9 Best Countries for Business Education

An MBA shows that you comprehend common management ideas and practices and prepares you for a business job. With a top-notch business program, you’ll study in class and engage with real-world company executives.

If picking a college was challenging, choosing a business school may be much tougher. MBA programs are plentiful at top business institutions worldwide. We’re listing the top business degree nations and colleges.

Best business education and degree nations
Some believe that MBA degrees are less respected, although the amount of high-paying professions needing an MBA implies otherwise. Every year, the Financial Times (FT) of London ranks the top 100 business schools worldwide, proving business education’s significance. ESG rating, proportion of graduates hired within three months, and weighted pay three years after graduation are evaluated in the ranking.

Business.com examined this list and other reliable sources to find the top nations and colleges for business education and MBA salaries.

1. USA
Best US business schools are private-public hybrids, with 43 in the top 100.

The following U.S. business schools are Ivy League.

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School ($245,772) provides a BS in economics, MBA/EMBA, and PhD programs in Philadelphia.
Located in New York, Columbia Business School ($232,760) provides MBA/EMBA, PhD, MS, and MPhil degrees.
Harvard Business School ($246,509): Attend a full-time MBA, PhD, or executive education program at Harvard University’s graduate business school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Yale School of Management ($199,746): Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, provides MBA/EMBA, PhD, executive education, and combined degree programs.
Dartmouth College’s Hanover-based Tuck School of Business ($211,515) provides an MBA and senior management programs.
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ($194,542) is one of Cornell University’s three prominent Ithaca business schools and provides MBA/EMBA and PhD programs.
These are the top 10 non-Ivy League U.S. business schools by weighted pay.

2. The UK
Ten U.K. colleges are in the FT’s top 100 business schools by weighted salary:

London Business School ($192,331)
Judge Business School, Cambridge ($176,786)
University of Oxford Saïd Business School ($175,338)
Imperial College Business ($160,688)
London Bayes Business School ($140,902)
Alliance Manchester Business School ($140,238)
Warwick Business School ($138,459)
Cranfield Management School (121,227)
Durham University Business School ($120,138)
Edinburgh University Business School (112,850)

3. France
The top French business schools by weighted salary are:

INSEAD ($198,904)
HEC Paris ($175,673)
ESCP Business School ($143,907)
EMLyon Business School ($132,071)
Hec Business School ($124,405)
Essec Business School ($115,708)
Management School, Grenoble ($109,757)
Audencia ($90,309)
Notably, HEC restricts its 16-month MBA program to 300 students each year. International campuses are in London and Singapore, while Lille, Nice, and Paris are domestic campuses.

4. India
Below are India’s top business schools by weighted salary:

Indian Management Institute Ahmedabad ($194,595)
Indian School of Business ($174,421)
Indian Management Institute Bangalore ($167,425)
Indian Management Institute Calcutta ($161,676)
Indian Management Institute Lucknow ($141,382)
Xam School of Management ($132,534)
The Ministry of Human Resources named the Ahmedabad-based Indian Institute of Management a National Importance Institute. It’s home to the Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship, making it ideal for entrepreneurs and startup workers.

5. China
As the world’s second-largest economy, Chinese business schools are appearing more on top business school rankings. Four Chinese institutions are FT-ranked.

The top Chinese business schools by weighted pay are:

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics College of Business ($211,973)
CEIBS ($189,348)
Guanghua School of Management, Peking University ($171,939)
Fudan University Management School ($169,057)
The Chinese government and EU founded China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). In addition to the FT list, it is in the top five of Bloomberg. The 12-part “CEIBS Diaries,” which detailed international students’ bad experiences, brought the institution unfavorable publicity in recent years.

6. Canada
The top Canadian business schools by weighted pay are:

Western University Ivey Business School ($119,306)
University of Toronto Rotman Management ($119,049)
Smith Business School, Queen’s University ($118,221).
McGill Desautels Faculty of Management ($110,108)
The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, and Economist also praise Ivey Business School. In partnership with the Purchasing Management Association of Canada, the institution runs the Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (IPMI).

7. Spain
The top Spanish business schools by weighted pay are:

IESE Business School ($186,339)
Esade Business School ($182,414)
IE Business School ($172,982)
Barcelona Eada Business School ($102,026)
8. Singapore
Top Singaporean business schools by weighted salary:

NUS Business School ($165,973)
NTU NBBS ($158,111)
SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business ($125,659)
NUS Business School may appeal to tech-focused students.

9. HK
The top Hong Kong business schools by weighted salaries listed below.

HKUST Business Schools ($169,265)
Business School HKU ($136,499)
Business School CUHK ($121,592)
At the esteemed Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, the HKUST School of Business and Management provides full-time MBA and executive education programs. Northwestern Kellogg School of Management in the US collaborates with HKUST’s Executive MBA program. EQUIS and AACSB International accredit qualifications.