An MBA degree can take your career a notch higher, which is the reason why it is popular among students and working professionals. Not surprisingly, thousands of working professionals enrol for Executive MBA progammes every year. You can pursue an EMBA along with your job and open new opportunities for financial and personal growth. Even better, you can get a degree from a top international university with a distance mode.

But an Executive MBA degree involves a massive financial investment. It makes sense to evaluate the Return on Investment (ROI) you can expect upon completion. Moreover, you can compare the costs of the degrees from different universities to find the best one within your reach. Here is a list of the cheapest and the most expensive Executive MBAs from leading business schools worldwide.

USA

LOW-COST OPTIONS

• Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University (BYU)- $45,000
• Warrington College of Business, The University of Florida -- $46,000
• Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University- $48,000
• Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh- $48,000 (for students in Brazil or the Czech Republic)

MOST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS

• The Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania- $172,200 (San Francisco campus)/ $162,300 (Philadelphia campus)
• Columbia Business School, Columbia University -- $148,320
• Fuqua School of Business, Duke University -- $146,600
• NYU Stern -- $144,000

UNITED KINGDOM

LOW-COST OPTIONS

• Durham University Business School - £17,500 (24-month programme)
• Nottingham University Business School- £18,500 (24-month programme)/ £19,500 (48-month programme)
• The Open University- £16,000-£20,000 (30-36-month programme)

MOST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS

• Booth School of Business, the University of Chicago- £73,000
• London Business School -- £53,000
• Bayes Business School, City University -- £42,000

EUROPE

LOW-COST OPTIONS

• SKEMA Business School, France -- €21,000
• Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, Ireland -- €29,500

MOST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS

• IMD Switzerland- €97,000
• INSEAD’s Global Executive MBA, France- €90,000
• Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Russia-€90,000
• Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA, Germany- €70,000
• IESE Business School, Spain -- €61,900

ASIA

LOW-COST OPTIONS

• Chinese University of Hong Kong- HK$465,760

MOST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS

• Kellogg/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)- HK$970,000

Melbourne Business School in Australia also offers one of the most expensive EMBAs in the world, costing $105,000. You can explore these options in executive MBAs and pick the one that matches your preferences and budget.