Top 10 Online / Blended Master in Management (MiM) Programs

The full-time Masters in Management at the London School of Economics blends both in-person and online elements. The flexible approach builds on the innovations and improvements the school has put in place during the Covid pandemic. LSE is one of the most respected academic institutions globally and is ranked highly worldwide for its management teaching. 

France’s Neoma Business School offers a highly ranked full-time Master in Management course that has embraced blended learning. The school has even developed a virtual campus where students can move around and interact with each other using custom avatars. A leader in teaching innovation, Neoma also uses virtual reality to beam students who are on campus to far-flung locations for company visits. 

In Spain, IE Business School offers one of the world’s leading Master in Management programs full-time from Madrid. But, the school has adopted a “liquid learning” model that blends digital and physical education. The school believes that such fluidity reflects today’s increasingly digital world of work. Students can attend remotely for some portions of the course. 

The MSc in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano School of Management in Milan uses blended learning. The two-year, full-time course focuses on innovation, change and digital strategy, which lends itself to the blended delivery model. The school has developed technology to support remote learning including an AI application that supports students’ career development. 

ESCP Business School, which has six European campuses, is teaching about 20 percent of its full-time MiM program online and 40 percent on site. For the remaining time, students will be able to choose which delivery method suits them best. The school has also invested lavishing in online teaching technology to make collaboration between remote participants more seamless.   

The Online MSc in International Business Management at EDHEC Business School is an intensive 18-month program delivered part-time with live virtual classes every week and independent study time. EDHEC is a leading academic institution based in France with a strong track record of management teaching and career development. 

The UK’s University of Birmingham offers a part-time MSc International Management that is delivered 100 percent online. It was the first fully online MSc to be accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA). The student body is highly diverse with 65 percent of the cohort from outside the UK and studying from more than 60 different countries. 

In France, ESSEC Business School near Paris offers a full-time MiM that is well-regarded and has recently introduced blended teaching. Although the school has ramped up campus teaching post-Covid, about 25 percent of the program will still be delivered online moving forward. Students also split their time between France, Singapore and Morocco, where ESSEC has its campuses. 

The MSc Business & Management course is Aston Business School’s flagship distance learning program. It is delivered 100 percent online over two years on a part-time basis. Aston is among the elite 1 percent of business schools worldwide that hold “triple-crown” accreditation from AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS, the leading accreditation bodies for business schools. 

Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management runs a fully online Master of Science in Management and Leadership. A part-time program, students spend roughly 20 hours per week studying and taking lectures. They can specialize in a number of fields such as global business, healthcare management, human resources and information technology.