Field guide
MBA & Executive MBA — programmes in Europe
Full-time, part-time and executive MBAs across Europe — with FT rankings, tuition and admission facts on record.
Programmes147on record
Universities80across 15 countries
Duration12 mo48 of 147
Tuition (non-EU)€307 – €142,150recorded fees, 135 of 147
How this compares
€42,500 median+2825%vs English-taught European corridor median (€1,453)
18 mo median−25%vs English-taught European corridor median (24 mo)
About MBA
The European MBA landscape spans full-time one-year programmes (INSEAD, IMD, IE, SDA Bocconi), two-year US-style programmes (London Business School, IESE), and part-time / Executive MBAs designed to run alongside a career. Median tuition sits well above other European master's — €60k–€100k for the top programmes — but average work experience of 5–8 years, plus alumni networks and career services, are core to the value proposition. The Financial Times Global MBA and Executive MBA rankings are the industry references. Admissions require a GMAT or GRE, professional experience, and near-native English; many schools also screen for leadership potential via interviews.
Top schools by rank
Ranked using FT MBA where available; fallback to QS, THE and ARWU.
Imperial College London
London · 3 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #2
INSEAD
Fontainebleau · 2 programmes
FT MBA #2
IESE Business School
Barcelona · 2 programmes
FT MBA #4
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Unknown · 1 programme
FT EBS #6
Esade
Barcelona · 1 programme
FT MBA #7
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm · 1 programme
FT MiM #9
Vlerick Business School
Ghent · 5 programmes
FT MiM #14
GEM Alpine Business School
Unknown · 1 programme
FT MiM #20
ESSEC Business School - Masters at ESSEC Business School - Paris
Cergy · 2 programmes
FT MBA #24
university of munich
Munich · 4 programmes
THE #26
mannheim university germany
Mannheim · 1 programme
FT MiM #28
Trinity Business School at Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · 1 programme
FT MiF #33
Kozminski University
Warsaw · 1 programme
FT MiF #34
cologne university
Cologne · 1 programme
FT MiM #37
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Leipzig · 5 programmes
FT MiM #46
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
Imperial College LondonLondon
INSEADFontainebleau
IESE Business SchoolBarcelona
university of mannheim germanyMannheim
Where in Europe
Top countries by English-taught programme count in this field, on record.
Germany
94 programmes
Netherlands
13 programmes
France
8 programmes
United Kingdom
5 programmes
Belgium
5 programmes
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