MBA Abroad

The United Kingdom is home to some of the world's top-ranked MBA programmes, led by London Business School (#6 globally) and Cambridge Judge (#7 globally) in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026. Most UK full-time MBAs take just 1 year, making the UK one of the fastest and most cost-efficient routes globally to a top-tier MBA qualification.

1. 11.London Business SchoolLBS · London, EnglandApprox. £110,000 – £125,000 total programme feeMBA: 15 – 21 months (flexible format)Details
2. 22.University of CambridgeJudge Business School · Cambridge, EnglandApprox. £75,000 – £82,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time, intensive)Details
3. 33.University of OxfordSaïd Business School · Oxford, EnglandApprox. £86,000 – £92,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time)Details
4. 44.Imperial College LondonImperial College Business School · London, EnglandApprox. £62,000 – £70,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time); Global Online MBA also availableDetails
5. 55.University of WarwickWBS · Coventry, EnglandApprox. £52,000 – £58,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (distance/executive)Details
6. 66.University of ManchesterAlliance Manchester Business School · Manchester, EnglandApprox. £45,000 – £52,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time/global)Details
7. 77.City, University of LondonBayes Business School · London, EnglandApprox. £48,000 – £54,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (executive)Details
8. 88.Cranfield UniversityCranfield School of Management · Cranfield, Bedfordshire, EnglandApprox. £45,000 – £50,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | Modular executive format availableDetails
9. 99.Durham UniversityBusiness School · Durham, EnglandApprox. £34,000 – £40,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (executive)Details
10. 1010.University of StrathclydeBusiness School · Glasgow, ScotlandApprox. £28,000 – £34,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
11. 1111.University of EdinburghBusiness School · Edinburgh, ScotlandApprox. £38,000 – £44,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
12. 1212.Aston UniversityAston Business School · Birmingham, EnglandApprox. £26,000 – £32,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (executive)Details
13. 1313.University of NottinghamNottingham University Business School · Nottingham, EnglandApprox. £30,000 – £36,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
14. 1414.University of LeedsLeeds University Business School · Leeds, EnglandApprox. £30,000 – £36,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
15. 1515.University of BathSchool of Management · Bath, EnglandApprox. £32,000 – £38,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
16. 1616.University of BirminghamBirmingham Business School · Birmingham, EnglandApprox. £28,000 – £34,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
17. 1717.Cardiff UniversityCardiff Business School · Cardiff, WalesApprox. £26,000 – £32,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
18. 1818.University of ReadingHenley Business School · Reading, EnglandApprox. £30,000 – £38,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2–5 years (flexible/executive formats)Details
19. 1919.Lancaster UniversityManagement School · Lancaster, EnglandApprox. £26,000 – £32,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details
20. 2020.Newcastle UniversityBusiness School · Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandApprox. £24,000 – £30,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)Details

The United States dominates the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026, holding all top 4 places: Wharton (#1), Harvard (#2), MIT Sloan (#3), and Stanford (#4). Most US full-time MBAs are 2-year programmes and typically expect the highest GMAT scores and most competitive admissions of any market — but they also offer the highest average post-MBA salaries and signing bonuses in the world.

