5 Best Countries For Your Business Master's Degree

Where should you study your business master’s? Find out the best countries for master’s programs in management, finance, accounting, and business analytics

Thinking of enrolling in a business master’s? There’s a lot to consider before making your decision.

First, you should decide which type of master’s degree is right for you. Then, you’ll need to choose where you want to study.

Business schools across the world offer master’s programs in areas such as management, finance, accounting, and business analytics. Yet some locations are more renowned for the strength and reputation of specific specialized master’s degrees than others.

Here are the best countries for your business master’s degree, based on their number of world-renowned programs.*

Best countries for Master in Management degrees

France is the best country to pursue a Master in Management, according to business school rankings. Among the 10 best MiM programs worldwide as ranked by the Financial Times, six are based in France.

HEC Paris offers the second-best MiM program in the world, according to the latest FT MiM Ranking. Other top schools such as INSEAD, EDHEC Business School, and emlyon Business School are also popular.

China is the second-best country to study your MiM, with two schools featured in the FT top 20 ranking. At number five on the list, Shanghai Jiao University Antai College of Economics and Management is the country’s highest-ranked program.

Germany is the third best country for your Master in Management with two schools featuring in the FT's top 20 MiM programs. These include WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management and ESMT Berlin.

Spain is the fourth-best country to pursue a Master in Management degree, while Switzerland falls closely behind, with the University of St Gallen ranked first overall by the FT.

HEC Paris offers the world's second-best Master in Management according to the Financial Times © HEC Paris/Facebook

Best countries for Master in Finance degrees

France is also the best country to pursue a Master in Finance, according to the Financial Times, as six of the top 20 Master in Finance programs ranked by the FT are offered by French schools. Of these, four of the top five programs are based in France.

The highest-ranked schools are ESCP Business School, HEC Paris, Skema Business School and Essec Business School.

The UK is the second-best country for your Master in Finance, with four of the top 20 schools based in the UK. The University of Oxford Said Business School's MSc in Financial Economics is considered the number one program in the UK, and the ninth-best globally. It’s joined by finance masters offered by the likes of London Business School and Imperial Business School.

China is the third-best country for your MiF. It has three schools among the top 20, led by Tsinghua University and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance SJTU. Portugal and Spain complete the top five.

ESCP has six campuses across Europe ©ESCP/Facebook

Best countries for Master in Business Analytics degrees

The US tops the charts as the best country for a Master in Business Analytics (MSBA), according to the QS World University Rankings. Seven of the top 20 MSBA programs are offered by US business schools.

The list of top MSBAs is led by the world’s highest-rated program, offered by MIT Sloan, followed by the number two-ranked UCLA Anderson.

The UK is the second-best country for your MSBA, with four of the 20 top programs. London Business school offers the fifth highest-ranked MSBA program globally.

France is the third best country for MSBA degrees worldwide, with three schools each featuring in the top 20, including two in joint third place.

Completing the top five best countries for MSBAs are Canada and Spain, ranked fourth and fifth respectively.

Of course, rankings aren't a wholly reliable measure of how good a fit a business school and its business master’s degree is for you.

But the highest ranked countries tend to be home to the master’s programs with the best reputations, ranking, networks, and post-degree career opportunities.

Knowing which countries are the most well-renowned across different program types can help you make an informed decision.

*Our lists of best countries for your business masters are based on the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking 2024, the Financial Times pre-experience Master in Finance ranking 2024, and the QS World University Rankings for Masters in Business Analytics 2025.