Rankings Forbes International B-Schools

Top 1-Year International MBA Programs: Top 2-Year International MBA Programs: 1. London Business School – London, UK 2. IESE – Barcelona, Spain 3. HEC Paris – Paris, France 4. CEIBS  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Shanghai, China 5. Hong Kong UST – Hong Kong, China 6. Manchester – Manchester, UK 7. NUS Business School – Singapore 8. IPADE – Mexico City, Mexico 9. York Schulich – Toronto, Canada 10. ESADE – Barcelona, Spain Lets compare some stats from the two rankings (from the one-year international lead article): †¢Ã‚  Graduates from the top international one-year MBA programs had a median 5-year gain of $125,500. This is compared to graduates of  top international two-year programs, who had a median gain of $64,000. In comparison, graduates of two-year MBA programs in the U.S. saw a median gain of only $42,500. †¢Ã‚  It took one-year MBA international grads 2.4 years to pay off their program. Two-year international grads took 3.4 years, and U.S. two-year grads took 4 years to pay back their investment. †¢Ã‚  Graduates from INSEAD, the top one-year international MBA program, had a 5-year gain of $171,200. It took these grads an average of 2.4 years to pay off their investment. Graduates from Stanford, the top two-year U.S. MBA program, had a 5-year gain of $89,100 and it took them 4.2 years to pay back the investment. See our Forbes top U.S. MBA programs article for a word on methodology. Related Resources: †¢ How to Pay For Your MBA Abroad  [on-demand webinar] †¢Ã‚  MBA Rankings: Why Should I Care?  [short video] †¢Ã‚  B-School Zones for Top MBA Programs