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Complutense University of Madrid leads the 17 Business Administration (MBA) universities in Spain at #187 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by IE University (QS World #438) and Universidad de Zaragoza (QS World #544). Across the whole list there are 74 courses to choose from.
17 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
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Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #187 (Complutense University of Madrid) to #544 (Universidad de Zaragoza); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Complutense University of Madrid has the largest research record in this group, with 8,184,823 citations and an h-index of 616. 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 16 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Community of Madrid (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Complutense University of Madrid, founded in 1499. Universidad Europea de Madrid is the largest, with 130,000 students.
By level: 35 bachelor's, 22 master's, 15 professional and 2 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 3–4 years. 86% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (69% of courses with a stated intake). Global Business School Barcelona offers the widest choice, with 24 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and IE University the most at USD 25,000; the middle of the range is about USD 25,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Complutense University of Madrid (QS World #187), IE University (QS World #438) and Universidad de Zaragoza (QS World #544) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at about USD 3,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
16 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3–4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 99% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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