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Of the 22 Business Administration (MBA) universities in Finland, University of Oulu ranks highest at #342 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397) and University of Jyväskylä (QS World #498). The universities on this list offer 64 matching courses between them.
22 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 4 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 5 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 12 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 6 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 5 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
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Business Administration (MBA) at other levels
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #342 (University of Oulu) to #498 (University of Jyväskylä); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Oulu has the largest research record in this group, with 5,970,531 citations and an h-index of 635. 10 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 22 public to 0 private institutions. The biggest concentrations are in Vaasa (3), Helsinki (3) and Oulu (2). The oldest is University of Jyväskylä, founded in 1863. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences is the largest, with 18,000 students.
By level: 55 master's, 8 bachelor's and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 1 year 6 months and 2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (67% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (39% of courses with a stated intake). Laurea University of Applied Sciences offers the widest choice, with 12 of these courses.
University of Oulu (QS World #342), Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397) and University of Jyväskylä (QS World #498) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
22 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1 year 6 months, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 67% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Laurea University of Applied Sciences, with 12, ahead of Turku University of Applied Sciences (6).
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