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Of Europe’s top 10 business schools, five are in France, two from Spain, and one each are in the U.K., Italy, and Sweden, according to the Financial Times’ rankings.
The 2023 European Business School Rankings issued last month have HEC Paris on top followed by the London Business School and the IESE Business School in Spain.
EMLyon Business School in France is a newcomer to the list and enters in 10th place.
The fees for 2024 admissions at the schools cost US$43,500-126,000 for a two-year course, with the lowest tuition being at EMLyon Business School and the highest at the London Business School.
Graduates from the top 10 schools last year are getting an average salary of $110,000-190,000 a year, according to the Financial Times.
Students from the SDA Bocconi School of Management have the highest average salary.
| Name of school | Country | Tuition per course (US$) | Graduates’ salaries per year (US$) | |
|
1 |
HEC Paris | France | 107,000 | 172,393 |
| 2 | London Business School | U.K. | 126,000 | 182,254 |
| 3 | IESE Business School | Spain | 115,000 | 181,270 |
| 4 | ESCP Business School | France | 56,500-62,400 | 130,888 |
| 5 | SDA Bocconi School of Management | Italy | 82,000 | 192,815 |
| 6 | University of St Gallen | Switzerland | 88,400 | 142,148 |
| 7 | Edhec Business School | France | 55,800 | 130,039 |
| 8 | IE Business School | Spain | 90,100 | 165,391 |
| 9 | Essec Business School | France | 54,700 | 110,087 |
| 10 | EMLyon Business School | France | 43,500 | 117,111 |
The rankings are based on evaluations of several programs, including their MBAs, EMBAs, and the MiMs.
According to 2021 European Statistical Office (Eurostat) data, around 44% of international students in the EU were pursuing master’s degrees.
The most popular programs were business, management, and law, with 21.7% of the students pursuing them.
