MBA rankings 2014 Top 10 b schools Master of Business Administration (MBA or M.B.A.)

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London Business School Featured business school U.K.

1  University of Pennsylvania: Wharton         U.S.A.

3          Harvard Business School       U.S.A.

4  InseadFeatured business school   France / Singapore

4  Stanford Graduate School of Business        U.S.A.

6 Hong Kong UST Business School      China

7          Columbia Business School    U.S.A.

8 IE Business School Featured business school        Spain

9          Iese Business SchoolFeatured business school       Spain

1 MIT: Sloan      U.S.A.  158,387           121

11  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad       India

12        University of Chicago: Booth           U.S.A

13        Indian School of Business     India

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA or M.B.A.) is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. 

The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out scientific approaches to management. 

The core courses in the MBA program are designed to introduce students to the various areas of business such as accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations management, etc. Students in MBA programs have the option of taking general business courses throughout the program or can select an area of concentration and focus approximately one-fourth of their studies in this subject.

Accreditation bodies exist specifically for MBA programs to ensure consistency and quality of graduate business education. Business schools in many countries offer MBA programs tailored to full-time, part-time, executive, and distance learning students, with specialized concentrations.