Part 1: The Economist Intelligence Unit ranking -- Why you need and MBA today -- Part 2: Which programme? -- What should be in an MBA programme? -- Choosing a full-time programme -- Choosing a part-time programme -- Distance learning -- Part 3: Which school? -- The top ten criteria for choosing a school -- Part 4: Admissions -- Admissions procedure -- Application forms, references, essays and interviews -- The GMAT and other admissions tests -- Part 5: Finance: the cost and rewards -- The financial costs and benefits of an MBA -- How to pay for your MBA -- Part 6: Education and personal development -- Teaching -- Students and socializing -- Part 7: New career opportunities -- How the job search works -- Which career? -- Part 8: Life as alumni -- The alumni network -- Continuous improvement

1. Master of business administration degree -- Directories
2. Business schools -- Guidebooks