Cookie policy

By clicking on or navigating the site, you agree to allow us to collect information on and off Studee as outlined in our cookie policy.

Home

    Study business management abroad

    An in-depth guide to studying business management as an international student.

    Find business management programs

    Explore business management programs abroad

    See other programs in business management

    Business management degrees abroad

    Business management is a popular degree program to study at university, especially for international students. It can give you a wide ranging education that can lead to a number of career opportunities after graduation. Business management can share a lot of similarities with other programs like business administration, but focuses on organization and the management of people and operations.

    Business management programs are offered at universities and business schools all over the world, so you will have many options to choose from. Think carefully about where you want to study, including which destination could offer the best career opportunities after graduation.

    Studying business management abroad will expose you to different business practices, which can help your overall understanding of the subject. It’s also a great chance to meet new people, experience a whole new culture and improve your language skills.

    Business management program structure

    Undergraduate business management programs are available at associate and bachelor’s level. You can study a bachelor’s as BA or BSc degree, with very little difference between the two, other than the BA may be more theory based, and the BSc more practical. Bachelor’s in business management typically take three or four years to complete.

    A number of undergraduate programs offer a year in industry or placement year, where you can get hands on experience in work. Some degrees are also available as joint honors and combine business management with other subjects like leadership, human resources or international relations.

    At postgraduate level, a master’s in business management is available as an MA or MSc, and you can choose to study a specific area like business management and innovation, or international business management.

    The content and structure of business management programs will differ depending on the university, but there are some core areas you can expect to see on any course.

    Modules and subjects covered by most programs include:

    • Managing organizations
    • Business accounting
    • Marketing
    • Managing people
    • Supply chain and operations management
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Human resource management
    • International business issues
    • Business law
    • Management strategy
    Business management program structure

    Undergraduate business management programs are available at associate and bachelor’s level. You can study a bachelor’s as BA or BSc degree, with very little difference between the two, other than the BA may be more theory based, and the BSc more practical. Bachelor’s in business management typically take three or four years to complete.

    A number of undergraduate programs offer a year in industry or placement year, where you can get hands on experience in work. Some degrees are also available as joint honors and combine business management with other subjects like leadership, human resources or international relations.

    At postgraduate level, a master’s in business management is available as an MA or MSc, and you can choose to study a specific area like business management and innovation, or international business management.

    The content and structure of business management programs will differ depending on the university, but there are some core areas you can expect to see on any course.

    Modules and subjects covered by most programs include:

    • Managing organizations
    • Business accounting
    • Marketing
    • Managing people
    • Supply chain and operations management
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Human resource management
    • International business issues
    • Business law
    • Management strategy

    Best countries to study business management

    Best universities to study business management

    See all universities offering business management programs

    How to study business management abroad

    1. University & program search

      Find the right program for you and your career aspirations

    2. Application guidance

      We'll get you to the right place to start your application

    3. Visa & travel advice

      Get help after application, all the way to your first day at university

    Our team of advisors is ready to support you at every step of your study abroad journey.
    Our services are 100% free for students like you because we're funded by universities.

    Start your search Get free advice

    Business management study abroad programs

    Business management undergraduate programs

    Bachelor's in business management

    • false

      Accounting & Business Management - BA (Hons) York St John University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,638 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,750 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Accounting & Business Management
    • false

      Sport Business Management - BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      20,308 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,680 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Sport Business Management
    • false

      Marketing and Business Management - BA (Hons) Keele University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      20,404 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,750 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Marketing and Business Management
    • false

      Information Technology Management for Business - BSc (Hons) University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,984 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,000 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Information Technology Management for Business
    • false

      Finance and Investment Management - BSc (Hons) Ulster University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      20,031 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,480 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Finance and Investment Management
    See all bachelor's degrees in business management

    Associate in business management

    • false

      Forestry Management - ASc Southwestern Oregon Community College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,791 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 10,791 USD

      Start date
      September, June, March, January
      Show program overview about Forestry Management
    • false

      Business Management - ASc Santiago Canyon College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      8,304 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 8,304 USD

      Start date
      August, June, February
      Show program overview about Business Management
    • false

      Management Development - AASc Fox Valley Technical College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      6,600 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 6,600 USD

      Start date
      August, January
      Show program overview about Management Development
    • false

      Business Technology Management - AASc Seattle Central College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      9,687 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD

