Hi, I am a student and I want to study Business Management in the future and I would be grateful if you could provide me with some suggestions to universities that I can still apply to as I plan to start my university this year. I am really interested in going to Europe, not including the UK, for my undergraduate studies. I would be really grateful for your suggestions. Thanks!
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What languages do you speak?
If English only but not the UK you’d have to check out CAO for Ireland keeping in mind most programs had a Jan20/Feb1 deadline. Perhaps some level7 programs.
Malta is still accepting applications but not sure it’s still possible for business. Some business schools teach in English - Vrije Universiteit has business programs in English and is still taking applications, howver housing is pricey and very difficult to find.
And of course it depends on your grades and budget.
Many US universities offer business and are still taking apps.
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Hi, Thank you so much for your reply, I will definitely look into the university. I speak English mainly. I looked into the US and I thought the last deadline had already passed. I haven’t heard about Vrije Universiteit, is it a good university for Business Management? My grades are decent, but not the best, but I believe I can achieve way better in my final exams.
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Vrije is a good university in the Netherlands still accepting apps.
Some of the US Universities that are still accepting applications and offering scholarships (you can also look at the university as a whole and its other majors)
- Business Management | Goucher College
- Finance (BS) - Drew University
- Business | Academics | Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- College of Business | Alfred University
- Sigmund Weis School of Business – Susquehanna University
- Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business
- Undergraduate
- Undergraduate Programs | Business | Hamline University - MN
there are many more on the NACAC list or if you go to CommonApp just enter the date and see which Universities appear
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It sounds like @Ben09 is an international student. If so, cost may be a significant factor.
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Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it.
However, I wanted to ask one thing. I understand that rankings don’t define the quality of the university but without considering the university’s ranks, how would I understand the future opportunities that I might gain from an education there such as job opportunities? I would be grateful for your insights regarding this matter.
Hi, cost is a major factor for me when deciding the university but honestly the opportunities, quality of education are really more important than the cost of the university for me. My reason for studying in Europe was mainly the ease of being able to travel other EU countries and good education for a significantly cheaper cost than the UK, US or AUS. However, many of European Business Schools have either closed their applications, or don’t accept predicted grades when applying and even if I was eligible to apply to a few I got rejected from them.
You haven’t answered my question asking if you’re an international applicant to US schools but based on the wording of your posts I’m going to assume you are. Please confirm.
What is your budget? How much can you comfortably afford to pay?
If you’re not a U.S. citizen, you will need sponsorship to work in the U.S. (past the 1 year you can automatically get after graduation). Getting a sponsoring employer with a business degree won’t be that easy. You should plan to work in your home country after graduation.
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In my reply above, I assumed you were living in the European union (or affiliated, like Norway). Please indicate if that is the case or not.
Depending on where you live, your US degree will be received differently. In Europe, outside of a handful of names, it doesn’t matter where you got your Bachelors degree. Your GPA, internships, research, any evidence of leadership, etc etc, will matter much more for admission to a Master’s degree.
In other areas of the world, the name of the university is much more important.
All the programs I listed are accredited although they’re quite different in size, location, vibe, etc., things you’d have to look up yourself - I selected them from the NACAC list.
US colleges will generally be more expensive than European programs. However their published price is often not the full price you pay, especially ar the colleges I listed where the yield was lower than expected - the US colleges I listed still offer financial aid. So, you’d need to know your budget -10k means Europe only, 35k opens up more possibilities, 50k means lots of possibilities, etc.
Europe still has open applications - as
I said before the Netherlands or Malta, but also Belgium, HochSchüle in Germany (* ), perhaps Finland, some level 7 in Ireland, some programs that aren’t full in France… it would depend whether you need an English speaking country or program. Most of these are low cost.
(* For example,
Bachelor Business Administration )
Another example
UBCOMBEMTRM-2024-5-O - L-UniversitĂ ta' Malta
If you indicate country, exam results, languages spoken beside English, budget per year, we’ll be able to provide less generic recommendations.
If you attend a US college, you can participate in co-ops or have internships (called Cpt and taken out of OPT time if off campus). You’re allowed to work on campus but aren’t allowed to work off campus. If you graduate from a US college, you’re eligible for OPT, ie., a job that allows you to apply and practice what you learned for your major. If you major is registered as quantitative (Econometrics, finance, data science…- you need to check for each college) you have up to 27 months OPT minus any Cpt time. If your major is registered as non Stem/quant, you have 12 months minus any CPT time. After that you must go home - unlike canada, Europe or the UK, the US has no pathway for international students with a college degree to stay and contribute to the national economy.
