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.

 

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