      Start date
      September, June, January
      Show program overview about Business Technology Management
    • false

      Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management - ASc Laney College, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      7,950 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD

      Start date
      August, June, January
      Show program overview about Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management
    See all associate degrees in business management

    Diploma in business management

    • false

      Hospitality: Hotel Operations Management - UGDip Centennial College, Canada
      • Online

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      13,137 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,430 CAD

      Start date
      January, May, September
      Show program overview about Hospitality: Hotel Operations Management
    • false

      Culinary Management - UGDip Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      12,323 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,412 CAD

      Start date
      January
      Show program overview about Culinary Management
    • false

      Business - Leadership & Management (Level 5) - NZDip Freedom Institute of Higher Education, New Zealand

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,500 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,500 USD

      Start date
      July, January
      Show program overview about Business - Leadership & Management (Level 5)
    • false

      Business Administration: Insurance and Risk Management - Dip Bow Valley College, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      16 months
      Annual tuition fee
      25,187 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 31,500 CAD

      Start date
      September, January
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Insurance and Risk Management
    • false

      Post-Baccalaureate in Technical Management and Services - UGDip Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,277 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,853 CAD

      Start date
      May
      Show program overview about Post-Baccalaureate in Technical Management and Services
    See all undergraduate diplomas in business management

    Certificate in business management

    • false

      Indigenous Management 1 - Cert University of Regina, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      14,393 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD

      Start date
      September, May, January
      Show program overview about Indigenous Management 1
    • false

      Business Management - Cert Technological University Dublin, Ireland

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      11,563 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,650 EUR

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Business Management
    • false

      Business and Management - Cert University of Essex Online, UK
      • Online

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      16 months
      Annual tuition fee
      8,531 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 6,167 GBP

      Start date
      March, June, April, February, January
      Show program overview about Business and Management
    • false

      Conservation and Resource Management - Cert Merritt College, USA

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      7,950 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD

      Start date
      August, June, January
      Show program overview about Conservation and Resource Management
    • false

      Business Management - Cert Northern Lights College, Canada

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      10,535 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,176 CAD

      Start date
      September, May, January
      Show program overview about Business Management
    See all undergraduate certificates in business management

    Pathway in business management

    • false

      Business Management with Enterprise (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      15,079 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 10,900 GBP

      Start date
      January, September
      Show program overview about Business Management with Enterprise (Foundation)
    • false

      Business and Management - International Year 1 - UGP Kingston University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      18,606 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,450 GBP

      Start date
      September, January
      Show program overview about Business and Management - International Year 1
    • false

      Business and Management - International Year One - UGP University of Sussex, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      24,624 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,800 GBP

      Start date
      September, January
      Show program overview about Business and Management - International Year One
    • false

      Business and Management, International Year One - UGP University of Lincoln, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      12,910 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,910 USD

      Start date
      January, September, October
      Show program overview about Business and Management, International Year One
    • false

      Business and Management, International Year One - UGP Keele University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      18,163 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,130 GBP

      Start date
      October, January
      Show program overview about Business and Management, International Year One
    See all undergraduate pathways in business management

    Business management graduate programs

    Master's in business management

    • false

      Information Capability Management - MSc Cranfield University, UK

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      11 months
      Annual tuition fee
      26,284 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 19,000 GBP

      Start date
      September, January
      Show program overview about Information Capability Management
    • false

      Environmental Sciences, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management - MSc Florida A&M University, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      25,868 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 25,868 USD

      Start date
      January, August
      Show program overview about Environmental Sciences, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
    • false

      Business and Management - MA Bath Spa University, UK

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      19,429 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,045 GBP

      Start date
      January, September
      Show program overview about Business and Management
    • false

      Business (Management) - MBA RMIT University, Australia

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      23,759 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 30,720 AUD

      Start date
      July, February
      Show program overview about Business (Management)
    • false

      Engineering Management: Operations Management - MEM University of Windsor, Canada

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      14,867 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,594 CAD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Engineering Management: Operations Management
    See all master's degrees in business management

    Doctorate in business management

    • false

      Business Administration: Concentration in Information Technology Management - DBA Westcliff University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      15,000 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,000 USD

      Start date
      May, October, August, June, March, January
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Concentration in Information Technology Management
    • false

