collageMontpellier Business School, a globally renowned private b-school is ranked amongst the top 50 business schools globally for its Masters in Management, Marketing and Finance programs by QS. Home to over 3600 students,including 1200+ international students from around 70+ countries worldwide, Montpellier offers 1 UG program, 5 PG program and executive MBA program in the field of business and management. Finance, international business administration, and marketing are among the top programs offered by MBS.
Montpellier Business School invites applications for its September intake session every year. Students seeking admission at MBS should aim to score between 550-600 in the GMAT exam. In addition to that, the applicants are assessed based on their scores in the MBS entrance test and performance in their video interview. It is mandatory for the international candidates to submit their English proficiency test scores such as IELTS, TOEFL or TOEIC.
Montpellier Business Schools offers a plethora of exciting opportunities to the students to gain hands-on experience through internships in reputable companies that might also lead to permanent recruitment. Over 70% of the MBS students have progressed towards employment even before completing their graduation.
Montpellier Business School Rankings
- Ranked #2 by Le Parisien for offering the best bachelor degrees in France.
- Ranked #5 in the Best Business Schools in France for Business Administration by Shanghai Rankings
- Ranked #12 by Le Figaro for the best Grande Ecole of Management post-preparatory class
- Ranked #15 by QS Masters in Management for the Grand Ecole Program in France
- Ranked #14 by L’ Etudiant for the best Grande Ecole of Management post-preparatory class
- Ranked #6 by L’ Etudiant for offering the best bachelor degrees in France.
- Ranked #15 by QS Masters in Marketing for the Master in Marketing Program in France
- Ranked #11 by QS Masters in Finance for the Master in Finance Program in France
Highlights
| Establishment year | 1897 |
| Location | Montpellier, France |
| Campus Setting | Urban |
| College Type | Private, Coed |
| Application Fee | € 90 |
| Application portal | Online Application |
| Student: Faculty ratio | 10:1 |
| Exams Accepted | TOEFL / IELTS / GMAT / GRE/ TOEIC |
| Total Programs offered | 10+ |
| Academic Calendar | Semester Based |
| No. of Lecture Rooms | 35 |
| Acceptance Rate | 25% |
| No. of Faculty | 10 |
| Official Website | https://www.montpellier-bs.com/international/ |
Montpellier Business School Campus and Accommodation
The Montpellier Business School Campus is equipped with unlimited Wi-Fi and consists of 3 self-service computer rooms and multi-function printers for use of students, a cafeteria, A Digital Library, Career Center, Student area and associative offices, Accessibility of TWAVOX system, a landscaped park.
The Campus also comprises É Multimedia equipment in all of its classrooms, an advanced E-learning platform, a beautiful Library with a wide range collection of books and journals, Co-working space for students for the collaborative work and a Bloomberg Trading Room which gives the students opportunities to get an experience on what it is like to be on a trading floor in their careers.
Accommodation
Montpellier Business School’s campus does not have any residential halls to accommodate the students. The MBS students usually rent their own places in private residences or live in sharing flats. Overall, The Montpellier Business School strongly recommends that the student should look for housing before coming to Montpellier as early as possible.
Montpellier Business School also has its own housing platform. It is all accessible through the E-campus platform called “Studapart” which allows and helps the students to find their own accommodation. Students can access Studapart via the link below: Accommodation costs in Montpellier are approximately € 400 to € 600 per month.
