HEC Paris
17 kilometers from the center of Paris, the HEC Paris MBA is on a 340-acre, wooded campus with its own Chateau. HEC Paris is situated in the Paris-Saclay Innovation Cluster, designed to unite France’s best research institutions, hi-tech businesses, startups and universities.
HEC Paris enjoys a longstanding tradition of educating the leaders who are at the forefront of business today. The school has graduated more CEOs of Fortune Global 500 companies than any other university in Europe, according to the 2017 Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index. In addition, nearly 4,000 of our graduates are currently CEOs, CFOs, or have founded their own companies.
The 16-month-long curriculum, which includes a fundamental stage and a customized stage, is specifically designed to give students the time needed to learn new skills, as well as gain specific work experience in a new sector or job function. The HEC Paris MBA also incorporates a personalized career-development program with our Career Center, as well as unique, hands-on learning and leadership opportunities, such as the two-day seminar at St. Cyr and the on-campus MBA Tournament (MBAT).
FAQ
What is the tuition for HEC Paris’s MBA program?
The tuition for HEC Paris’s MBA program is 72,500 euros. HEC Paris estimates that students will spend an additional 24,945 euros in budgeted living expenses.
What is the average GMAT score for admission to HEC Paris’s MBA program?
The average GMAT score for the incoming class at HEC Paris is 690.
Does the HEC Paris MBA program accept the GRE?
Yes. The HEC Paris MBA program has accepted the GRE for a few years now.
What is the minimum number of years of work experience required for admission to HEC Paris’s MBA program?
HEC Paris recommends that candidates have 2 to 10 years of work experience. However, it is important for candidates to be aware that they are being considered against other candidates with an average of 6 years of experience.
What is the average number of years of work experience for admission to HEC Paris’s MBA program?
The average number of years of work experience among students in HEC Paris’s MBA program is 6.
What is the average starting salary for graduates of the HEC Paris MBA program?
The average base starting salary for HEC Paris MBA graduates is $128,200 annually.
How long is HEC Paris’s full-time MBA program?
HEC Paris offers a 16-month MBA program.
What are the application deadlines for the HEC Paris full-time MBA program?
The deadlines for the January 2021 and September 2021 intake are as follows: September 14, October 14 and November 16, 2020. The September 2021 intake has the following additional deadlines in 2021: January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1.
VIDEOS
What It's Like To Get An MBA at HEC Paris
In this Poets&Quants video, Associate Dean Andrea Masini and current MBA students at HEC Paris vividly capture what it’s like to get an MBA at the school which has a rich legacy of academic excellence and a reputation for turning out more CEOs of Fortune Global 500 companies than any other university in Europe.
Uncertainty: a view from Economics and Decision Sciences, with Massimo Marinacci
Severe uncertainty plagues many crucial decisions in a range of areas, including climate, the economy and health. A wide range of scientific disciplines and professions have studied such uncertainties and decisions in the face of them, or been confronted with them in practice, developing a range of approaches. The Uncertainty across Disciplines project aims to paint a portrait of the current state of the art across these disciplines and professions. Through a series of interviews of leading experts and actors, it presents the perspectives, results and positions in these fields, as well as their opinions. Massimo Marinacci is Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences of Bocconi University, and fellow of the IGIER research center of Bocconi University. He works in decision theory and other areas of economic theory, as well as in applied mathematics. His research interests include decision under uncertainty and ambiguity. He holds the AXA-Bocconi Chair in Risk. (Interviewed by Brian Hill, Summer 2018.) Contents 00:00:00 - Introduction & Field of Research 00:06:00 - The Normative Issue 00:09:12 - Your View 00:14:34 - The Future Further information: https://desevun.org/uncertainty-across-disciplines/
Admissions
The Class Profile
Comprised of 281 students, the Class of 2021 had an average GMAT of 690. Thirty-four percent were women, while 94% were international.
Application Procedures
HEC Paris has a rolling admissions process for both September and January intakes. There are monthly application deadlines. Decision dates are also four to five weeks after the deadlines.
Application Checklist
- Completed Application Form
- Completed Essays
- 2 Recommendations
- Current Professional Resume in English
- Photo
- Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
- Copy of Passport (copies of both if you have dual nationality) or birth certificate
- Official GMAT or GRE score Report (shared with us using our code 0TL-6C-28) and a scan of your score report
- Test taker copy TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or PTE Score Report
- Non-refundable application fee of €200
Essay Topic Analysis
HEC Paris Essay Topic Analysis
The following essay topic analysis examines the HEC Paris MBA admissions essays for the 2020-2021 admissions season. You can also review essay topic analyses for other leading MBA programs as well as general Essay Tips to further aid you in developing your admissions essays. HEC Paris Essay Topic Analysis 2020 – 2021 Let’s take a closer […]
Recommendation Questions
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Interview Reports
HEC Paris MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Admissions / Alum / Skype
HEC Paris normally arranges for 2 interviews with members of its alumni. Normally, at least one of them is kept f2f. However, in my case, both of them were to be taken via Skype. One of the interviewers was a project manager in an insurance company in Zurich, Switzerland and the other interviewer was, again, […]
HEC Paris MBA Interview Report: Rolling Admissions / Alumni / Off-campus
The following HEC Paris MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! HEC Paris requires 2 separate interviews with Alumni, both of which I did in San Francisco. Their format is that they require interviewees to give a 10 minute presentation, followed by a 30-45 minute […]
HEC Paris MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following HEC Paris MBA interview report was provided to us by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewer arrived 90 minutes late. After 30 minutes of waiting I called him and he said he was stuck in traffic but I got the sense he had forgotten about the interview and my call reminded him. […]
HEC Paris MBA Admissions Interview Questions: November Round / Alumnus / Off-campus / Admit
The following HEC Paris MBA admissions interview report was provided to us by an applicant who was recently admitted to HEC Paris! Just got accepted to HEC Paris Sep15 intake and couldn’t be happier. I would like to share my experience in a way to thank those who have previously writed for this blog and […]
Hec-paris Q&As
Admissions Director Q&A: Benoit Banchereau of HEC Paris
Benoit Banchereau has been working for HEC Paris for 5 years, first as director of marketing and admissions for the MBA program and now as executive director of marketing and admissions for the MBA programs (MBA, EMBA and Trium). He previously worked as marketing, communications and business development director for AT Kearney, Standard&Poors and Freshfields. […]
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Academics
Faculty
The HEC Paris MBA provides a personalized and stimulating environment where students discuss, debate and brainstorm with our 138 top professors.
