Best MBA programmes according to The Economist

Posted on October 14, 2006
Filed Under Economics/Business education

Few days ago the Economist published a list of MBA programmes that seems to be interesting…

As you can see the list is almost entirely made up of american business schools… with te exeption of the spanish university on the top of the list…

“American schools still hold some big advantages over their European counterparts, particularly in terms of finance. One reason for this is that American institutions are benefiting from the generosity of wealthy alumni. Stanford, for example, recently announced that Nike’s founder, Philip Knight, had pledged the school $105m, which will be put towards building a new campus. At Harvard last year, endowments and gifts were a greater source of revenue than its MBA tuition fees. American schools also make more money due to their sheer size. The average full-time MBA intake at the top North American schools is 217; in Europe it is a mere 88″.

Finally The Economist provides a list of MBA programmes according to categories:

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