Montpellier Business School Programs
The Montpellier Business School provides over 10+ programs to its students. All these academic programs are taught semester based and are taught in both French and English language. The school also offers Professional certificate programs, 3 short courses, VAE, BADGE Programmes and Short made Training courses to its students. The business school has a triple accreditation with AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
Some of the top programs offered by The Montpellier Business School are listed below:
| Course Name | Total Fees per annum in EUR |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of International Business Administration (BIBA) | € 33,000 |
| Grande Ecole Program- Masters in Management | € 26,000 |
| Master of Science in Finance | € 13,900 |
| Master of Science in Marketing | € 13,900 |
| Master of Science in Digital Transformation | € 13,900 |
| Master of Science in Business Excellence | € 13,900 |
| Master of Science in International Business | € 13,900 |
| Executive MBA | € 30,500 |
Montpellier Business School Application Process
Applicants should maintain great academic scores to get into this prestigious Business School. Admissions are offered to students with a GMAT score between 550 and 600. Given below are the admission guidelines to be followed while making an application to MBS:
- Application portal: Online Application
- Application fee: € 90
Supporting documents
- Official academic Transcripts
- Letter of Recommendation
- Identification Card or Passport
- Student’s Photograph
- CV and Resume
- Online Interview
- Copies of highest degree obtained
- Curriculum Vitae
- Logical and Reasoning Test Scores
- GRE/ GMAT scores
- English proficiency test scores-
- IELTS-6.0
- TOEFL IBT-60
- French proficiency test score, TCF/DELF/DALF- B2 Level
Application Deadline: 15th July 2021
Montpellier Business School Cost of Attendance
The Montpellier Business School recommends its students to maintain a minimum monthly budget of € 615. The cost of attendance for all the students in Montpellier Business School for the year 2021-2022 has been tabulated below:
| Expenses | Costs |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees | € 13,000 (Per Annum) |
| Accommodation | € 400 to € 600 (Per Month) |
| Food, Wi-Fi and Gym | € 350 (Per Month) |
| Transport | € 25 to € 30 (Per Month) |
| Books and Supplies | Free (Online) |
Montpellier Business School Scholarships
Montpellier Business School offers a financial aid Up to 2000€ grant to its students based purely on academic merit.
The Eiffel excellence scholarship program: These scholarships are meant for the students who are willing to pursue their studies in France at Master’s or Bachelor’s level in economics, engineering and law or political science. The scholarship amount is worth €1,030 per month.
Montpellier Business School Alumni
Montpellier Business School has a strong association of more than 17,000 alumni members.
Below mentioned are the Notable Alumni of the Montpellier Business School:
- Member of the French National Assembly Michel Delpon
- French Triathlete Pierre Le Corre
- French Politician Éric Besson
- French Rugby Union player Mathieu Giudicelli
- Economist Adriaan Roy Thurik
- French Volleyball Player Karine Havas
- Taiwan Politician Kuo Hsin-cheng
- French Writer Sylvain Caula
- French Olympic Athlete Eugenie Ricard
Montpellier Business School Placements
Mostly all of the students continue their studies in the Grande Ecole Programme. The other students enter the job field market with an average annual salary of €30,000. The Business School has an impressive employment rate of 95%. Given below are the top professions of the Montpellier graduates and the average salary per year:
| Activity | Annual Salary in EUR |
|---|---|
| R&D, Pharmaceutical and biotech | 81,000 |
| Legal and paralegal | 51,000 |
| Financial services | 45,000 |
| Human resources | 43,000 |
| Consulting, accounting and professional services | 38,000 |
| Marketing, product and communications | 37,000 |
MBS is the only business school to be ranked the Best Business Schools in France for Business Administration. The Graduation rate has been consistently reaching its highest with the current being at 95%.
MBS has partnerships with thousands of companies, and its Advisory Board includes 50 corporations that share its values and are involved in the school’s strategic orientation and activities. Students who score well in their English Proficiency tests and GMAT can have a really great chance to pursue their respective courses in MBS and also participate in scholarship programs.
International rankings
The University of Montpellier’s leading position in the world’s top rankings gets boosted by the I-SITE MUSE.
UM is the first university in the world in the 2019 Shanghai ranking for Ecology, second French university in 2019 Reuter’s ranking for most innovative universities, 5th in France in 2018 Leiden’s ranking which assesses the quality of scientific publications, 3rd French university in the 2019 “University Impact ranking” of Times Higher Education. It progressed significantly from 197th to 141st place (up 54 spots) worldwide in the latest CWUR World University Rankings which evaluates 18,000 global universities.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) or Shanghai ranking: UM gets 1st place in ecology again
In 2019, and for the second year running, University of Montpellier ranks as the world’s #1 university in Ecology, ahead of Oxford University (U.K), UC Davis (USA), and Wageningen University and Research (NL). This remarkable result acknowledges Montpellier’s academic and research excellence in this field.
Overall, University of Montpellier is in the top 300 of the world’s best universities.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) better known as the Shanghai annual ranking is published by Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China. It has become one of the most anticipated rankings in the academic world.
Reuters ranking places UM as 1st French university (17th in Europe)
In 2019, University of Montpellier ranks 1st place in France, 17th in Europe.
University of Montpellier ranks 1st in the 2019 Reuters’ ranking of France’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the 100 educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries. Unlike other rankings which are often based partially or completely on subjective surveys, Reuters exclusively relies on empirical data such as patent filings and citations of research publications.