Curriculum
The 16-month curriculum at HEC Paris is split into the Fundamental Phase, which is comprised of core courses, languages, leadership development and career building and coaching, and the Customized Phase, which allows for electives, fieldwork or an international exchange and a specialization. The HEC Paris MBA has two intakes, one beginning in September and the other beginning in January. Each class takes the same core curriculum and, during the customized phase, the two classes may overlap and collaborate further.
During the first eight months of the program, students are divided into working groups of 4 to 5 students, each from different countries and sectors. These hand-picked groups allow student to take full advantage of the 93 percent international class. Students collaborate with and learn from each other, gaining a global view of business and practical experience with working in international teams. The core curriculum during the Fundamental Phase is broken down into two sections. The first is focused on building a theoretical foundation about business, including subjects such as marketing and economics. The second set of core courses move onto advanced topics, such as operations management and organizational behavior.
Seminars and student-run events comprise the leadership development section of the Fundamental Phase. For example, students may run conferences, participate in the MBA Tournament, or attend the CEO series for lectures from leading business professionals.
During the eight-month Customized Phase, students are able to tailor their MBA program to match their personal aspirations and professional objectives. Students have a choice of seven different specializations, and there are a wide range of options including elective courses, international exchanges, internship opportunities and in-depth learning projects.
The HEC Paris MBA program has also established double degree programs with leading institutions around the world.
Other Degree Options
HEC Paris offers several Executive MBA options, including the TRIUM Global Executive MBA, in partnership with NYU’s Stern School of Business and London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as the HEC Executive MBA, which includes several majors and allows students to study in Paris, Doha, or at partner universities across the world.
Specializations at HEC Paris
- Advanced Management
- Digital Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Sustainable & Disruptive Innovation
Degree Offerings at HEC Paris
Full-time MBA
https://www.hec.edu/en/mba-programs/mba/learning-experience
Double Degrees
www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/Double-Degrees
TRIUM Global Executive MBA
www.triumemba.org/
HEC Paris Executive MBA
www.exed.hec.edu/hec-executive-mba/
Campus Life
Clubs, Conferences & Competitions
Outside of their academic responsibilities, HEC Paris students can take part in a wide range of extracurricular activities. The school’s more than 20 student-run clubs cover students’ social, professional and cultural interests and include organizations such as the Wine & Spirits Club, Technology Club and Asia Pacific Business Club. HEC Paris also hosts the largest annual gathering of international business school students for the MBA Tournament, a student-run sporting event. Around 1,500 MBA students from 15 business schools come together for a three-day competition in May each year.
To further celebrate the international diversity on its campus, HEC Paris also runs Cultural Weeks. These weeks are organized by students in order to let the larger community learn more about their home countries. Weeks typically include fashion shows, live performances and culinary samplings from a given culture. For instance, Japanese Cultural Week showcased traditional costumes and the week was capped off with sushi, maki and sashimi.
Campus Spaces
The campus is located in the French countryside 12 miles southwest of Paris, which is just a 45-minute trip away, on a 340-acre wooded expanse that includes a chateau, forest and lake. The campus has a gym, library, language lab, tennis courts, rugby and soccer fields, and running and hiking trails. The nearby village of Jouy-en-Josas is a quintessential French village, and has basic necessities like a bakery, bank, restaurants and a supermarket. The majority of students live in on-campus residences.
Students take advantage of proximity to Paris – the HEC Paris Alumni House, for instance, is located in a historical building near Grand Palais in the center of Paris.
MBA Careers
Career Services
The Career Center includes Career & Corporate Development Managers and an Employer Engagement team. The Careers Curriculum is incorporated into the academic curriculum and students must earn credits through career activities in order to graduate. The team offers a personalized and customized approach based on three main principles: Know yourself, know the market and match yourself to the market.
Career Statistics
Ninety-two percent of the Class of 2019 were employed within three months of graduation. Members entered a variety of sectors upon graduation. The most popular sectors were consulting and financial services, claiming 27 percent and 19 percent respectively. The next most popular sector was technology, with 16% of the class joining companies in this field.
At HEC Paris MBA, many students succeed in changing their career paths, whether it is a sector, function or geography change. Almost Eighty percent of 2019 graduates changed at least two of these three elements, while 39 percent changed all three aspects of their career. Sixty-six percent of the Class of 2019 secured employment outside of their home countries; 64% of the class changed location.
Financing
Tuition fees for the January 2021 intake are 72,500 Euros.
All applicants admitted into the HEC Paris MBA will have the opportunity to apply for scholarships. Students have access to over €1,000,000 in aid every year thanks to the work and donations of the HEC Foundation.
HEC Paris MBA Program Cost
- Tuition Fees €72,500
Expenses:
- Housing €9,925*
- Books €1,000*
- Meals €6,000*
- HEC MBA Council membership €130*
- Miscellaneous €3,200*
- Transportation €4,700*
Total €24,945
*Estimated total cost for 16 months
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