1. 11.University of PennsylvaniaThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaApprox. USD $170,000 – $190,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
2. 22.Harvard UniversityHarvard Business School · Cambridge, MassachusettsApprox. USD $180,000 – $200,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
3. 33.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Sloan School of Management · Cambridge, MassachusettsApprox. USD $170,000 – $190,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
4. 44.Stanford UniversityStanford Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CaliforniaApprox. USD $180,000 – $200,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
5. 55.Columbia UniversityColumbia Business School · New York City, New YorkApprox. USD $175,000 – $195,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time); accelerated January-entry optionDetails
6. 66.University of ChicagoBooth School of Business · Chicago, IllinoisApprox. USD $165,000 – $185,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
7. 77.Northwestern UniversityKellogg School of Management · Evanston, IllinoisApprox. USD $165,000 – $185,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (also 1-year accelerated option for those with an undergraduate business degree)Details
8. 88.University of California, BerkeleyHaas School of Business · Berkeley, CaliforniaApprox. USD $150,000 – $170,000 total programme fee for international studentsMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
9. 99.Yale UniversityYale School of Management · New Haven, ConnecticutApprox. USD $160,000 – $180,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
10. 1010.Duke UniversityFuqua School of Business · Durham, North CarolinaApprox. USD $155,000 – $175,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
11. 1111.University of MichiganRoss School of Business · Ann Arbor, MichiganApprox. USD $150,000 – $170,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
12. 1212.University of California, Los AngelesUCLA Anderson School of Management · Los Angeles, CaliforniaApprox. USD $140,000 – $160,000 total programme fee for international studentsMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
13. 1313.New York UniversityNYU Stern School of Business · New York City, New YorkApprox. USD $155,000 – $175,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
14. 1414.Cornell UniversitySC Johnson College of Business · Ithaca, New YorkApprox. USD $150,000 – $170,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
15. 1515.University of Texas at AustinMcCombs School of Business · Austin, TexasApprox. USD $110,000 – $130,000 total programme fee for international studentsMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
16. 1616.University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, North CarolinaApprox. USD $100,000 – $120,000 total programme fee for international studentsMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
17. 1717.Georgetown UniversityMcDonough School of Business · Washington, D.C.Approx. USD $135,000 – $155,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
18. 1818.Emory UniversityGoizueta Business School · Atlanta, GeorgiaApprox. USD $130,000 – $150,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time); 1-year accelerated option availableDetails
19. 1919.Indiana UniversityKelley School of Business · Bloomington, IndianaApprox. USD $95,000 – $115,000 total programme fee for international studentsMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details
20. 2020.University of Southern CaliforniaMarshall School of Business · Los Angeles, CaliforniaApprox. USD $130,000 – $150,000 total programme feeMBA: 2 years (full-time)Details

Australia offers some of the world's most flexible MBA formats, from Melbourne Business School's accelerated one-year programme to numerous part-time and executive options designed around working professionals. The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) allows extended post-study work rights, and many Australian MBAs waive GMAT requirements for candidates with sufficient work experience.

1. 11.University of MelbourneMBS · Parkville, Melbourne, VictoriaApprox. AUD $95,000 – $110,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 year (full-time, accelerated) | 2 years (part-time)Details
2. 22.University of New South WalesAGSM · Kensington, Sydney, New South WalesApprox. AUD $85,000 – $100,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 – 2 years (full-time or flexible)Details
3. 33.University of SydneyBusiness School · Camperdown, Sydney, New South WalesApprox. AUD $90,000 – $105,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time)Details
4. 44.Monash UniversityMonash MBA · Clayton (Melbourne), VictoriaApprox. AUD $75,000 – $90,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
5. 55.University of QueenslandUQ Business School · St Lucia, Brisbane, QueenslandApprox. AUD $70,000 – $85,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time)Details
6. 66.Australian National UniversityANU MBA · Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryApprox. AUD $75,000 – $90,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time)Details
7. 77.Macquarie UniversityMacquarie MGSM MBA · Macquarie Park, Sydney, New South WalesApprox. AUD $65,000 – $78,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
8. 88.Queensland University of TechnologyQUT MBA · Brisbane, QueenslandApprox. AUD $55,000 – $68,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
9. 99.Curtin UniversityCurtin MBA · Bentley, Perth, Western AustraliaApprox. AUD $55,000 – $65,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
10. 1010.Adelaide UniversityAdelaide MBA · Adelaide, South AustraliaApprox. AUD $55,000 – $65,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
11. 1111.University of Western AustraliaUWA Business School · Crawley, Perth, Western AustraliaApprox. AUD $58,000 – $70,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
12. 1212.Griffith UniversityGriffith MBA · Gold Coast / Nathan, QueenslandApprox. AUD $50,000 – $62,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
13. 1313.Deakin UniversityDeakin MBA · Burwood (Melbourne) / Geelong, VictoriaApprox. AUD $45,000 – $55,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time); part-time/online optionsDetails
14. 1414.RMIT UniversityRMIT MBA · Melbourne CBD, VictoriaApprox. AUD $48,000 – $58,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
15. 1515.Bond UniversityBond MBA · Gold Coast, QueenslandApprox. AUD $60,000 – $70,000 total programme feeMBA: 1 – 1.5 years (accelerated, full-time)Details
16. 1616.University of NewcastleNewcastle Business School MBA · Callaghan, Newcastle, New South WalesApprox. AUD $45,000 – $55,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
17. 1717.La Trobe UniversityLa Trobe MBA · Bundoora (Melbourne) / Bendigo, VictoriaApprox. AUD $40,000 – $50,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
18. 1818.Western Sydney UniversityWSU MBA · Penrith, Sydney, New South WalesApprox. AUD $38,000 – $48,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
19. 1919.Flinders UniversityFlinders Business MBA · Bedford Park (Adelaide), South AustraliaApprox. AUD $38,000 – $48,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details
20. 2020.Swinburne University of TechnologySwinburne MBA · Hawthorn, Melbourne, VictoriaApprox. AUD $42,000 – $52,000 total programme feeMBA: 1.5 – 2 years (full-time or part-time)Details

