I'm planning on pursuing full-time MBA this September.

I have received admission offers from Maastricht School of Management (MsM), Netherlands and Universidad Carlos iii de Madrid (UC3M), Spain.
I was particularly interested as these B-schools have reasonable tuition fees and cost is a concern for me as I come from a weak financial background,

Brief background - 3.5 yrs experience in the travel & tourism industry in India. Nationality - Indian.

Post-MBA, I'm planning to switch industries (Consulting) and work in Europe.

Can you please advice whether UC3M or MsM would be a better choice and which one would offer better job prospects for me in Europe?
Also, in which country would it be easier to get a job, Spain or Netherlands?

Thanks

Other things being equal, pick the school in the country whose language you speak fluently. Take a look at Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713 Without either local language at a fluent level, I'm not what sort of consulting you could do and would recommend you re-evaluate your career plan.

Neither of these schools claims strong placement for students from outside the EU. The work situation in Spain is very hard, and MSM is best known for its franchise programmes abroad: its facilities are very limited in Maastricht, and I doubt that MSM students have access to MBA careers services at its partner, Maastricht University.

If your budget is limited, and if you want to work in Europe, I suggest a better option will be a masters in finance at an FT-ranked school. See http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2013

Thanks Duncan for your help!
Sorry for the late reply..

I've just received an offer from CEU in Hungary for the full time MBA. I've dropped the UC3M option due to the high unemployment rate in Spain. I'm now confused between MSM, Netherlands and CEU, Hungary. I dont speak any of the European languages.

I have a couple of more questions. Hope you can help!
- Which one would you suggest for quality of education and also very importantly job prospects? I'm looking for a career change into Mgmt Consulting but would also like to keep the Tourism industry option open.
- By any chance would you know what kind average salary do CEU grads get who decide to work in Hungary and not their overall average salary?

I would like to work in Western Europe, however I'm worried about the high tax rates. This could be a problem for repaying my student loan.

And thanks again for your help!

Neither of these are safe choices for employment in Western Europe. CEU will be better educationally and have better placement, but not strong placement in Western Europe. Ask CEU for average salaries.