      Business Administration: Human Resources Management - DBA Lincoln University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      5 years
      Annual tuition fee
      9,000 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,000 USD

      Start date
      August, January
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Human Resources Management
    • false

      Business and Management - PhD (with foundation) Maynooth University, Ireland

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      5 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,973 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,000 EUR

      Start date
      September, January, June
      Show program overview about Business and Management
    • false

      Business and Management - PhD Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,784 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 9,000 EUR

      Start date
      September, February
      Show program overview about Business and Management
    • false

      Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy and Risk Management - PhD Florida A&M University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      25,868 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 25,868 USD

      Start date
      August, January
      Show program overview about Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy and Risk Management
    See all doctorates in business management

    Diploma in business management

    • false

      Culinary Management - OCDip Fanshawe College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      11,847 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,816 CAD

      Start date
      November, September, July, May, March, January
      Show program overview about Culinary Management
    • false

      Fashion Business and Management - OCDip Centennial College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      13,156 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,453 CAD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Fashion Business and Management
    • false

      Project Management - PGDip University of California, Riverside Extension, USA

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      9 months
      Annual tuition fee
      18,200 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,200 USD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Project Management
    • false

      Business Administration: Global Business Management - PGDip North Island College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,107 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,640 CAD

      Start date
      September, July, May, January
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Global Business Management
    • false

      Business Administration: Global Business Management - GDip Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate diploma
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      10,277 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,853 CAD

      Start date
      May, January, September
      Show program overview about Business Administration: Global Business Management
    See all postgraduate diplomas in business management

    Certificate in business management

    • false

      Human Resources Management - GradCert Centennial College, Canada
      • Online

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      12,943 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,187 CAD

      Start date
      January, May, September
      Show program overview about Human Resources Management
    • false

      Advertising - Media Management - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      13,219 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,532 CAD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Advertising - Media Management
    • false

      Creative Industries Management - PGCert Sheridan College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      14,757 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,456 CAD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Creative Industries Management
    • false

      Guest Relations Management - Concierge Specialist - OCGCert Fanshawe College, Canada

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      18 months
      Annual tuition fee
      9,571 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 11,970 CAD

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Guest Relations Management - Concierge Specialist
    • false

      Business and Management: Business Analytics - PGCert University of Essex Online, UK
      • Online

      Program type
      Postgraduate certificate
      Duration
      8 months
      Annual tuition fee
      5,175 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 3,741 GBP

      Start date
      January, July, June, April, February
      Show program overview about Business and Management: Business Analytics
    See all postgraduate certificates in business management

    Pathway in business management

    • false

      Business and Management, Pre-Master’s - PGP University of Nottingham, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      29,714 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 21,480 GBP

      Start date
      September
      Show program overview about Business and Management, Pre-Master’s
    • false

      Business and Management, Pre-master's Program - PGP Lynn University, USA

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      16,380 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 16,380 USD

      Start date
      -
      Show program overview about Business and Management, Pre-master's Program
    • false

      Global Media and Management, Pre-Masters Program - PGP Keele University, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      12,381 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 8,950 GBP

      Start date
      April
      Show program overview about Global Media and Management, Pre-Masters Program
    • false

      Business, Management and Law, Pre-Masters - PGP Liverpool John Moores University, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      6 months
      Annual tuition fee
      9,683 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,000 GBP

      Start date
      March, May
      Show program overview about Business, Management and Law, Pre-Masters
    • false

      Business, Management and Marketing, Pre-Masters - PGP University of Huddersfield, UK

      Program type
      Postgraduate pathway
      Duration
      3 months
      Annual tuition fee
      10,513 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 7,600 GBP

      Start date
      June, September
      Show program overview about Business, Management and Marketing, Pre-Masters
    See all postgraduate pathways in business management

    Future business management careers

    It’s no surprise that many business management graduates will look to start careers in the business sector. However, the skills you will learn mean there are a number of industries and roles you can look to go into. Popular career options for business management graduates include:

    • Business consultant
    • Sales manager
    • Business manager
    • Account manager
    • Accountant
    • Project manager
    • Logistics manager
    • Operational researcher
    • Retail manager
    • Sales manager
    • HR manager

    A business management degree will give a strong foundation, however to work in management you will usually need years of experience.

    Many businesses offer training while you work, or can fast-track you into leadership roles. Studying a business management master’s is a good way to improve your career prospects if you are already in work.