Wide choice and the widest quality spread. Check accreditation and cohort composition before choosing — an English-taught MBA can be excellent or empty depending on the school.
Business and economics offer the widest choice and the widest quality spread of any field here. An English-taught MBA can be excellent or empty depending on the school, and the cohort composition matters as much as the ranking. Finance and international trade sit alongside cheaper, less selective bachelor programmes. Choose on the employer network, not the brochure. A school whose graduates actually recruit into the roles you want is worth more than a famous name with a thin international track record.
Duration, teaching language, annual tuition band and the language certificate each track asks for.
| Programme | Level | Duration | Language | Tuition / yr (CNY) | Language requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration (BBA) | Bachelor | 4 years | English or Chinese | 18,000–30,000 / yr | HSK 4 if Chinese-taught |
| MBA (English) | Master | 2 years | English | 40,000–90,000 / yr | None · 2–3 years work experience typical |
| Finance | Bachelor / Master | 4 / 2 years | English or Chinese | 20,000–40,000 / yr | HSK 4–5 |
| International Economics & Trade | Bachelor | 4 years | English or Chinese | 18,000–30,000 / yr | HSK 4 |
| Accounting | Bachelor | 4 years | Chinese mostly | 18,000–30,000 / yr | HSK 4 |
| International Relations | Master | 2 years | English | 22,000–38,000 / yr | None for English track |
Each card opens the full profile with tuition, Chinese requirement and scholarship status.
Xiamen · est. 1960 · National overseas-Chinese university · not 985/211
Founded for the Chinese diaspora, with the highest proportion of overseas students in the country.
Tuition: CNY 15,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1962 · Double First-Class (language)
The specialist Chinese-language university: the largest intake of language students in the country.
Tuition: CNY 16,000–26,000 / yr
Chinese: Placement test on arrival · HSK 4 for degree entry
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1906 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Historically the university for overseas Chinese students; a well-established English-taught MBBS track.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Changsha · est. 976 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Descended from the Yuelu Academy of 976; strong in civil engineering, architecture and chemistry.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hefei · est. 1945 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Vehicle engineering, mechanical design and materials, tied to Anhui's car and appliance industries.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Xiamen · est. 1921 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Economics, accounting, chemistry and oceanography on a coastal campus with lower living costs.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Tianjin · est. 1919 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Chemistry, mathematics and economics with a compact, academically focused campus.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shenyang · est. 1923 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Metallurgy, materials, automation and computer science, in the centre of the old industrial base.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Chongqing · est. 1929 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Electrical, mechanical and civil engineering plus architecture, in China's south-western industrial hub.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–33,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1952 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Architecture, civil engineering, food science and materials, in the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Nanjing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Research-led university known for physics, chemistry, astronomy, environment and Chinese literature.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Xi'an · est. 1896 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Energy, electrical and mechanical engineering with a long industrial research tradition.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1924 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Guangzhou's flagship, with affiliated hospitals that make it a strong clinical medicine option.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–38,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hangzhou · est. 1897 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Very wide discipline coverage on a large modern campus, close to Hangzhou's tech employers.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1911 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
China's strongest engineering, computer science and design brand, with a large English-taught graduate portfolio.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1898 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Broadest humanities and pure-science offering in the country, plus a top-ranked medical centre.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for most Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1905 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Strong in clinical medicine, economics, journalism and international relations; large international cohort.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–42,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1896 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Engineering and medicine powerhouse; one of the largest English-taught master's catalogues in China.
Tuition: CNY 28,000–45,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shenzhen · est. 1983 · Shenzhen municipal key · not 985/211
The city's own university, built next to the tech firms its graduates go to work for.
Tuition: CNY 30,000–45,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hangzhou · est. 1956 · Zhejiang provincial key · not 985/211
An electronics and computing school with unusually deep ties to Hangzhou's IT industry.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
Jinan · est. 1950 · Shandong provincial key · not 985/211
A teacher-training university with a long language-teaching tradition and a large Chinese programme.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–27,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
Suzhou · est. 2006 · Sino-British joint venture · not 985/211
A joint venture with the University of Liverpool: an English-medium degree at UK-level tuition.
Tuition: CNY 88,000–93,000 / yr
Chinese: None — the degree is taught entirely in English
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