Canada’s full-time MBA programmes — Rotman, Sauder, Desautels, Smith, Ivey and Schulich — combine strong brands with shorter formats (12–16 months) than many US programmes, and the 3-year PGWP gives MBA graduates time to build Canadian experience.

1. 11.University of TorontoRotman School of Management · Toronto, OntarioApprox. CAD $100,000 – $130,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 16 months (full-time)Details
2. 22.University of British ColumbiaSauder School of Business · Vancouver, British ColumbiaApprox. CAD $85,000 – $110,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 16 months (full-time)Details
3. 33.McGill UniversityDesautels Faculty of Management · Montréal, QuébecApprox. CAD $80,000 – $110,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 16 months (full-time)Details
4. 44.Queen’s UniversitySmith School of Business · Kingston, OntarioApprox. CAD $90,000 – $115,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12 months (full-time)Details
5. 55.Western UniversityIvey Business School · London, OntarioApprox. CAD $90,000 – $120,000 total programme feeMBA (one-year): about 12 months (full-time)Details
6. 66.York UniversitySchulich School of Business · Toronto, OntarioApprox. CAD $90,000 – $120,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–20 months (full-time)Details
7. 77.McMaster UniversityDeGroote School of Business · Hamilton, OntarioApprox. CAD $60,000 – $85,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16 months (full-time)Details
8. 88.University of AlbertaAlberta School of Business · Edmonton, AlbertaApprox. CAD $50,000 – $75,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–20 months (full-time)Details
9. 99.University of CalgaryHaskayne School of Business · Calgary, AlbertaApprox. CAD $50,000 – $75,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–20 months (full-time)Details
10. 1010.Dalhousie UniversityRowe School of Business · Halifax, Nova ScotiaApprox. CAD $35,000 – $60,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–16 months (full-time)Details
11. 1111.Carleton UniversitySprott School of Business · Ottawa, OntarioApprox. CAD $45,000 – $70,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–20 months (full-time)Details
12. 1212.University of VictoriaPeter B. Gustavson School of Business · Victoria, British ColumbiaApprox. CAD $50,000 – $75,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–20 months (full-time)Details
13. 1313.University of ManitobaI. H. Asper School of Business · Winnipeg, ManitobaApprox. CAD $30,000 – $50,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–24 months (full-time)Details
14. 1414.University of SaskatchewanEdwards School of Business · Saskatoon, SaskatchewanApprox. CAD $30,000 – $50,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–24 months (full-time)Details
15. 1515.Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)Ted Rogers School of Management · Toronto, OntarioApprox. CAD $45,000 – $70,000 total programme feeMBA: about 16–24 months (full-time)Details
16. 1616.Wilfrid Laurier UniversityLazaridis School of Business and Economics · Waterloo, OntarioApprox. CAD $45,000 – $65,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–16 months (full-time)Details

Germany’s full-time MBA programmes — at ESMT Berlin, WHU, Mannheim Business School, Frankfurt School and HHL — are one-year, international programmes with strong ties to European corporates, consulting and start-ups.

1. 11.ESMT BerlinBerlinApprox. €50,000 – €60,000 total programme fee (private school; indicative; verify on official website)Full-time MBA: about 12 monthsDetails
2. 22.WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementVallendar (near Koblenz), Rhineland-PalatinateApprox. €50,000 – €65,000 total programme fee (private school; indicative; verify on official website)Full-time MBA: about 12–15 monthsDetails
3. 33.University of MannheimMannheim Business School · Mannheim, Baden-WürttembergApprox. €50,000 – €60,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12 monthsDetails
4. 44.Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main, HesseApprox. €45,000 – €60,000 total programme fee (private school; indicative; verify on official website)Full-time MBA: about 12–15 monthsDetails
5. 55.HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementLeipzig, SaxonyApprox. €40,000 – €55,000 total programme fee (private school; indicative; verify on official website)Full-time MBA: about 12 monthsDetails

Ireland’s full-time MBA programmes at UCD Smurfit and Trinity are one-year programmes, shorter than many US and UK options, with strong access to Dublin’s multinational employers.

