Hi everyone

I just received my admission letter from EAE Business School.

I read a lot of old post where EAE wasnt recomended, but now they seem to be on a better position, almost at the same level with EADA https://www.topmba.com/institution/eae-business-school.

Also in the brouchers I got they state about ranking they have achieved.

My question is: Has the school changed? Is it worth my money and time? Top tier schools are out of the question for me budget wise.

I have not see anyone saying that EAE is on the same level as EADA other than QS, which also puts them on the level (the lowest one) as 50 other schools. What are your goals? Why not attend a cheaper MSc in a better school?

Thanks for your reply Duncan.

I have been having trouble finding other schools that are better and cheaper. I have seen options that seem to be on a lower level than EAE. Also, from what you can find online, the students speak highly from the courses.

My concern started when I read other post on this website, where you adviced other people to pursue other options.

I am a self employed person, an entrepreneur. Im looking to consolidate knowledge and get better tools to manage my business, and as a plan B in case they dont work as intended and have to find a job.

It has to be an online or blended program tho, so that narrows down the options.

Thanks again

I have also seen Merco's rankings, where they rank EAE highly, tho I am not sure whats Mercos reputation.

EADA was my first option when I started looking, but its out of my budget.....its 2.000 EURO more expensive than the most expensive program at EAE, the Global Executive MBA, and 11.000 EURO more expensive than EAE's Executive MBA.

Why are you focussed on schools in Spain?

I wasnt at first. I was looking in Europe. But most programs I found were too expensive, or they asked for IELTS, which I dont have yet and by the time I could get mine the deadline was over. Im from Costa Rica, which made Spain the most convinient place because language and ease of requirements considering the little time I have for applying for this year.

Because work and personal reasons, I have to take the MBA this year.

I don't find it comforting that the EAE website mentions neither the tuition cost nor the admissions requirements for their MBA. I think it's fair to say that with no minimum requirement, the quality of the students can be very low. From what I see elsewhere, it's in the range of €26500 to €28500. That is a crazy price for an MBA which is, as far as I can see, without any of the three accreditations. In comparison, you could take the Illinois iMBA online for less money: a top 50 MBA. For this price you could take the Magellan MBA via GISMA, the University of London Global MBA, the AASCB-accredited MBA in Zagreb (https://www.zsem.hr/en/study-programs/graduate-mba/), International Master of Business Administration at Athens University of Economics and Business or a pile of accredited and respected MBAs.... and have the money left over to learn an extra language.

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I am going to check out all of this options. Thanks for the amazing feedback.

That's the price of the global executive MBA and it includes three periods in Barcelona, Shangaiand New York. The executive MBA is 15.000 euro, tho I got a 6000 euro discount. The regular MBA without discount is 11 000 euro.

The requirements are on a different page because it's a Spanish program. But when you get a call they guide to which program you are eligible according to your experience and academic background.

From the school's website, the MBAs they offer are nowhere near 11k EUR - they're all at least 26.5k. For that price, the UC3M MBA would be worlds better.

From the school's website, the MBAs they offer are nowhere near 11k EUR - they're all at least 26.5k. For that price, the UC3M MBA would be worlds better.

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International Master of Business Administration at Athens University of Economics and Business

[Edited by George Patsoulis on Apr 30, 2018]

Luckily the European Union has helped encouraged the recent major reform of the law relating to masters programmes in Greece https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/national-reforms-higher-education-27_lt Let's see if that makes a difference....

From the school's website, the MBAs they offer are nowhere near 11k EUR - they're all at least 26.5k. For that price, the UC3M MBA would be worlds better.

Thats the Price I got from the enrollment officer. They have a different website for online programs www.eaeprogramas.es
I did the admission process and was admitted in the executive MBA, that with discount is roughly €10.000

The issue with UC3M program it's that is full time. Because of my business I need to take an online MBA. They do have an online masters in management but I think and MBA is more what I'm looking for

I'd stay as far away as possible. I have studied here and was amongst the 90% of students who felt robbed due to the very poor quality and infrastructure. Here is my full experience if you're interested: https://businessschoolmadrid.blogspot.com/2021/03/how-eae-recruits.html

You pay a premium for a master's degree that I personally do not think is worth a penny out of your pocket. The masters in English is taught by professors which level of English is very poor. They might be knowledgeable, they probably are, but it's hard to see that when you do not understand a word coming out of their mouth. I paid 12.5 K for a master's in finance, have spoken to many students across all masters (both Barcelona and Madrid), I assure you, you will feel trapped. You cannot get out of it cause they do NOT refund a penny and they will crush you with silence from the moment you raise your voice to higher management. It is simply put impossible to win with these guys. You want a masters degree without gaining any knowledge, go for it! This uni practically puts it for sale at 12k for not doing nor knowing anything about the topic.