I have been accepted in both MIP and IE and need to make a decision on which school to go to. The difference in tuition is remarkable. For the Polimi/MIP MBA, it's 34000 Euros, and for IE, it's 82000 Euros. I'm applying for financial aid at both, so let's see how that goes. I had also applied at Bocconi and it's been a month, haven't received any revert.
I was leaning toward Italy as I have 8+ years of experience in product & brand development in the beauty industry (including entrepreneurship & 11.5 years experience overall). Luxury and beauty are big industries there and I can leverage some local contacts for jobs in the future. But IE is a much better-ranked school and I feel it may lead to better salaries in the long term. Will the IE brand name be sufficient to get jobs in other European markets or is it only relevant locally in Spain?
I'm not from Europe but am willing to learn the language of the country I study in.

Wait for Bocconi it is much better :) 

Don't do this. You have all the experience you need to find work. You lack the language skills and local knowledge. An MBA taught in English alongside other foreigners will not help as much as an intensive language programme taught at a university with a good careers service.

Take a look at: Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713  

Also, if you don't speak Spanish or Italian why not focus on Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, and Unilever. French is closer to English than either, and German and Dutch firms are more likely to have role in English. 

Wait for Bocconi it is much better :) 

Don't do this. You have all the experience you need to find work. You lack the language skills and local knowledge. An MBA taught in English alongside other foreigners will not help as much as an intensive language programme taught at a university with a good careers service.

Take a look at: Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713  

Also, if you don't speak Spanish or Italian why not focus on Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, and Unilever. French is closer to English than either, and German and Dutch firms are more likely to have role in English. 

If you try to optimise multiple variables, then you don't optimise the key goal. Are you focussed on finding work in the EU, or when you return? If you want to work in the EU first, then the quality of your post-MBA role could make more of an impact on your return than the differences between the various MBA options. 

Since you speak neither Spanish nor Italian, and because I think brand development in consumer markets requires local acculturation, I cannot recommend either to you. I don't think they are likely to lead you to the goal you have set.  

PS my recommendation if you want to focus on mainland Europe is a full-time intensive language course at a university,  not a degree. 

[Edited by Duncan on Apr 29, 2023]

Rankings are one thing (which are important of course) but the most important is to see whether your diploma will lead you to your goals. For that the country you do your MBA in is critical. If you don't speak Spanish or Italian then I would aim for the UK or the Netherlands. However, if beauty/luxury is the sector you want to go into, then take the debt and aim for Bocconi. It will be worth it over the long term. Afterwards, finding a job in Italy without Italian is like finding a needle in a land of grass (same in Spain & France)... Good luck

[Edited by Andy776 on Apr 29, 2023]