Hello folks!

I was born and raised in canada and plan on working within the country. What school is the best bang for the buck in canada? I am also open to any US schools that rank better in value but I'm not sure how they would transfer in canada. I was considering ottawa and ryerson. Thoughts?

Cheers!

[Edited by mikhael_07 on Feb 23, 2016]

I think Canadian schools are the safer bet, and the best value comes from Queen's and Western universities. See: https://www.dropbox.com/s/17jlobam1oidxtw/Screenshot%202016-02-23%2021.35.17.png?dl=0 Neither of these is cheap, but the high salaries that result mean that these schools give above-average value even in comparison with the other 100 top MBA programmes in the world. Considering the lower wages that MBA alumni get in Canada, that's quite an accomplishment. I see that Western's recent graduates rate its career services as much better than Queen's alumni do. That would swing me for Western over Queen's.

[Edited by Duncan on Feb 24, 2016]

I think Canadian schools are the safer bet, and the best value comes from Queen's and Western universities. See: https://www.dropbox.com/s/17jlobam1oidxtw/Screenshot%202016-02-23%2021.35.17.png?dl=0 Neither of these is cheap, but the high salaries that result mean that these schools give above-average value even in comparison with the other 100 top MBA programmes in the world. Considering the lower wages that MBA alumni get in Canada, that's quite an accomplishment. I see that Western's recent graduates rate its career services as much better than Queen's alumni so. That would swing me for Western over Queen's.

I think it's the most reliable but also it's the most transparent about its elemental scores, so, as I have done in the screenshot above, you can add and remove variables. International placement might not matter to you much, for example, but percentage employed might be more important than final salary for risk averse applicants. That allows you to focus on variables that most matter for you.

PS The other thing I like about the FT is the tough love approach of removing schools with below 30 responses. Such data would too volatile to give a guide to applicants who wanted a reliable guide.

[Edited by Duncan on Feb 24, 2016]

What are your goals? McGill might also be worth considering.

In general:

Schulich/Rotman/Queen's/McGill if you want to work in finance.
HEC Montreal/McGill if you want to work in Quebec
Alberta/Calgary if you want to work in energy out west
Rotman for consulting

But the budget schools in Canada tend to be Ryerson, Concordia, Telfer, DeGroote. HEC Montreal is an exceptional value if you want to work in Quebec (probably you'll need to speak French.)