Leiden ranking
In 2018, University of Montpellier ranked 5th in France and 237th in the world, going up 48 spots from the Leiden 2017 ranking. UM scores the most significant increase among French universities.
Since 2007, the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of the University of Leiden (Netherlands) has been developing a ranking of universities based on bibliometric indicators. Over 900 universities from 55 countries are ranked in Leiden’s 2018 ranking taking into account publications referenced in Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science database. Selected universities all account for a minimum 1,000 scientific publications to their credit over the “2013-2016” period.
Various indicators used for this ranking include: number of publications, their impact according to the number of their citations and indicators on collaborations related to these publications.
Center for World University Ranking
In 2019, University of Montpellier ranks in the top 300 in the world and 2nd in France for “health and well-being in the workplace”, “sustainable development” and “partnerships towards Sustainable Development Goals” in the Center for World University Ranking
This world ranking of universities measures the quality of student education and training, the reputation and excellence of university lecturers and researchers and the quality of their work. This ranking takes into account the following criteria:
- Quality of education, measured by the number of former students who have won international awards, prizes and medals proportionately to the size of the university (15%)
- Alumni employment, measured by the number of alumni who have held CEO positions in the world’s largest companies proportionately to the size of the university (15%)
- Quality of the university, measured by the number of academics who have won international awards, prizes and medals (15%)
- Research results, measured by the total number of research papers (15%)
- Quality of publications, measured by the number of research papers published in leading journals (15%)
- Influence, measured by the number of research papers published in highly influential journals (15%)
- Citations, measured by the number of cited research papers (10%)
Hera are some other rankings of the University of Montpellier:
- National ranking: 9
- Level of educational quality: 565
- Rank of former employees: > 1000
- Faculty Quality Rank: 214
- Research output rank: 142
- Ranking of quality publications: 129
- Rank of influence: 125
- Citation ranking: 139
- Overall score: 80
Times Higher Education (THE)
According to the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the world’s best universities, University of Montpellier ranks among the top 300 out of 1,258 world institutions. In 2017 and 2018, UM gained 50 spots yearly, totalling a remarkable 100-spot gain over the past two years.
“Our establishment has improved significantly over the past year. The University of Montpellier now occupies a leading position in many international rankings, which is a recognition of our academic and research excellence and a lever for the attractiveness and exposure of the site”, says University of Montpellier president Philippe Augé.
These high rankings also reflect “the first results of the dynamics induced by the I-SITE MUSE project”, says Philippe Augé.
History
The ESC Montpellier is created in 1897 by the Chamber of Commerce of Montpellier (CCI Montpellier). In 1915, MBS become the first business school to admit young women in its classes. The school becomes member of the Conférence des Grandes écoles in 1993. The Executive MBA program is launched in 1994. The apprenticeship for students in the Master programme is opened in 1997.
The year 2000 sees the creation of the Bachelor of Business Administration. The MBS Foundation for Equal Opportunities, under the aegis of the Fondation de France is created in 2007.
Montpellier Business School becomes the first higher education institution to be accredited with the Diversity Label awarded by AFNOR in 2009. In 2010, the school obtains the EFMD – EPAS accreditation of the Master’s degree. In 2011, the school gets the AACSB accreditation. and launches the BADGE® Executive Education programmes, accredited by the CGE. The Executive MBA programme is accredited AMBA in 2012.
In 2013, Montpellier Business School opens a new campus in Dakar.
In 2017, Montpellier Business School receives from the French State the qualification of Private Higher Education Institution of General Interest (EESPIG), which attests of the absolute non-profit making nature of its activities. Montpellier is the 1st higher education institution to obtain the Professional Gender Equality Certification.
STUDENT REVIEWS
- Entrepreneurship and …11 months ago
Anonymous StudentMontpellier Business School is in a continuous improvement of its servicesI recommend MBS for its master’s program which allows its students to be employable very quickly. For its international program which allows you to travel and discover other countries and nationalities. MBS is a school which is in a process of constant improvement.
Anonymous StudentGood university in the south of France
Montpellier Business School is an international university with lots of different cultures which makes it even more interesting. Diversity is definitely a good point in this college. Students are nice and involve you, parties are really good so your social life will be great if you go there ! Lectures aren’t very hard which makes it possible for everybody, you still need to work a little though. What we learn is interesting but when it’s the first year, it is basic stuff. The good point if that on our third year, we can go to another university in another country, so it makes us travel which is great !
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