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Out in front-Top-ranking French business schools
Six of the top 10 Masters in Management programs come from French business schools, according to Financial Times rankings. Why is France so far out in front of the rest of the Euro zone, asks Ann Graham.
HEC School of Management, ESCP-EAP European School of Management, Essec Business School, EM LYON, Grenoble Graduate School of Business, Audencia Nantes School of Management – much like the French rugby team, it’s a formidable line up. And as the Financial Times rankings show, these heavy weights of Europe’s business schools continue to top league tables for their Masters in Management programs.
The Financial Times ranking assesses Masters in Management degrees, which differ from MBA programs in that most students join the courses directly after their undergraduate degree; more often than not an MBA requires several years of work experience. One of the main criteria of the ranking is an evaluation of the careers that alumni enjoy three years after graduating from the programs, which includes a survey of salaries. So, just who are these top players and what unique attributes do they possess that are putting them so far out in front of the rest of their academic competitors?
HEC School of Management
HEC holds the triple crown accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the European accreditation EQUIS from EFMD, and the American accreditation AACSB.
Based in Paris, the HEC School of Management has topped the Financial Times ranking for the last three years. With a faculty of over 100 full-time professors, the school caters for a wide range of interests from the 20-year-old student to the international senior executive. HEC holds the triple crown accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the European accreditation EQUIS from EFMD, and the American accreditation AACSB. The school offers an 18-month Masters of Science (MSc) in Management designed for candidates with no background in management and a 12-month MSc in different disciplines such as international business, finance, economics, and sustainable development. Three years after graduation, alumni are earning in excess of €70,000.
ESCP-EAP School of Management
Made up of five campuses in London, Madrid, Paris, Torino and Berlin, ESCP-EAP is ranked 4th in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, behind HEC, Cems (Community of European Management School and International Companies) and the London School of Economics. Founded in Paris in 1819, ESCP-EAP now has 3,500 students representing 90 different nationalities currently studying at the school, which boasts accreditations from AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. The Masters in Management program consists of core and elective courses, a specialization, language course, research project and internship. Students enrolled in the Masters can study in two or three of the five locations ESCP-EAP operates in. Three years after graduation, alumni are earning more than €50,000.
Essec Business School
Number five in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, Essec has 3,700 full-time students studying across 35 programs at campuses in Paris and Singapore. Students interested in Essec’s Masters in Management can choose from a range of specializations including: marketing management, financial techniques, and international supply management. All Masters programs are taught in French. There is one Masters program taught in English – the Masters in Management with a specialization in strategy and management of international business. Essec’s specialized Masters degrees are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. Three years after graduation, alumni are earning around €45,000.
EM LYON
Number one in entrepreneurship and the best in international course experience rank.
This prestigious French business school is ranked number six by the Financial Times for its Masters in Management programs. Another triple crown accredited French business school (AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB), EM LYON is also ranked highly throughout Europe for its executive education and MBA programs. In September 2007, the Financial Times also ranked EM LYON as number one in entrepreneurship and the best in international course experience rank. EM LYON’s main campus is just ten minutes from the centre of Lyon in France. The school also has a campus in Shanghai. Three years after graduation, alumni are earning over €40,000.
