Accelerated M.B.A. programs, which take between 10 and 15 months to complete, have been around for decades and are the norm in Europe. Although these programs are much less common in the U.S., they're growing increasingly attractive -- especially among older students, who are becoming less willing to spend two years out of the work force. A Wall Street Journal survey identifies the best accelerated business programs.
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School/Location |
Rank |
Student Rank |
Alumni Rank |
Students per class |
Program Length/ Total Program Cost |
Skill Enhancement |
Leadership Enhancement |
Alumni Impact |
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IE Business School/Madrid |
1 |
2 |
1 |
398 |
13/69,500 |
Top |
Top |
Top |
|
IMD/Lausanne, Switzerland |
2 |
1 |
2 |
90 |
11/73,417 |
Middle |
Top |
Top |
|
Cranfield School of Management/Bedford, England |
3 |
6 |
3 |
40 |
11/44,800 |
Top |
Top |
Top |
|
Northwestern Univ. (Kellogg)/Evanston, IL |
4 |
4 |
7 |
80 |
12/65432 |
Middle |
Top |
Middle |
|
Babson College (Olin)/Babson Park, Mass. |
5 |
3 |
11 |
87 |
12/54,058 |
Bottom |
Top |
Middle |
|
ESADE/Barcelona |
6 |
7 |
4 |
40 |
12/61750 |
Middle |
Top |
Bottom |
|
INSEAD/Fontainebleau, France |
7 |
10 |
6 |
481 |
10/67,426 |
Middle |
Middle |
Top |
|
IAE/Buenos Aires |
8 |
8 |
10 |
40 |
11/26,000 |
Top |
Top |
Middle |
|
Miami (OH) Univ. (Farmer)/Oxford, Ohio |
9 |
9 |
9 |
27 |
14/50,000 |
Top |
Middle |
Top |
|
Emory University (Goizueta)/Atlanta |
10 |
5 |
16 |
47 |
12/63,600 |
Top |
Middle |
Bottom |
|
Cornell Univ./Ithaca, N.Y. |
11 |
13 |
5 |
41 |
12/74,850 |
Top |
Middle |
Top |
|
Copenhagen Business School/Copenhagen |
12 |
15 |
12 |
47 |
11.5/50,000 |
Bottom |
Middle |
Middle |
|
Univ. of St. Gallen/St. Gallen, Switzerland |
13 |
12 |
15 |
41 |
12/55,538 |
Bottom |
Middle |
Middle |
|
Durham Business School/Durham, England |
14 |
14 |
13 |
46 |
12/30,537 |
Top |
Middle |
Bottom |
|
Univ. of Oxford (Said)/Oxford, England |
15 |
16 |
14 |
233 |
12/49,356 |
Middle |
Bottom |
Middle | | 
