Looking for an MBA in France? With the world’s sixth-largest economy, and the third largest in Europe, France is no small player. For business students looking to take the next step in their careers and undertake an MBA or an EMBA, business schools in France offer internationally-recognized MBA programs and great pan-European networking opportunities, as well as all the history and charm French cities are known for the world over. The capital, Paris, is both a beautiful setting for studying abroad and also a dynamic city ready for you to conduct your business or even start a new venture. If you're thinking about doing an MBA in other parts of France, the country's south offers a more temperate climate, with easy access to both industrial ports and the seaside for leisure, and the financial anomaly of Monaco. Many of France’s top business schools have multiple campuses across France, Europe and beyond, ensuring that your MBA in France will be a truly international experience.
HEC Paris is an internationally renowned business school, with its full-time MBA ranked highly by the Financial Times. The school also enjoys placings in Top 100 MBA rankings by the Economist and Bloomberg Businessweek. Conveniently located just outside of France’s capital, HEC Paris’s MBA can be taken in either French or English, and concentrations include Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Strategy. The school has also made the top 10 in FIND MBA’s listings of the top business schools for Strategy, Marketing and Luxury industries.
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With additional campuses in Abu Dhabi and Singapore, INSEAD’s European campus is found just outside of France's capital of Paris. The school is regularly placed among the world’s top business schools in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking: in 2016 and 2017 INSEAD was ranked not just the best MBA in France, but the top program in the world. INSEAD enjoys a reputation as a feeder school for the biggest consulting firms, both in France and elsewhere.
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EMLyon is a business school primarily focused on entrepreneurship, although the International MBA also offers a Finance-focused track. The Industry track allows students to specialize in luxury brand management or life sciences. Lyon’s major industries including banking, as well as the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, so these subject areas have local focus but global potential. EMLyon’s Executive MBA was named among the Top 100 EMBA programs by the Financial Times in its 2016 ranking.
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One hour’s drive from Paris, ESSEC Business School’s MBA is regarded as strong in the luxury brand management and hospitality management fields. The school’s Executive MBA was also ranked in the Financial Times’ Executive MBA Ranking 2016; the EMBA’s classes are held in both Paris and Singapore. ESSEC has also partnered with Mannheim Business School in Germany to deliver a joint EMBA where students choose either the European or Asia-Pacific Track.
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With its idyllic location on the French Riviera, it would be hard to say no to studying an MBA at EDHEC in Nice in southern France. The business school is another one ranked among the top 100 in the Financial Times’ MBA Ranking 2016. Its Global MBA includes concentrations in International Finance, Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship. EDHEC also offers an Executive MBA, plus the Family Business Global Executive MBA, a program taught across five campuses in France and Nice, as well as at partner universities in the US.
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SKEMA business school in Lille, France is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. Although it doesn’t offer an MBA, its Executive MBA program has helped the school earn a Top 10 business school ranking from Le Parisien. At FIND MBA we named SKEMA as one of the top schools for Luxury Brand Management, due to the school’s MSc in Luxury and Fashion Management that is offered both in southern France and in China.
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Another top business school in Paris is ESCP, which has campuses in London, Berlin, Madrid, Torino and Paris, and, fittingly, a strong reputation across Europe. Ranked third in Le Parisien’s 2017 business schools ranking, ESCP was also ranked 12th in the Financial Times’ Executive MBA Ranking 2016. Students study ESCP’s MBA in International Management across two campuses of their choice.
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Kedge Business School is another triple-accredited business school, found in France's dynamic port city Marseille. A relatively new business school, Kedge was formed in 2013 when two grande écoles merged. The school’s Global Executive MBA includes a range of concentrations including Talent Management, Wine & Spirits Management, Sustainable Change, Ecosystemic Innovation and Aligning Global & Supply Chain Strategy. The program is delivered in locations across France as well as in China.
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MBA students at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (CNAM) - International Institute of Management also enjoy the networking opportunities and the charm and history of France’s capital. Aside from its Paris location, the school’s MBA is very affordable, when compared to other schools in France and other parts of Europe. The full-time MBA includes the option of specialization in Business Unit Management, Innovation Management or Fashion Management.
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IÉSEG is another Parisian business school offering an affordable MBA in France. the one-year International MBA offers students the opportunity to connect with the school’s vast range of international university partners – more than 260 at last count. IÉSEG is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. IESEG is also ranked among the Financial Times’ top 100 Master in Management programs
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