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@Ben09 where do you hold country citizenship? Are you a U.S. citizen? Are you a citizen of an EU country? Are you a UK citizen?
Which one? Please answer.
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Sorry, for not correctly answering your question. I am an International Student and I should be comfortable to pay around $50k dollars including costs of living and other costs as well.
I understand, is this sponsorship system also there in the UK and EU countries?
I currently live in Thailand and am studying International A levels. My subjects are Economics, Business and Maths where my predicted grades are A*, A* and C respectively. However, I expect my Math grade to go up since I started taking tutoring and have performed significantly better in class. My exam results come out on the middle of August.
I speak English and Hindi fluently but I am also intermediate in Thai since I have lived here all my life, I have learned some Thai as well.
My budget would ideally be about 40k but depending on the university and opportunities in the future, possibly 50k should be fine too.
Also like you mentioned above that for Bachelors the university does not matter as much, however are their programs etc which I should take to which makes it easier for me to become a part of a prestigious university? Like for example wouldn’t it become comparatively easier for me join a university for Master’s if I complete Bachelors at their university?
Hi, thank you for your reply. I hold a citizenship of India but I live in Thailand. I don’t have a UK, US or EU citizenship.
The job opportunities are not that great in my country especially if you are not a citizenship. However, I do plan to start a business of my own few years after either graduation or after getting my masters. I will however, do a job for a few years to get some experience as because many universities require experience to apply for their masters program.
Okay - that changes things (students who ask about “the EU not the UK” generally do so bc they have European citizenship, which allows them to attend any university in the Union for about 2-3k tuition, v. 20-40k in the UK since it left the Union).
Considering your budget and British secondary curriculum, why not the UK? Heriot Watts, Edinburgh Napier, both solid for Engineering and business, may still be taking applications. I guess the predicted C in Maths hurts your application round but if you applied to UCAS you should be allowed to apply to another university and participate in Extra.
The US Universities I listed all offer business - look into their descriptions, locations, etc.
Most do not offer Engineering though, except Bowling Green State in OH.
You can try to attend PSU Behrend (engineering branch campus) and then switch to University Park (main campus) after 2 years, I think they were accepting apps from internationals till June 1, but you would have to send your app today.
The window has closed for most prestigious universities.
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Honestly, US is probably not going to be an option for me as I am more interested towards Europe and my family isn’t as interested either in sending me to the US. However, if it were a prestigious university then that would be a whole different conversation but as you said the applications for them have closed.
As for the UK, I already have some offers there since I applied to the UK already around Jan. I currently have Uni of Manchester, Bath and Lancaster. However, I am not sure which one should I firm. I was planning to firm Manchester and can’t think about which one should be my safety. Do you have any suggestions regarding this matter?
Moreover, I understand that UK is a good place to complete my undergraduate studies but I was looking more towards Europe because of the EU, giving me the freedom to travel a lot and the opportunity of taking a job in so many countries in the EU and the cost of education there is significantly cheaper and I think the ROI is likely to be higher as well.
Btw I have recently also applied to AUS and which one would you suggest between AUS and UK? I have applied to UNSW and University of Melbourne so far in AUS.
I would pick Bath over Lancaster but you need to look at your conditions and choose the one with lower conditions than UManchester.
For English-speaking Europe, as I said, check CAO (Irish equuvalent to UCAS) to see if any “course” is still open.
Melbourne is excellent and would be closer to home but I doubt they’ll admit you with a predicted C in Maths.
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Bath needs A* A and B and I feel I can achieve that if my exams go well. However, I might choose AUS Uni’s over Lancaster I think.
I understand that but the grade requirements were either ABB or AAB for Melbourne so I am hoping that my other two A*'s compensate for C in Maths since Math is not a required subject for my course.
Ireland looks interesting, especially universities like Trinity College Dublin and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, not sure if I can still apply though. I will look into that right away.
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Graduate means post Bachelor’s degree.
UCD and Trinity Dublin are likely done with apps and have all the applicants they need. As I said in my 1st reply, the deadline was Jan20/Feb1, but some universities may still be taking applications. I doubt those 2 would though. You must start on CAO.
Dublin Business School is a specific Business school in Dublin. It is well-regarded.
Bath sounds like a good safety then. Worst case scenario, you can use Extra.
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