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Business degrees abroad

Business degrees are one of the most popular subjects for international students to study abroad. A degree in business can open up a huge number of career opportunities, and choosing to study abroad can give you an edge in a competitive market.

Studying business overseas means you’ll not only experience a new culture and way of life, but also gain an insight into how business works in a different country.

Business program structure

Business is a huge field of study, and what is covered in a business degree program can vary greatly. Business degrees also come under many different names and guises, so it’s important to understand the program curriculum and structure before you apply.

Typical business degree modules include:

  • Accounting/management accounting
  • Marketing/digital marketing
  • Economics
  • Micro/macroeconomics
  • Entrepreneurial management
  • Business research
  • Business information systems

There is usually the option during your degree to choose optional modules alongside the compulsory ones. These can help you tailor your program to focus on the areas you find most interesting, and that best match your career plans.

The exact course structure and curriculum will depend on the program you’re studying. Most business undergraduate degrees will take three or four years to complete, and some offer a year abroad or at work as part of the program.

Business programs are usually taught through lectures, tutorials and classes, and independent study. Assessment will be a combination of essays, projects, dissertations and written exams.

Types of business degrees

Business is a huge area, and there are many different programs that sit under the subject. Some universities refer to business in different ways, or offer programs that specialize in a specific area, including:

  • Business administration
  • Business management
  • International business
  • Economics
  • Marketing
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Human resource management
  • Hospitality, leisure and tourism management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Logistics
  • Taxation

There are many other program options available, and the name given to programs can differ from university to university. That’s why it’s important to look carefully at the structure and scope of the curriculum to make sure the program you choose is the right one for you.

Why study business abroad

Business degrees are widely ranked as the most popular option for international students to study abroad. It’s not hard to see why; studying business overseas opens you up to a huge number of programs at some of the best business schools in the world.

Choosing to study abroad means you’ll be able to experience excellent teaching and a different country’s approach to business. Although you’ll learn all about international business in the classroom, when you study abroad you can see first hand how it works, and even spend time in and internship in an international business.

If you want to work in the business sector in another country, studying there is a great way to start your journey. It will also help you make connections with businesses and other students that could be useful connections in your future career.

Where to study business abroad

If you’ve made the decision to study business, you’ll be faced with a huge number of program options, from universities all over the world. To help you make the right decision, think about:

  • What area of business do you want to study?

    There are a wide range of business programs you can choose from, so work out exactly what you want to study to help narrow down your search.

  • Is there a specific industry you want to work in?

    Consider locations that offer business opportunities that match your career aspirations. For example, some cities are renowned for their finance sector, others for tech or digital industries.

  • What university experience do you want?

    Your time outside the classroom is really important, so take things like the student life of the university into account. Consider the activities, accommodation and support services offered by the university when applying.

Deciding where you’ll live and study for potentially several years is a huge decision, so take the time to make sure you make the right one. For more help, read our guide on choosing where to study abroad.

Best countries to study business

If you want to study in a country that offers the most highly regarded business programs, look no further than the US and UK. Both offer several business schools and colleges that are consistently ranked as the best in the world.

France is another country that offers many of the top business programs and business schools. Germany is an attractive option, not only because of the quality of its business courses, but also because it is a global center for industry, trade and finance.

Away from Europe and the US, Singapore and Hong Kong lead the way in Asia, along with China. Australia is another up and coming destination, with a number of highly ranked business schools available to international students.

Best universities to study business

When it comes to studying business abroad, you can attend a large multi discipline university, or a specialist business school that purely focusses on business programs.

When looking for the best university to study business, it’s worth thinking about:

  • What the program covers
  • If there are any internship or a year abroad included in the course
  • What the university offers in terms of student life
  • Where the university is located, e.g. do you want to live in a city or a more rural area?

It’s worth considering all these aspects when you’re making your decision on what university you want to attend, as well as how well the program is ranked.

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Business study abroad programs

The choice of business program and degree you can study abroad is huge. You can study a BSc or BA over three or four years at undergraduate level, or you can study for a diploma that usually lasts a year.

If you’re a graduate, you can study a master’s in business immediately after completing your bachelor’s degree. However, you can study for an MBA after having at least three years of work experience, usually in a business or management role.

