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Top 10 Best Business Schools in France 2025

Author: Gerrit Bruno Blöss — Last update: 20 March 2025

France is a popular country for international Business students, in large part because its business schools do très bien in global rankings. Let us explore some of the leading institutions.

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🏆 Top business schools in France - overall

If you want to get a Business degree from a top school, rankings are an important factor to help guide you to the right decision. They are certainly not the only one - subject focus, location, fees, partner companies, and others are also relevant. But with an education from a highly ranked French school you can be certain that you’ll have a good chance at scoring the jobs you are interested in.

One of the most popular rankings is released every year by the Financial Times (FT). In the most recent edition, out of the 100 best European business schools, 27 were based in France or had branch campuses in the country:

Rank in France Business school
1 Insead
2 HEC Paris
3 ESCP Business School
4 Edhec Business School
5 ESSEC Business School
6 emlyon Business School
7 Skema Business School
8 Audencia Business School
9 Grenoble Ecole de Management
10 Neoma Business School

Looking further into the top 20, you’ll also find other reputed institutions such as TBS Education (formerly Toulouse Business School) and Burgundy School of Business (BSB).

💼 Top 10 for Masters in Management

A Master in Management (MiM) is a popular degree and also a great alternative to an MBA. A large number of French business schools offer it. In the most recent QS subject ranking, these were the top:

Rank in France Business school
1 HEC Paris
2 ESSEC Business School
3 INSEAD
4 ESCP Business School
5 CEMS Master in International Management
6 emlyon Business School
7 Edhec Business School
8 Skema Business School
9 Grenoble Ecole de Management
10 Audencia Business School

💵 Top 10 for Masters in Finance

With a Master’s degree in Finance, you pave the way for a successful career in a financial or banking role. For Finance MSc’s, French business schools frequently score among the top worldwide; the most recent QS subject ranking lists these as the top 10:

Rank in France Business school
1 HEC Paris
2 ESSEC Business School
3 ESCP Business School
4 emlyon Business School
5 Edhec Business School
6 Skema Business School
7 Audencia Business School
8 Grenoble Ecole de Management 
8 Neoma Business School
9 IÉSEG School of Management
10 TBS Education

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📊 Top 10 for Masters in Marketing

The last QS ranking finds these business schools to be the best choice to get a Marketing Master in France:

Rank in France Business school
1 HEC Paris
2 ESSEC Business School
3 ESCP Business School
4 emlyon Business School
5 Edhec Business School
6 Skema Business School
7 Audencia Business School
8 Grenoble Ecole de Management
9 IÉSEG School of Management
10 Kedge Business School

🏛️ Accreditation and the “Triple Crown”

Beyond rankings, one reliable indicator for quality education are the accreditations that a business school has received. The most reputed are AACSB, AMBA and EFMD/EQUIS. If an institution or a programme is accredited by any of these, you can be sure that it has high standards (and recruiters know it, too!).

A select few business schools are even accredited by all three of the above. This is also referred to as the “Triple Crown”. In Europe, France has the most triple-accredited business schools after the UK.

💸 Tuition fees: expensive, but worth it

Tuition fees at the best business schools in France can be quite high. As the top schools, HEC Paris and Insead charge eye-watering amounts - up to €70,000 for Masters and €90,000 for an MBA. At other leading schools like emlyon or Audencia you will find more modest fees of around €10-12,000 for Bachelors, €20-25,000 for Masters and €35-40,000 for MBAs.

That’s still quite a lot but, at the same time, an investment with a good return over the long run. Our guide on studying Business in France has more details on fee levels.

👀 Career outlook with a degree from a top French business school

You can bet that getting a degree from a highly-ranked business school is a great choice for your first (or next) career steps - whether from France or not.

France stands out in that the country has such a high density of top-ranked, well-renowned schools with reputable accreditation. The likes of Insead or HEC Paris are target schools of leading investment banks and consulting companies. They and others like emlyon, Audencia or KEDGE all have impressive partnerships with large global corporations, and they are well-known across France’s borders.

If you want to stay in France, a degree from a leading French management school is almost a guarantee to score a great job - if you speak fluent French! Through guest lecturers, project work, internships and career fairs you will be able to make connections with local employers during your degree. You’ll probably find opportunities where no or basic French are sufficient, but if you use the time to work on your language skills, you can maximise your chances.

 

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Gerrit Bruno Blöss
Author: Gerrit Bruno Blöss

Gerrit is the founder and CEO of Study.eu. He holds a BSc in Informatics from Technische Universität München (Germany) and an MSc in Finance & Investment Management from the University of Aberdeen (UK). Gerrit started the company after many years working for a global corporate finance company, on three continents and advising clients in multiple industries. Over the past years, he has also volunteered as a career mentor to students who partake in his alma mater Aberdeen’s alumni mentoring programme.

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