Common Myths About Going to Grad School Abroad

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When choosing where to apply to grad school, it can often feel unnecessary to consider potential universities outside of your own country. Whether it’s due to a lack of information available online or uncertainties about a different culture, it’s easy to be deterred from exploring your study abroad options.

However, if you’re willing to explore the options available to you in other countries, you may well find the perfect study program for you. Here’s why you shouldn’t be daunted by some of the most common myths about going to grad school abroad.

If you’re looking to study abroad in English, you’d be forgiven for thinking your only options were the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the US. However, while English-taught programs used to be few and far between in non-English speaking countries, many European grad schools have turned to English as their main language of instruction in order to attract the brightest students from all over the world.

In France, for example, business schools like emlyon business school offer a range of master’s programs fully taught in English, as well as language-support classes for students who wish to learn French during their studies.

Some business schools even offer joint-degree with universities in neighbouring countries. The Msc in Management - European triple degree - Grande Ecole program, for example, is fully taught in English and split across three major European campuses. The two-year management course run by emlyon business school, Ludwig Maximilian Universität and Lancaster University Management School will take you to France, Germany and the United Kingdom. It offers four specializations: finance, marketing, strategy and corporate development.  

Just because you’re less familiar with a country’s education system, doesn’t mean the standard of teaching at their universities is poorer than you’d find at home. In fact, there are plenty of amazing study destinations in every region of the world, something which is proven by the geographical spread of institutions in the QS World University Rankings® 2018.

Europe alone is home to 369 of the universities included in this year’s rankings and some of these are among the most reputable, oldest institutions in the world. You can also use our rankings to find an institution that performs well for your chosen subject. emlyon business school, for example, saw its master’s programs in finance and management ranked 9th and 12th in the world respectively in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2018, which is no mean feat!