SA's top MBAs
An eye for a bargain: how much an MBA will cost you
South African MBAs cost a fraction of some overseas. But schools here must work hard to ensure value for money is matched by quality and relevance
19 September 2024 - 05:00
Are you looking for an MBA bargain? Then study in South Africa. If you think some of the programme fees here are eye-watering, overseas study could make you go blind.
A local MBA can cost you anything from just more than R100,000 to well over R500,000. That’s a drop in the ocean against what you’ll pay at a top international school. US research shows that the average cost of completing an MBA at a leading institution around the world in 2024 is $205,763. At the current exchange rate, that’s R3.66m...
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