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 created lists with the best business schools offering online business studies in the 4 top locations for international studies:
- the United States
- the United Kingdom
- Europe
- 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.
>> Also, if you're curious, read this article to find out What Are The World’s Best Business Schools.
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 US. Both the Financial Times and US 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 US, Financial Times has a top 10 list with the best online business schools in the world, many of which are in the US We included both lists below:
Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2021
- University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
- Indiana University (Kelley)
- University of Florida (Warrington)
- University of Maryland (Smith)
- Babson College (Olin)
- University of Utah (David Eccles)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Arizona State University (WP Carey)
US News Best Online MBA Programs 2021
- Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
- University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
- Indiana University (Kelley)
- University of Southern California (Marshall)
- University of Florida (Warrington)
- Arizona State University (WP Carey)
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Texas (Dallas)
- Rice University (Jones)
- Lehigh University
Other online business schools from the US 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 Rankings for Online MBAs as well as the top-ranked business schools in the UK according to QS Rankings.
Because QS Ranking 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 2021
- Warwick Business School
- Imperial College Business School
- Durham University Business School
- University of Bradford School of Management
QS Global MBA Ranking 2021: Business schools offering online degrees
- Imperial College London
- University of Warwick
- The University of Edinburgh
- Cranfield School of Management
- Durham University Business School
- Lancaster University
- Aston University
- University of Leeds
- Nottingham University Business School
- University of Strathclyde
Other online MBAs from the UK that we recommend checking out:
- London School of Business and Finance
- Arden University
- Nottingham Trent University Online
- Birmingham University Online
Best online business schools in Europe
If we exclude the UK universities already listed above, only 2 European business schools are present in the Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2021. The rest in this section are business schools that are listed in the QS Rankings 2021.
Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2021 – Business schools from Europe
QS Global MBA Ranking 2021: Business schools offering online degrees
- ESSEC Business School, France
- Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany
- Vlerick Business School Online, Belgium
- ESMT Berlin, Germany
- EU Business School, Spain
- EADA Business School, Spain
- International University of Monaco, Monaco
- Alba Graduate Business School, Greece
- GBSB Global Business School, Spain
Other online business schools from Europe that we recommend checking out:
- BEBS (Barcelona Executive Business School), Spain
- Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland
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
- University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- Monash University
- The University of Western Australia
- University of Technology Sydney
- RMIT University
- University of Wollongong
- La Trobe Business School
- Victoria University
Other online business schools from Australia that we recommend checking out:
- University of Tasmania
- Swinburne University of Technology
- CQ University Australia
- Torrens University Australia
Online MBAs offered at universities in the Middle East
Online MBAs are truly everywhere. To prove it, we've even included a few universities from the Middle East offering online MBAs:
- Lebanese American University Online, Lebanon
- Tel Aviv University Online, Israel
- Heriot-Watt University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Find the full rankings mentioned above on their official websites: U.S. News, Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2021 and QS Global MBA Rankings 2021.