If you are interested in pursuing further education in business related topics, it is probably time to make a final decision and complete your applications. Hand checking the best business schools for your postgraduate education is a good start to make the right choices for the upcoming year.

Preparing a list of the best institutions for your studies is never easy, particularly in the case of disciplines such as business, where hundreds of organizations provide numerous rankings and classifications criteria. From private institutions to organizations focused on academia, the most common measure of rankings are the faculty publications in academic and practitioner journals, as well as the level of accreditation of the programs of the faculty. Other cases similar to the Forbes ranking are based on the return of investment achieved by graduates, according to surveys regarding topics such as pre- and post-M.B.A. compensation, career choice and location.

After revising different rankings with distinct approaches we came up with the list below, which offers multiple options concerning different institutions across the globe, with unique cultural backgrounds and teaching environments that are organized alphabetically by location. As there are many superb business schools and academic institutions, we decided to provide our readers with a Best 20 List of excellent options located in several countries around the world.

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Brussels, Belgium

HEC Paris

Paris, France

Insead

Fontainebleau, France

Mannheim Business School

Mannheim, Germany

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Leipzig, Germany

SDA Bocconi

Milan, Italy

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm. Sweden

BI Norwegian Business School

Olso, Norway

Aalto University

Esbo, Finnland

Copenhagen Business School

Copenhagen, Denmark

IE Business School

Madrid, Spain

Esade

Barcelona, Spain

IESE

Barcelona, Spain

University of St Gallen

St.Gallen, Switzerland

IMD Business School

Lausanne, Switzerland

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

Imperial College Business School

London, United Kingdom

London Business School

London, United Kingdom

Cambridge Judge Business School

Cambridge, United Kingdom

We hope this article helps you find the best business related program for your future academic and professional endeavors. For a more comprehensive catalogue of business schools please feel free to check our extensive list here. If you aim to enroll in short term courses that will develop your skills in the business fields we invite you to check the top business and management summer schools.

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