Best Universities in Canada for Business Studies

Rotman School of Management

• The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is long established, and it offers a wide range of business specializations in management, operations, accounting, finance, economics and marketing. The school prides itself on its "integrative thinking" approach, which focuses students' attention on the relationships among various business disciplines. A four-year bachelor of commerce is offered to undergraduates, and graduates can choose between a full-time, two-year M.B.A. and a part-time, three-year M.B.A.; senior managers can take a one-year Executive M.B.A. or the OMNI Global Executive M.B.A., which involves travel and study in eight business centers in six countries. The Rotman M.B.A. was ranked 45th globally by the Financial Times in 2010, good for the top spot among Canadian universities.

  Rotman School of Management
  105 St. George Street
  Toronto, ON M5S 3E6
  www.rotman.utoronto.ca/index.html

Richard Ivey School of Business

• The Richard Ivey School of Business is located at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Its M.B.A. program was ranked 49th globally by the Financial Times in 2010, making it the second-highest-ranked Canadian business program. Ivey is known for its development and deployment of the case studies method of learning, whereby students are exposed to well-researched, real-life business situations and asked to diagnose problems, suggest solutions and develop plans of action. The school prides itself on being "non-traditional" in its course content and program organization, and emphasis is placed on recruiting and developing well-rounded business leaders. Ivey's undergraduates receive an Honours of Business Administration degree, which can be completed in four years. One-year M.B.A. and Executive M.B.A.s are also offered, and coursework for the latter degree can be completed at centers in Toronto and Hong Kong.

  Richard Ivey School of Business
  The University of Western Ontario
  1151 Richmond Street North
  London, ON N6A 3K7
  www.ivey.uwo.ca

The Schulich School of Business

• The Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto is known for its international business programs, which integrate language training and travel abroad into the curriculum. Four-year Bachelor of Business Administration and International Bachelor of Business Administration degrees are offered at the undergraduate level. A 16-month M.B.A. program and a 20-month International M.B.A. program are offered at the graduate level. Campuses are located in North York and downtown Toronto, and the school operates satellite centers in Beijing and Shanghai, Mumbai, Seoul and Moscow. The Financial Times ranked Schulich's M.B.A. program 54th globally.

  York University
  4700 Keele Street,
  Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
  www.schulich.yorku.ca

Sauder School of Business

• The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia offers a four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree to undergraduates. Graduates have the option of taking a 15-month, full-time M.B.A. or a 20-month, part-time International M.B.A.; the international M.B.A. involves study and work experiences in Shanghai. The school also offers an 18-month Executive M.B.A. in health care, and it is open to suggestions for custom programs built around specific organizational needs. Sauder's M.B.A. program was ranked 82nd in the world in 2010, according to the Financial Times.

  Sauder School of Business
  University of British Columbia
  2053 Main Mall
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
  www.sauder.ubc.ca/About/Contact_Us