Twelve master's degrees from the University of Navarra are among the best in their field in Spain, according to the latest ranking of postgraduate programs published by El Mundo. The newspaper analyzes the opinions of more than 750 experts and lists the 250 best programs, selected from more than 1,000 degrees offered by universities and other centers.

Of the twelve masters included this year, seven are in first place. Up one place is the Master's Degree in Audiovisual Screenwriting of the Faculty of Communication, whose training program is completed "with internships in film and television production companies," according to the newspaper.

The Master's Degree in Drug Research, Development and Innovation, from the Faculty of Pharmacy, is once again leading the specialty of Pharmacy, with a job placement rate of 100% "in the first three months after completion of the Master's Degree".

Likewise, the European Master's Degree in Nutrition and Metabolism (E-MENU) tops the ranking in the area of Food. The ranking highlights the completion of the Master's Degree Final Project in different foreign universities, as well as its employment placement, which last year was 100%.

Also in the top positions are the Master's Degree in Architectural Design, which promotes bilingual teaching through intensive classes and seminars, and has a job placement rate of almost 100%; the Master's Degree in Political and Corporate Communication, where students enjoy a monthly class in Washington and a week in Brussels; and the Master's Degree in Educational and Psychological Intervention, where more than 80% of its students "manage to work in psycho-pedagogical offices, special education centers, social services, educational and family counseling centers, and university departments".

El Mundo also includes a complete guide to MBAs, highlighting IESE' s Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA and Global Executive MBA programs.

One key word: talent

In second place in the ranking are the Master's Degree in Communication Business Management, specializing in Information Business; the Master's Degree in Business Law; and the Master's Degree in Fashion Business Management, offered by ISEM, which climbed one position. Finally, in third place is the Master's Degree in Tax Consultancy, and in fourth place is the Master's Degree in Economics and Finance.

In preparing this guide, 25 criteria have been taken into account, covering factors such as the demand for the master's degree, human resources, the curriculum, the results obtained by students and the material resources of each postgraduate course.

The supplement includes on the back cover an opinion article by the rector of the University of Navarra, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero, in which he explains how to attract and retain talent.