Business studies – especially MBA degrees – remain the most popular choices for international studies. But what if you can’t afford to go study abroad or there’s a global pandemic going on? Then, an online MBA from a reputable international business school might be the next best thing!
But which are some of the best online business schools in the world? There aren’t a lot of official rankings for online business schools and universities out there, so finding a complete list isn’t very straightforward. To make your search easier, we’ve made lists with the best business schools offering online business studies in the 4 top locations for international studies: United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. All the business schools mentioned below are accredited and offer internationally recognized diplomas.
The location of the business school might be relevant to you if you choose to study a blended Business degree, mixing online studies with periodic classes on campus.
Follow the links to the university page, check out the Business and Management tab and find an online business program.
Best online business schools in the United States
The United States offers a lot of online options for business studies. However, there are only 2 main university rankings mentioning the best online business schools in the U.S. Both the Financial Times and U.S. News have created their own university lists listing top online business and management studies. While U.S News has an entire list dedicated to only studying online MBAs in the U.S., Financial Times has a top 10 list with the best online business schools in the world, many of which are in the U.S. We included both lists below:
Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2020
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
- Indiana University (Kelley)
- University of Florida (Warrington)
- Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim)
U.S. News Best Online MBA Programs 2020
- Indiana University
- University of North Carolina
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Florida
- University of Southern California
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Mississippi
- University of Texas
- Villanova University
- Arizona State University
Other online business schools from the U.S. you should definitely check out include:
Best online business schools in the United Kingdom
In the case of the UK, we used the UK business schools from Financial Times Rankins for Online MBAs as well as the top-ranked business schools in the UK according to QS Rankings. Because QS Rankings doesn’t rank online MBAs, we used the regular list and checked which of the business schools offer online study options.
Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2020
QS Global MBA Ranking 2021 – Business schools offering online degrees
- Imperial College London
- The University of Manchester (Alliance)
- Aston University
- University of Birmingham online
- University of Bath Online
- The University of Exeter
- University of Glasgow
Other online business schools from the UK that we recommend checking out:
Best online business schools in Europe
Only 2 European business schools are present in the Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2020. The rest in this section are business schools that are either ranked in QS Rankings 2021 or are from Europe and offer good-quality online Business studies.
Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2020 – Business schools from Europe
Other business schools from Europe offering online Business studies
- IESE Business School, Spain
- BEBS (Barcelona Executive Business School), Spain
- EU Business School, Spain
- GBSB Global Business School, Spain
- Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands
- IUBH University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- ESMT Berlin, Germany
- TBS Business School, France
- Swiss Schoool of Business and Management, Switzerland
- Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), Switzerland
- International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
- Turin School of Development, Italy
Best online business schools in Australia
The following list of business schools is made up of top business schools ranked by QS Global MBA Rankings 2021 and they also offer online business study options.
QS Global MBA Rankings 2021 – Business schools from Australia
- Melbourne Business School
- Monash University
- The University of Western Australia
- La Trobe Business School
- RMIT University
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University
Other online business schools from the U.S. that we recommend checking out:
- University of Tasmania
- Swinburne University of Technology
- CQ University Australia
- Torrens University Australia
Find the full rankings mentioned above on their official websites: U.S. News, Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2020 and QS Global MBA Rankings 2021.
