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Post the 2008 economic meltdown, there is a change in the trend the business schools are able to attract foreign students. Europe is gaining students at the cost of US. The reasons are quite understandable. The economic climate in Europe is better, while US is still having a sickly economy. US business schools have been excessively dependent on finance and consulting companies as their recruiters. The cost of education in Europe is cheaper by about 40 percent compared to similar B-Schools in the US. Therefore you have to make a based on your aspirations and the opportunities that your can access.

Work experience is one of the most important criterion for business school admission abroad and is preferred by most business schools. Average work-experience of students in top 10 B-schools in USA is around six years. The criteria required for MBA in B-Schools abroad :

Universities in Australia, New Zealand and UK require the 3 year bachelor’s degree and in the USA and Canada minimum four 4 years education after 10+2. All business schools look for a good academic record. Top B-Schools in the UK and US accept GMAT scores for short listing of students for their MBA Program. Work experience is another pre-requisite.

1. London Business School (U.K.)
2. INSEAD (France/Singapore)
3. IE Business School (Spain)
4. IESE Business School (Spain)
5. IMD School of Management (Switzerland)
6. University of Oxford, Said (U.K.)
7. HEC Paris (France)
8. ESADE Business School (Spain)
9. University of Cambridge, Judge Business School (U.K)
10. Lancaster University Management School (U.K.)

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) helps you get Top Ten Business Schools in the US admission into the best business school. More than 4,800 graduate management programs around the world use GMAT scores as a part of their admissions process. The first American Master of Business Administration program, was founded at Tuck Business School at Dartmouth in 1900. Since then, for over a century MBA programs have been considered quintessentially American institutions. It took Europe another 57 years for the creation of INSEAD, France. Even today, five of the Financial Times top 10 business schools are American, as compared to four European schools.

1 Stanford Graduate School of Business
2 Harvard Business School
3 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
4 Columbia Business School
5 MIT: Sloan
6 University of Chicago: Booth
7 University of California at Berkeley: Haas
8 Duke University: Fuqua
9 Northwestern University: Kellogg
10 New York University: Stern

An analysis of top 100 business schools Top Ten European Business Schools provides a more clear picture – 53 of the top business schools are from US; 14 are from UK; Canada and China have 5 each; Spain has 3; India, France, Australia, Singapore and Switzerland have two each; Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dubai, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, South Africa and South Korea have one school each. Clearly the United States of America continues to dominate the landscape of business education.

To apply for MBA in different universities abroad you need to visit the websites of the School/University in which you want to get admission and send an Online Form filled with you Scores. You can also contact with study abroad counselors.

Top 10 B-Schools in Europe and Admission Process

Top 10 Business Management Schools in USA