The annual ranking of Masters in Management conducted by the Financial Times lists French schools among the best in the world. The first place is maintained by the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, with the London School of Economics holding onto the third position.
In the Top 5, there are no less than three French schools: HEC Paris (2nd), Essec Business School (4th), and ESCP Europe (5th).
In the rest of the ranking, two institutions located in the Alpes-Maritimes department are also among the leaders: Edhec ranks 17th, and Skema 25th.
For the first time, the list includes 100 Masters programs representing 27 countries, mainly in Europe, and 30,000 enrolled students. In comparison, the first ranking of Masters in Management dates back to 2005 and listed only 25 schools.
The duration of the programs varies from 8 to 36 months, with student cohorts ranging from 28 to 1,274, and tuition fees ranging from free to 40,000 pounds.