An MBA, or Master of Business Administration, is a very popular, competitive and prestigious qualification that is designed to enhance your career opportunities. An MBA from a good business school abroad is likely to act as a big boost for your CV.

Business undergraduate programs

Bachelor's in business

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    Marketing (concentration Business) - BSc University of Vermont, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    41,280 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 41,280 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
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    Business: Finance - BS Montana State University Bozeman, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    29,608 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 29,608 USD

    Start date
    August, May, December
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    Public Accounting/Business - BA Hope College, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    39,000 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 39,000 USD

    Start date
    January, August
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    Economics (Business) - BA DePaul University, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    40,551 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 40,551 USD

    Start date
    September, January, March
    Show program overview about Economics (Business)
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    Screen Production (Business Conjoint Program) - BCS Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    19,500 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 32,528 NZD

    Start date
    February, July
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Associate in business

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    Business Administrative Assistant - AA Cuesta College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    10,650 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,650 USD

    Start date
    August, January
    Show program overview about Business Administrative Assistant
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    Agriculture Business & Supply - AASc Lake Land College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    13,500 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,500 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
    Show program overview about Agriculture Business & Supply
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    Aviation Administration: Business - ASc Broward College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    8,952 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 8,952 USD

    Start date
    August, May
    Show program overview about AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - BUSINESS
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    Business - AB College of Southern Nevada, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    11,048 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,048 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business - AA Alexander College, Canada

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    13,473 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,300 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
    Show program overview about Business

Diploma in business

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    Adventure Tourism Business Operations - UGDip College of the Rockies, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    8,956 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,164 CAD

    Start date
    January, April, August
    Show program overview about Adventure Tourism Business Operations
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    Analytics, Big Data and Business Intelligence (Montreal Campus) - Dip Trebas Institute, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    11,780 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,000 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, April, July
    Show program overview about Analytics, Big Data and Business Intelligence (Montreal Campus)
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    Business: Marketing with Co-op - Dip Georgian College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    12,521 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,007 CAD

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business – Marketing (Co-op)
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    Business - Dip Keystone College of Business & Technology, Australia

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    4,704 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,250 AUD

    Start date
    September, October, January, February, March, April, June, July
    Show program overview about BSB50120 Diploma of Business
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    Business (Belleville Campus) - OCDip Loyalist College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    11,044 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,000 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
    Show program overview about Business

Certificate in business

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    Adventure Tourism Business Operations - Cert College of the Rockies, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    8,955 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,163 CAD

    Start date
    January, April, August
    Show program overview about Adventure Tourism Business Operations
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    Agriculture Business - Cert Lake Land College, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    13,500 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,500 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
    Show program overview about Agriculture Business
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    Basic Occupational Education: Retail and Business Services - Cert Douglas College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    13,253 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
    Show program overview about Basic Occupational Education: Retail and Business Services
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    Business - Cert Parkland College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    12,516 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,000 CAD

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business - Dual AdvCert/DipAdvUniStud Focus College, Canada
    • Blended learning

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate/Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    11,397 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,480 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, April, July
    Show program overview about Business

Pathway in business

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    Business - UGP Flinders University, Australia

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    16,028 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 24,700 AUD

    Start date
    October, June
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business Studies (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,513 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,700 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business Studies (Foundation)
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    Business and Management (International Year) - UGP Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    22,949 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,500 GBP

    Start date
    January, May
    Show program overview about Business and Management (International Year One)
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    Business and Management (International Year 1) - UGP Kingston University London, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    13,955 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,250 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business and Management - International Year 1
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    Business and Management - International Year One - UGP University of Sussex, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    22,949 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,500 GBP

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

Business graduate programs

Master's in business

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    Business - Research - MSc (Research) University of Greenwich, UK

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    30 months
    Annual tuition fee
    17,366 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,000 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business - Research
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    Business - MBM Central Queensland University, Australia

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    13,985 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,552 AUD

    Start date
    November, March, July
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business - MBus Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    18 months
    Annual tuition fee
    19,981 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 33,330 NZD

    Start date
    February, July
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business - MBA Trinity Western University, Canada

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    16,389 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 22,260 CAD

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business: Accounting - MBA Mount Aloysius College, USA

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    23,890 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 23,890 USD

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business (Accounting)

