Top business schools: UK

United Kingdom or UK has been one of the top choices for students across the world as European center for learning. Students flock to this island nation for its institutions which are centuries old with established methodology of teaching and stable economic conditions, not to forget immigration friendly policies. While some of the schools like University of Oxford, Cambridge do not require any special mention, UK has other institutions of prominence. In this article we cover some of the best business school in UK.

 

• London Business School: London Business School or LBS is an institute of global repute constantly featuring among the 10 best business schools across the world and in top 3 in entire Europe. The admission in LBS is highly competitive with class size of ~500 and over 90% international students. The school has an average GMAT score of 707 with tuition fee of £88,000 and average work experience of 5 years. The school also offers other executive MBA courses. For more information visit the website.

• Judge Business School-University of Cambridge: Judge Business School has a wide variety of masters programmes which are ranked in the global top 20, as well as 14 interdisciplinary research centers delivering cutting edge research and innovation. The MBA program includes an option concentration in entrepreneurship, as well as a diverse range of other concentrations, including social innovation, energy and environment, and healthcare strategies, among others. The school has strong brand recognition, and is well known across the United Kingdom and worldwide. Course duration of full time MBA program is 12 months with average tuition of £57,000. Typical class size is of 200 students with average GMAT score of 694 and professional work experience of 6 years. For more information visit the website.

 

1. 1. Warwick Business School: The school is very renowned for its innovative teaching methods and  has garnered a lot of name for itself for its online program. Even its regular full time MBA constantly ranks in top 20 in Economist’s ranking. Full time course duration is 12 months with average work experience of 8 years and tuition fee of £40,450. For more information visit the website. 
   2. University of Oxford: One of the oldest universities in UK, the Oxford Said Business School established itself as a Business school in 1996. In short duration only the university has successfully established its brand name as one of the best business schools of the world owing to its rich heritage of teaching.The course duration is 12 months with class size of ~330. Average work experience of aspirants is 5 years with tuition fee of £60,000. For more information visit the website.
   3. Imperial College Business School: Imperial College Business School is top ranked business school, among top 20, known for its job placements in consulting and technology. The programme consists of pre-study modules, core modules, and electives which will allows students to build rapidly on previous experience while learning new and challenging disciplines. The course duration is of 12 months with class size of ~70. Tuition fee is £53,500. For more information visit the website.

 

• London School of Economics and Political Science: Although school offers MSc in management and not a traditional MBA, the importance and brand value of LSE can hardly be ignored. The school offers two programs Msc in Management and Global Master’s in Management. School requires a bachelor degree with 3 months of work experience at minimum. GMAT / GRE is required in case undergraduate is not from UK with language proficiency. Tuition fee is £32,184 for one year course with generous scholarship offered by university but deadline for that application is generally by April. For more information visit the website. 

• Lancaster University Management School: Especially suited for students on budget, Lancaster University’s program constantly features among top 10 in UK. The course has been cancelled for 2020-21 and hence expect greater competition for class of 2021 applications for which have already begun. Course duration is 12 months with tuition fee of £33,000. It has a small class size of 60 students with average GMAT of 635 and work experience of 7 years. For more information visit the website.

• Cass Business School, City University London: Situated in the heart of London, this top ranked business program offers a right balance of theoretical concepts and their applications in real world. The first six months are designed to provide a solid foundation to build your understanding and knowledge of different business themes with integration weeks to put theory into practice. The latter part allows you to tailor your learning specifically to your needs with electives and transition careers with a major piece of self-managed consultancy. The course duration is 12 months with average GMAT of 643 and work experience of 7 years. Tuition fee is pegged at £44,000. For more information visit the website.

• Durham University Business School: This MBA programme includes a combination of core modules and specialist pathways, giving aspirants the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and capabilities and specialize in specific areas most suited to an aspirant’s professional needs. Aspirants can choose one of three specialist routes: Entrepreneurship, Consultancy, Technology. The course is relatively cheaper as compared to other business schools in UK and hence competitive to get in. Course duration is for 12 months with average work experience of 8 years and tuition of £31,500. For more information visit the website.

• Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester: Program which is triple-accredited brands itself as one of the most practical programs by taking on three consultancy projects with real clients. MBA program has flexibility of 15-18 month duration. Usually average work experience is of 6 years with class size of 113 and tuition fee of £44,000. The school generally requires a good GRE / GMAT score along with English proficiency test in case of non native English speaking countries. For more information visit the website.

 

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