Top 8 Best Business Schools in Europe for Management Studies

Best business schools to study in Europe

By Whizstorm 2020-04-20

Top 8 Best Business Schools in Europe

1. London Business School (LBS) (UK):

London Business School was founded in 1964 and grants Master’s degree in management and finance, MBA and PhD. The main campus is located in Marylebone near Rogent’s Park, NW1, London, United Kingdom. LBS also have another campus located in Dubai which majorly focuses on Executive education and the Dubai EMBA. Master’s degree programs offered in LBS are: master’s in management, global master’s in management, MBA, master’s in financial analysis, master’s in finance (full time and part time), executive MBA (London), executive MBA (Dubai) and executive MBA (Global). LBS provide around 31 Executive Education programs in general management, finance, leadership, human resource, strategy and marketing. London Business School promotes equality towards women and believes in diversity and therefore has around 45,000 alumni from over 140 countries to provide world class education and associate worldwide connections.

Tuition for MBA costs around $96,000.

Average GMAT score required – 700.

Average MBA salary - $110,000.

2. INSEAD Business School (France):

Established in 1957, INSEAD has its campus originally located in Fontainebleau, near Paris, France. INSEAD’s second (Asian) campus is based in Singapore, third in Abu Dhabi (Middle East) and fourth in San Francisco (North America). INSEAD offers degree programs such as MBA, Execute MBA, Master in Management, Global Executive MBA, Master in Finance, PhD in Management and Executive master in coaching and consulting for change. For Executive Education general business topics like leadership, strategy, finance, marketing and sales, etc are covered. There is also a dual-degree Executive MBA program with the Tsinghua University which is highly reputed globally.

The academics of the MBA courses involves fundamentals of business which includes finance, accounting, marketing, economics, leadership, business ethics, strategy, broad management skills, etc. INSEAD’s MBA curriculum is further extended with online modules which directs the student’s career for challenging trends and prepare them to be successful leaders.

Tuition for MBA costs around $97,000.

Average GMAT score required – 710.

Average MBA salary - $105,000.

3. IESE Business School (Spain):

IESE Business School is the graduate business school under the University of Navarra. It was founded in 1958 and formed an alliance with Harvard Business School. IESE

business school has its main campus in Barcelona, Spain and other campuses in Madrid, Munich, New York and Sao Paulo. IESE offers master’s and PhD programs which include: Master in Management (MiM), MBA, Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA, PhD in Management, Master of Research In Management (MRM), Choose your MBA (Custom Program). Executive Education includes: Management development programs, Global CEO Programs, Focused Programs, Online Programs, Custom Programs, Public and social sector Programs, etc. IESE’s Executive Education programs have been ranked as the best programs from the year 2014 to 2019. The full time MBA course of 15 or 19 months is designed in a way to enhance students’ leadership skills with multicultural learning opportunities.

Tuition for MBA costs around $98,000.

Average GMAT score required - 680.

Average MBA salary - $94,000.

4. HEC Paris (France):

Established in 1881, HEC Paris is an international business school located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. The programs offered by HEC Paris are: Master’s program, MBA Programs, PhD Program, Specialized MSC Programs, Executive Education, Summer School, Dual-Degree Programs and Online HEC programs. Specialized MSC programs have some unique options for students to choose like: International Finance, Strategic Management, Sustainability and Social Innovation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Managerial and Financial Economics and Marketing. HEC Paris offers a special EMBA program named as TRIUM Global Executive MBA with Stern School of Business(NYU) and London School of Economics, which is held in 5 international business location over 16 months period. The Executive Education and Executive MBA programs are ranked in top 10 from the years 2013 to 2019 by Financial Times.

Tuition for MBA costs around $79,000.

Average GMAT score required - 690.

Average MBA salary - $114,000.

5. SDA Bocconi (Italy):

SDA Bocconi School of Management is the business school of Bocconi University located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. SDA Bocconi has MBA, Masters, Doctoral, Executive Custom, Executive open and on demand Online- programs. MBA Programs are further classified into: Full time MBA, Global Executive MBA, Executive MBA and Weekend Executive MBA. SDA School covers master’s programs in subjects of: Corporate finance, International Healthcare Management, Economics and policy, Arts and Management Administration, Fashion, Experience and Design Management. All these master’s courses are for 12 months duration while the MBA courses have durations ranging from 12 months to 21 months. SDA Bocconi has faculty of experts who provide

one-to-one interaction and conduct seminars of top international leaders for students to learn from real-life experiences for business and managerial skills. SDA Bocconi’s alumni are spread over in more than 110 countries in the world.

Tuition for MBA costs around $64,000.

Average GMAT score required - 680.

Average MBA salary – $94,000.

6. IE Business School (Spain):

Founded in 1973, IE Business School is a graduate and undergraduate business school of IE university. It is located in Madrid, Spain. IE Business School offers programs in MBA, Executive MBA, Master’s degree programs (Finance and Management), BBA, PhD, DBA and Executive education programs. IE School also provides dual degree courses for some Bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA programs. MBA And executive MBA programs include: Tech MBA, International MBA, Global Online MBA, Global Executive MBA, IE Brown Executive MBA, Executive MBA blended (In Spanish). Other than these, there are Summer Programs, IE Exponential Learning and Other IE university Masters. The programs like Master in finance, International MBA, Global MBA, Global Online MBA are ranked in the top five in recent years by Forbes, QS and Financial times.

Tuition for MBA costs around $78,000.

Average GMAT score required – 680.

Average MBA salary - $91,000.

7. IMD Business School (Switzerland):

International institute of Management Development is a Business School which is not a part of any University but offers MBA and Executive MBA programs. IMD is located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is also based in Singapore (South East Asia). IMD specializes in Executive education and long term education for senior executive of a firm or company. IMD offers programs in General management, MBA, Executive MBA, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Focused and Online programs which are for individuals and teams, whereas Custom programs, IMD Nexus, Startup competition and Family Business programs are for organizations. With 350+ faculties from 40 countries, IMD has a distinctive blend of teaching, coaching and organizational development activities for its students. Over 10,000 executives and around 200 organizations go for IMD as their mentor for their management studies. In 2019, IMD is ranked 1st for its one-year international MBA program by Forbes.

Tuition for MBA costs around $62,000.

Average GMAT score required - 680.

Average MBA salary – $115,000.

8. University of Oxford – Sa?d Business School ( United Kingdom):

Sa?d Business School was establishes in 1965 and rebranded as ‘Sa?d Business School’ in 1996. It is the business school of the University of Oxford. The programs offered by Sa?d Business School are MBA, Degree courses, Executive Diploma and Executive Education(online programs and custom programs) The highly rated MBA program include: Full time one year MBA, combine 1 year master’s and 1 year MBA (1+1), Executive MBA (part time for 22 or 24 months option). Executive diploma can be done in courses like: Global Business, Financial Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Strategy and Innovation. Along with these, there are also Research areas like accounting, international business, innovation, health care, impact, management science, technology and operations management, etc. for students who desire to attempt research studies. Sa?d Business School offers a MBA program with unique learning experience, including global rules of business, disciplines, skills in the form of lectures and case studies, etc. The school has a diverse environment from 60 different countries, along with a rate of 41% female students and 44% female faculties.

Tuition for MBA costs around $65,000.

Average GMAT score required - 690.

Average MBA salary – $98,000.

Note: The average MBA salaries may vary as the above figures are based on 2017 report.