Doctorate in business

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    Business - PhD RMIT University, Australia

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    22,426 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 34,560 AUD

    Start date
    February, July
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business & Socioeconomic Sciences - PhD Modul University Vienna, Austria

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    13,062 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,246 EUR

    Start date
    September, February
    Show program overview about Business & Socioeconomic Sciences
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    Business - Research - PhD University of Greenwich, UK

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    17,366 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,000 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business - Research
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    Business Administration: Business Intelligence and Data Analytics - DBA Westcliff University, USA

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    16,300 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,300 USD

    Start date
    August, October, January, March, May
    Show program overview about Business Administration: Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
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    Business and Enterprise - PhD London South Bank University, UK

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    17,093 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,780 GBP

    Start date
    September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May, June
    Show program overview about Business and Enterprise

Diploma in business

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    Business - GradDip Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    19,118 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 31,890 NZD

    Start date
    February, July
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business - PGDip Coast Mountain College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    9,380 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,740 CAD

    Start date
    January, May, September
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business Studies: Human Resource Management - GradDip Massey University, New Zealand

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    18,224 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 30,400 NZD

    Start date
    November, February, July
    Show program overview about Business Studies: Human Resource Management
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    Business - PGDipBus University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    18,135 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 30,250 NZD

    Start date
    January, February
    Show program overview about Business
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    Business and Management: Business Analytics - PGDip University of Essex, UK
    • Online
    • Part-time

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    16 months
    Annual tuition fee
    9,281 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,482 GBP

    Start date
    September, October, January, February, April, June, July
    Show program overview about Business and Management: Business Analytics

Certificate in business

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    African Business Studies - PCert Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    4,053 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 3,800 EUR

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about African Business Studies
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    Blockchain Enabled Business - PGCert RMIT University, Australia
    • Online

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    9,967 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,360 AUD

    Start date
    October, January
    Show program overview about Blockchain Enabled Business
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    Business Analysis - PGCert Fanshawe College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    20 months
    Annual tuition fee
    12,618 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,138 CAD

    Start date
    January, May
    Show program overview about Business Analysis
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    Business Analysis - ProfCert NorQuest College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    13,989 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,000 CAD

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business Analysis
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    Business Analysis and Process Management (Co-op) - PGCert (with placement) Sheridan College, Canada

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    15,579 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,160 CAD

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business Analysis and Process Management (Co-op)

Pathway in business

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    Business and Law (Pre-Masters) - PGP University of Aberdeen, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    3 months
    Annual tuition fee
    14,265 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,500 GBP

    Start date
    September, May
    Show program overview about Business and Law, Pre-Master's Program
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    Business and Management (Pre-Masters) - PGP Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    18,483 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,900 GBP

    Start date
    March, June
    Show program overview about Business and Management (Pre-Masters)
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    Business and Management - PGP University of Nottingham, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    26,645 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,480 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business and Management, Pre-Master’s
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    Business and Social Sciences - PGP University of Strathclyde, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    6 months
    Annual tuition fee
    14,451 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,650 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Business and Social Sciences, Pre-Masters
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    Business with Law - PGP University of York, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    25,430 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 20,500 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business with Law, Pre-Master's

Entry requirements to study business abroad

To study business in another country you’ll need to meet the university’s entry requirements. The exact requirements will differ depending on the country and university you’re applying to, but here’s the minimum you’ll need:

  • To have completed secondary education with satisfactory grades - some programs request you have good maths grades, but many don’t specify specific subjects
  • A personal statement that outlines your interest in the business
  • Good English language proficiency test scores
  • Relevant academic references
  • A bachelor’s degree (BA or BSc) in business to study at postgraduate level
  • Several years of work experience and a bachelor’s degree to study an MBA

Always check the entry requirements and what grades or GPA you need, and make sure you can meet them before you apply. Here is more on how to study abroad.

Future business careers

A business degree is hugely versatile and opens up loads of potential career options after graduation. The pathways are almost endless, but some of the most popular careers for business graduates include:

  • Marketing
  • Human resources
  • Sales
  • Management consultancy
  • Hospitality management
  • Project management
  • Data analysis
  • Retail management
  • Insurance
  • Banking

If you know what career you want to go into, make sure the program you choose includes all the skills and knowledge you’ll need for your career of choice.