1/7 categories
Manchester Metropolitan University: wins 4/7 categories
Salford Business School: wins 2/7 categories
University of Bolton: wins 0/7 categories
Mellor Financial Training: wins 0/7 categories
Business Consort: wins 0/7 categories
Bywater: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Manchester, The United Kingdom
4.10
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Best programme: International Management
Manchester, The United Kingdom
4.40
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Best programme: Adult Nursing
Manchester, The United Kingdom
4.60
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Best programme: Supply Chain Management
Manchester, The United Kingdom
4.40
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Best programme: Cloud and Network Security
Manchester, The United Kingdom
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Manchester, The United Kingdom
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London, The United Kingdom
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.52
4.56
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4.50
4.38
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Location
4.60
4.67
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4.44
4.20
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Professors
3.90
4.37
4.56
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4.19
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Internationality
4.76
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4.23
4.56
3.86
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Student life
4.32
4.50
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4.22
4.10
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Value
4.10
4.29
4.56
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4.29
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Accommodation
3.86
3.95
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3.94
3.48
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Expert, passionate instructors and well-structured, relevant courses.
  • +Real-world experience through consulting projects.
  • +Strong student support and career preparation resources.
  • +Practical, real-world focused courses
  • +Supportive and friendly lecturers
  • +Engaging campus activities and social environment
  • +Excellent academic and pastoral support
  • +High-quality, practical courses with state-of-the-art facilities
  • +Flexible and supportive environment for learning and development
  • +Passionate and supportive lecturers
  • +Good course content and practical learning
  • +Excellent facilities and campus environment

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Cons
  • -Outdated curriculum and irrelevant course content
  • -Inadequate facilities and poor infrastructure
  • -Insufficient teaching time due to project focus
  • -Inadequate teaching quality and unhelpful tutors.
  • -Administrative and management issues leading to unfair grading.
  • -Unclear assignments and questionable course relevance.
  • -Unresponsive and unhelpful administrative and management staff.
  • -Outdated and poorly maintained facilities.
  • -Lack of engaging and relevant course content and teaching methods.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are major concerns.
  • -Administrative inefficiencies and communication problems cause frustration.
  • -Overcrowded classrooms and lack of personalized attention hinder learning.

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Rating summary
What students say

The university garners exceptional ratings for its Internationality (4.76) and Location (4.59), indicating strengths in these aspects. Facilities also received a high score (4.50). Conversely, Accomodation (3.83) and Professors (3.93) received the lowest scores, suggesting these are areas for potential improvement. Student Life (4.34) and Value (4.08) fall in the middle range.

This university excels in several key areas, with location and facilities receiving particularly high marks. Student life and professor quality also scored well. The weakest area for the institution is accommodation, which received a significantly lower rating compared to other aspects. Internationality and value for money were rated moderately.

This institution garners exceptionally high marks for its facilities, professors, internationality, and value, all receiving scores of 4.5 or higher. Student life and location are also strong points, rated at 4.22 and 4.44 respectively. Accommodation emerges as the weakest area, with a rating of 3.94.

Performance is notably strong in Facilities, achieving a rating of 4.41. Value and Location also received high marks, at 4.32 and 4.24 respectively. Student Life and Internationality are rated solidly, around 4.09 and 3.91. The area with the lowest score is Accomodation, at 3.55.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

Approximately 74% of reviews are positive, highlighting knowledgeable instructors, relevant coursework, and career support. A small portion of feedback points to issues with program structure and facilities.

With a 4.38 average rating, ~98.5% of 133 reviews are positive, praising good courses, excellent teaching, and supportive lecturers. A small ~1.5% of feedback mentions unhelpful tutors and questionable assignments.

All 18 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.56/5. Students highlight supportive staff and high-quality courses equipped for real-world situations.

With an average rating of 4.38/5, ~90% of reviews are positive, praising passionate lecturers and good learning experiences tailored to industry standards. There is minimal negative feedback.

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Rating distribution
5★
52%
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56%
48%
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4★
24%
38%
44%
43%
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3★
14%
10%
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10%
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2★
5%
2%
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1★
5%
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Best university

I thoroughly love my university. They are so helpful with any problem or situation. Great location and everyone is lovely Always wants the best for students and the facilities are fantastic. They use an app called moodle so you can access lectures PowerPoint slides coursework exams the lot. Student hubs are available across campus to talk to people about any issues you have wether it’s financial issues to mental health issues. Some buildings possibly good be re built/ re decorated to be modernised.

QUALITY OF EDUCATION

University of Salford has one of the best standards and quality of education. Their courses are of high quality and they offer very good programmes.My time with the school has been very good as they are supportive in all areas of need and the school is very flexible in times of financial and academic challenges.

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