Choosing School

World ranking of the best Business Schools and best Masters of Spain

The role of the Masters' degree and other post-graduate programs as a system to develop a high quality professional sector that can afford the compromise of the companies, has a constant reflection in the mass media. The media have become a solid and orientative guide for the people who want to get ready in the most prestigious entities.

Five tips about Master's degree

1. Not all the them are the same: Although at first sight it can look like that, it is not. The prestige of the School is something that the companies consider when they have to hire someone. The studies must be also selected thinking about the company where we want to work for.
2. Sowing for later harvest: Doing a master requires time and money. For that reason we must consider it as a long time inversion. But take care!! Being the most expensive one does not imply that it would be the best.
3. Getting information is very important: Having enough information about the centres where the master's degree is provided is essential. The best option is to visit the centre in order to know how does it work and the facilites it has. Read all the information about the final contract and do not forget to read the small print.
4. Objective opinion: The person that can give the best information about the centre is an alumni. The best option is to meet some of them on your own way and make them a lot of questions. They are the best people to tell you how positive and useful a master's degree is.
5. Go to professionals: After talking with an alumni it is essential to enquire about the quality of the school and masters' education through the professionals that are going to hire you in the future.
Candidates Decalogue:
1. Have an idea about what you want and find the suitable speciality you want to study.
2. Enquire about the school's history where you want to go and how long they have been giving the courses.
3. When choosing course, it is a good idea to ask teachers and managers for information.
4. One must know where the internship is going to be, if it will be remunerated and if the student will take part of the staff.
5. Enquire about the grants offered by the school, the way of financing the master's and also about banks' credits.  
6. Know the teacher personally before the beginning of the course.
7. Observe the school teaching material.
8. The school that demands more requirements to be admitted are not always the best ones.
9. Watch the job agency that schools offer because they are not fake and are useful for students to get hired.
10. Remember that some public universities offer official qualification courses.