- Amid the coronavirus outbreak, more students are turning to distance learning or online classes to reduce the spread of illness.
- Each year, education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds rank the best business schools in the world. This includes best online programs.
- Top online MBA programs include Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California and Imperial College Business School in London.
- Here are the top 25 online MBA programs according to the QS rankings.
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Instead of earning an MBA full-time and in-person, students are pursuing online degrees to reduce the spread of illness amid the coronavirus outbreak.
So far, the coronavirus has infected more than 2.1 million people across the globe. The ever-growing pandemic has closed campuses worldwide. Therefore, more students are turning to online classes. After spring break, students at Yale, Syracuse University, and Princeton were not permitted to return to campus, and are now completing their course loads online, Business Insider reported.
What's more, the number of business schools offering these online options has swelled in recent years, with 54% more online MBAs made available from 2012 to 2016, per the Financial Times. Meanwhile, on-campus MBA programs have started shutting down.
Every year, the education specialists at QS Quacquarelli Symonds rank the top online MBAs programs worldwide.
These programs span the globe, offer tuition fees ranging from $18,996 to $99,419, and typically take an average length of 15 to 58 months to complete. This year's ranking took into consideration employability, class experience, and the percentage of women in the programs, among other metrics.
If you're focused on reducing the spread of illness, or have gotten used to life as a remote worker and want to telecommute your education once the pandemic subsides, these online classes can help.
Here are the top 25 best online MBA programs of 2020, as ranked by QS, along with tuition in US dollars. You can find the full ranking here, and QS's methodology here.
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24 (tie). Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 51.30
Average program length (months): 30
Percentage international students: 0%
Percentage of women enrolled: 33%
Tuition: $51,264
24 (tie). Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 51.30
Average program length (months): 20
Percentage international students: 0%
Percentage of women enrolled: 55%
Tuition: $64,350
23. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 51.70
Average program length (months): 30
Percentage international students: 1%
Percentage of women enrolled: 30%
Tuition: $84,186
22. Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 52.50
Average program length (months): 30
Percentage international students: 0%
Percentage of women enrolled: 31%
Tuition: $51, 525
21. Colorado State University School of Business
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 53.10
Average program length (months): 21
Percentage international students: 1%
Percentage of women enrolled: 42%
Tuition: $42,580
20. Deakin Business School
Location: Australia
Overall ranking score: 53.20
Average program length (months): 30
Percentage international students: 3%
Percentage of women enrolled: 40%
Tuition: $32,508
19. Kogod School of Business at American University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 54.0
Average program length (months): 24
Percentage international students: 1%
Percentage of women enrolled: 48%
Tuition: $84,432
18. Fox School of Business at Temple University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 55.40
Average program length (months): 26
Percentage international students: 1%
Percentage of women enrolled: 50%
Tuition: $59, 760
17. Birmingham Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 55.60
Average program length (months): 33
Percentage international students: 69%
Percentage of women enrolled: 30%
Tuition: $24,998
16. Durham University Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 56.80
Average program length (months): 24
Percentage international students: 51%
Percentage of women enrolled: 21%
Tuition: $28,520
15. Oxford Brookes Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 57.40
Average program length (months): 27
Percentage international students: 52%
Percentage of women enrolled: 45%
Tuition: $19,518
14. CENTRUM PUCP Graduate Business School
Location: Peru
Overall ranking score: 57.90
Average program length (months): 22
Percentage international students: 7%
Percentage of women enrolled: 26%
Tuition: $23,123
13. Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 59.40
Average program length (months): 21
Percentage international students: 5%
Percentage of women enrolled: 37%
Tuition: $59,808
12. Vlerick Business School
Location: Belgium
Overall ranking score: 59.50
Average program length (months): 25
Percentage international students: 33%
Percentage of women enrolled: 33%
Tuition: $40,875
11. EU Business School
Location: Spain
Overall ranking score: 60.20
Average program length (months): 15
Percentage international students: 100%
Percentage of women enrolled: 56%
Tuition: $18,966
10. University of Otago Business School
Location: New Zealand
Overall ranking score: 60.50
Average program length (months): 36
Percentage international students: 0%
Percentage of women enrolled: 40%
Tuition: $24,000
9. Florida International University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 61.90
Average program length (months): 24
Percentage international students: 5%
Percentage of women enrolled: 53%
Tuition: $42,000
8. Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 67.70
Average program length (months): 21
Percentage international students: 3%
Percentage of women enrolled: 32%
Tuition: $99,419
7. Alliance Manchester Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 69.40
Average program length (months): 24
Percentage international students: 84%
Percentage of women enrolled: 37%
Tuition: $36,580
6. Kelley School of Business at Indiana University
Location: United States
Overall ranking score: 69.90
Average program length (months): 27
Percentage international students: 18%
Percentage of women enrolled: 26%
Tuition: $74,520
5. Politecnico di Milano School of Management
Location: Italy
Overall ranking score: 70.80
Average program length (months): 21
Percentage international students: 40%
Percentage of women enrolled: 18%
Tuition: $34,880
4. AGSM @ UNSW Business School
Location: Australia
Overall ranking score: 73.40
Average program length (months): 58
Percentage international students: 16%
Percentage of women enrolled: 37%
Tuition: $36,515
3. Warwick Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 77.0
Average program length (months): 30
Percentage international students: 79%
Percentage of women enrolled: 28%
Tuition: $42,425
2. Imperial College Business School
Location: United Kingdom
Overall ranking score: 82.10
Average program length (months): 24
Percentage international students: 80%
Percentage of women enrolled: 30%
Tuition: $45,260
1. IE Business School
Location: Spain
Overall ranking score: 85.20
Average program length (months): 18
Percentage international students: 86%
Percentage of women enrolled: 34%
Tuition: $54,500
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