1. 11.University College Dublin (UCD)Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School · Dublin, LeinsterApprox. €38,000 – €48,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12 monthsDetails
2. 22.Trinity College DublinTrinity Business School · Dublin, LeinsterApprox. €36,000 – €44,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12 monthsDetails
3. 33.Dublin City University (DCU)DCU Business School · Dublin, LeinsterApprox. €22,000 – €30,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12–18 monthsDetails
4. 44.University of Limerick (UL)Kemmy Business School · Limerick, MunsterApprox. €22,000 – €30,000 total programme feeFull-time MBA: about 12–15 monthsDetails
5. 55.University College Cork (UCC)Cork University Business School · Cork, MunsterApprox. €22,000 – €30,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–15 monthsDetails

New Zealand’s MBA programmes at Auckland, Otago, Massey, Waikato and AUT are short (12–18 months) and value-priced compared with the UK, USA and Australia, with a strong emphasis on leadership, agribusiness and sustainability.

1. 11.University of AucklandBusiness School · Auckland, North IslandApprox. NZ$55,000 – NZ$75,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–16 months (full-time)Details
2. 22.University of OtagoOtago Business School · Dunedin, South IslandApprox. NZ$50,000 – NZ$65,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–15 months (full-time)Details
3. 33.Massey UniversityMassey Business School · Auckland (Albany), Palmerston North and WellingtonApprox. NZ$45,000 – NZ$60,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–18 monthsDetails
4. 44.University of WaikatoWaikato Management School · Hamilton, North IslandApprox. NZ$40,000 – NZ$55,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–18 monthsDetails
5. 55.Auckland University of Technology (AUT)AUT Business School · Auckland, North IslandApprox. NZ$40,000 – NZ$55,000 total programme feeMBA: about 12–18 monthsDetails

The UAE offers MBAs from established American-style universities such as AUS and national institutions such as UAEU, alongside UK and Australian MBAs at branch campuses in Dubai and SP Jain’s multi-campus Global MBA.

1. 11.American University of Sharjah (AUS)School of Business Administration · Sharjah, UAEApprox. AED 90,000 – AED 140,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): about 1.5–2 yearsDetails
2. 22.Heriot-Watt University DubaiEdinburgh Business School (Dubai campus) · Dubai International Academic City, DubaiApprox. AED 90,000 – AED 140,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): 1–2 yearsDetails
3. 33.University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD)Faculty of Business (UOWD) · Dubai Knowledge Park, DubaiApprox. AED 85,000 – AED 125,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): 1.5–2 yearsDetails
4. 44.Curtin University DubaiCurtin Business School (Dubai campus) · Dubai International Academic City, DubaiApprox. AED 85,000 – AED 125,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): 1.5–2 yearsDetails
5. 55.Middlesex University DubaiBusiness School (Dubai campus) · Dubai Knowledge Park, DubaiApprox. AED 65,000 – AED 100,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): 1–2 yearsDetails
6. 66.United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)College of Business and Economics · Al Ain, Abu Dhabi emirateFees for international students vary by programme and nationality; confirm directly with the universityMBA (check current availability and fees for international students): about 2 yearsDetails
7. 77.SP Jain School of Global Management (Dubai campus)SP Jain School of Global Management · Dubai Academic City, DubaiApprox. AED 100,000 – AED 150,000 total programme feeGlobal MBA: 1 year (full-time, multi-campus)Details
8. 88.American University in Dubai (AUD)College of Business Administration · Dubai, UAEApprox. AED 80,000 – AED 125,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): about 1.5–2 yearsDetails
9. 99.University of SharjahCollege of Business Administration · Sharjah, UAEFees for international students vary by programme and nationality; confirm directly with the universityMBA (check current availability): about 1.5–2 yearsDetails
10. 1010.Ajman UniversityCollege of Business Administration · Ajman, UAEApprox. AED 50,000 – AED 85,000 total programme feeMBA (check current availability): about 1.5–2 yearsDetails