Undergraduate students and working professionals spend a lot of time researching for the best MBA programs to send their applications. One of the best methods to make this task easy is to find the rankings from top business and economics related magazines and websites.

To select the best MBA program one has to consider a lot of factors such as – the location of the business school, study abroad options, financial condition of the applicant, work experience and corporate climate, the type of MBA program etc. The search for best MBA degree program also depends on the internship programs, faculty expertise, infrastructure facilities and placement records of the business school.

Many reputed and accredited business schools offer different types of MBA programs such as full time two year MBA program, Full time one year accelerated MBA program, part time MBA such as Evening and Weekend MBA programs, Executive MBA program, Online or distance MBA program etc. Also Business Schools offer full time MBA programs in different specializations such as finance, marketing, accounting, healthcare, information technology, entrepreneurship, International business etc.

Depending on each of these types of MBA and MBA concentrations, the same business school may have considerable different rankings. Therefore while searching for a top ranked business school, always keep your eyes open for the type of MBA program for which the School has been given the top rank. Some of the best part time MBA imparting educational institutes in USA include the following – Carnegie Mellon, California Berkeley, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, NYU, University of Texas Austin, University of California-LA etc.

Other top rated MBA programs in US can be selected from the following list – Harvard, MIT Sloan, Stanford MBA, Kellogg MBA, Wharton MBA, Stern MBA, Tuck MBA, Haas MBA, Carnegie Mellon MBA, Cornell MBA, Michigan MBA, Columbia MBA, Chicago Graduate School of Business, Yale MBA, Fuqua MBA, Kenan Flagler MBA, Darden MBA, Smith MBA, Emory MBA, Jones MBA, Kelley MBA etc.

Top rated MBA programs from other countries include the following – INSEAD France, IMD Switzerland, London Business School, Hong Kong University, Said Business School in UK, Ivey Business School in Canada, IESE Spain, Rotterdam Management School-Netherlands, Edinburgh Business School UK, Instituto de Empresa- Spain, SDA – Italy, Schulich Business School- Canada, HEC France, Indian Institute of Management-India, Manchester Business School- UK, Graduate Management School and Melbourne Business School- Australia etc.