MBA in China: Top Industries, Average GMAT, Fee and Accreditations

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3) CUHK

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Business school is based in Hong Kong and offers a concentration in China Business. The electives offered include subjects like China Finance, Managing Supply Chains in China, Business Field Study - Mainland China, Leadership and Organizational Behavior in China, Management of Technology in China Strategies, Marketing in China, Seminar in Management of Chinese Enterprises and Taxation in China. There are also a host of courses that have a Chinese perspective, including Corporate Risk Management, Management for the Creative Industries, Business Valuation and Analysis and Cases in Corporate Finance. The MBA program is in English, with some elective relevant courses taught in Chinese.

Seminar in Management of Chinese Enterprises is held by industry and academic experts and offers intense sessions and unique perspectives. The Business Field Study - Mainland China gives students the opportunity to travel to mainland China and visit various organizations there. The school also has a network of more than 5,000 alumni, 1,000 of whom are permanent residents of mainland China.

In 2012, 68% of the class found employment in Hong Kong and China, with the top 3 industries being Banking & Finance, Marketing & Consulting and VC/PE. Major recruiters include Adidas, Arcelor Mittal, Asian Development Bank, Bain & Company, Bloomberg L.P., The Boston Consulting Group, China Investment Corporation, China Telecom (Hong Kong) International, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Huawei Technology, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Lenovo, L'Oréal and LVMH Group.

4) Peking University

The Beijing International MBA (BiMBA) is conducted by the National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University. It offers an MBA, with the degree given by Vlerick Business School. The program is conducted at the world-renowned China Center for Economic Research (CCER), which has played a prominent part in China’s growht in the past 30 years. Many of NSD's distinguished economists teach MBA students and offer unique insights into the social and economic aspects of business in China.

The program is conducted in English and a Chinese language course is mandatory. Subjects in the curriculum include Understanding Business in China, China's Economic Development. There is an In-company Consultancy Project where students do a consultancy at a top company in China or abroad. Summer Program - Field Study, is a week-long program meant for international students, focusing on Chinese history and culture.

The international students comprise 30% to 40% of the class, with the class of 2014 having 38% from an international location. Among 2010 placements, 83% found jobs in China, and 8% in Taiwan. The median annual compensation was $48,000, while the highest salary was $124,800. Some of the top recruiters include Accenture Consulting, Alcatel Lucent Technologies, Apple, BNP Paribas, Caterpillar China Investment, China Asset Management, Citibank, Colgate & Palmolive, IKEA, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Louis Vuitton China, McDonald's, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Motorola, Novartis, Ogilvy & Mather, GE China, Google, Hutchison Whampoa Property Group, SAP China, Shell (China) Limited, Thomson Reuters, United Airlines, Volvo, Wal-Mart and Zoomlion Heavy Industry.

5) University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong University's MBA program offers a Hong Kong and China Track in association with Fudan University in Shanghai. The program begins with the China Immersion Program and involves conversational Mandarin Chinese training in Beijing for 4 weeks, Cultural Activities, company visits, executive talks, and alumni sharing sessions. Elective courses include Business Strategies in China and India, and as many as 20+ elective options at Fudan University in Shanghai.

There is also a London Track with London Business School and a New York Track with Columbia Business School. MBA students gain from Executive seminar series, Field trips, Conferences & workshops, and Networking events. Prominent recruiters at the school include BlackRock Asset Management North Asia, Citi, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Booz & Company, DHL Consulting, Ernst & Young, Mckinsey & Company, Siemens Management Consulting, , LVMH Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Avery Dennision Corporation, Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited, Oppenheimer Investment Asia Ltd, Intel and Microsoft.