GBSB Global Business School vs Universitat CEU Abat Oliba - CEU UAO vs IE University vs University of Deusto - Deusto Business School vs Universidad de La Rioja

Side-by-side comparison from 343 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Tie
GBSB Global Business School: wins 0/7 categories
Universitat CEU Abat Oliba - CEU UAO: wins 1/7 categories
IE University: wins 1/7 categories
University of Deusto - Deusto Business School: wins 1/7 categories
Universidad de La Rioja: wins 1/7 categories
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja - UNIR: wins 0/7 categories
Schiller International University: wins 3/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation
Best programme: Business Administration
Madrid, Spain
4.40
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174 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration
Best programme: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Best programme: Business and Enterprise Management
Best programme: Telecommunications
Tampa, Florida, United States
4.40
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15 reviews
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Best programme: BA International Relations and Diplomacy
Category ratings
Facilities
3.40
4.13
4.37
Win
4.20
4.14
2.88
3.93
Location
4.49
4.13
4.55
4.45
4.71
3.33
4.87
Win
Professors
4.15
4.13
4.33
4.35
3.71
3.62
4.53
Win
Internationality
4.65
3.69
4.78
3.95
3.71
3.24
4.87
Win
Student life
3.86
3.88
4.41
4.20
4.43
Win
2.94
4.14
Value
3.65
4.00
4.23
4.30
Win
4.29
3.24
4.13
Accommodation
2.85
4.27
Win
3.89
3.56
4.14
2.93
3.62
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Flexible learning options and strong academic programs.
  • +Supportive community and international atmosphere.
  • +Practical, real-world application and career development support.
  • +Practical, industry-connected curriculum
  • +Expert lecturers with real-world experience
  • +Supportive professor-student relationships
  • +Experienced professors and engaging practical learning
  • +Diverse international environment and networking opportunities
  • +Modern campus and strong career preparation
  • +Supportive and helpful teaching/tutoring team
  • +High academic quality and practical projects
  • +Welcoming community and positive student experience
  • +Excellent and supportive teaching staff
  • +Positive and familiar campus environment
  • +Valuable and relevant course content
  • +Practical, theory-practice blend curriculum
  • +Flexible online learning for work-life balance
  • +Supportive, experienced faculty
  • +Diverse student and educator backgrounds
  • +Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • +Helpful staff and organized curriculum
Cons
  • -Administrative and management issues
  • -Low educational and academic quality
  • -Poor career and internship support
  • -Incompetent and unprofessional leadership and management.
  • -Poor quality of instruction due to unqualified staff.
  • -Marketing promises regarding innovation and flexibility are not met.
  • -Academic standards and program content are perceived as low quality.
  • -The campus environment is corporate and lacks a traditional college experience.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause frequent problems.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are a recurring concern.
  • -Lack of resources and support hinders academic progress.
  • -Inconsistent professor seriousness and lack of clear syllabi negatively impacted learning.
  • -Insufficient practical application in the curriculum was a major drawback.
  • -Students are frustrated by a lack of practical application and disorganized, repetitive content.
  • -There are significant administrative and management issues, including pressure tactics, unclear conditions, and miscommunication.
  • -Concerns are raised about misleading program information, undisclosed costs, and a failure to deliver promised credentials.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant problems.
  • -Lack of extracurriculars and career support limits student experience.
  • -Teaching quality varies and some courses lack depth.
Rating summary
What students say

This university demonstrates notable strengths in its **Internationality** and **Location**, both receiving very high marks. **Professors** also garnered positive feedback. Conversely, **Accomodation** stands out as the weakest area, with a significantly lower rating. **Facilities**, **Student Life**, and **Value** fall within a moderate range, indicating areas with room for improvement alongside established positives.

Across various aspects, the university demonstrates strong performance, particularly in accommodation, which received the highest rating. Facilities, professors, and location also scored well, indicating solid foundational strengths. Student life and internationality received comparatively lower marks, suggesting areas where enhancements could be considered. Overall, the university presents a positive evaluation with a clear standout in its living arrangements.

This institution demonstrates remarkable strengths, particularly in **Internationality** (4.78) and **Location** (4.55). Student life and facilities also receive high marks. The area requiring the most attention is **Accomodation**, which has the lowest rating (3.89). Other categories like Professors and Value are also rated favorably.

This institution garners impressive scores in several key areas. Its location, professors, and value are particularly strong, all receiving ratings above 4.36. Student life and facilities also score well, with averages around 4.2. The university's internationality is rated at nearly 4. The weakest area, however, is accommodation, which stands at a considerably lower 3.32.

This institution garners particularly strong praise for its Location, achieving the highest score. Student Life and Value also received favorable ratings. Areas for potential improvement include Professors and Internationality, which scored the lowest among the evaluated aspects. Facilities and Accommodation were rated moderately well.

Analysis of the university's ratings reveals that **Professors** are the strongest area, earning a score of 3.62. The university also performs well in **Location**, **Internationality**, and **Value**, all scoring above 3.2. In contrast, **Facilities** emerge as the weakest point, with a rating of 2.88. **Student Life** and **Accomodation** are also areas with moderate scores, falling just below 3.

This university is highly rated, particularly excelling in **Location** and **Internationality**, both scoring an impressive 4.87. **Professors** also receive strong marks at 4.53. Conversely, **Accomodation** stands out as the weakest area, with a rating of 3.62. **Facilities** are also on the lower end at 3.93, though **Student Life** and **Value** are rated positively around 4.1.

Reviews summary
Highlights

~74% of 48 reviews are positive, highlighting flexibility, excellent professors, and community. A smaller ~12.5% of reviews express dissatisfaction with the program's value, administrative support, and academic standards.

With an average rating of 4.29/5 from 17 reviews, ~76% of feedback is positive, highlighting practical learning, professional lecturers, and personal professor relationships. A small amount of negative feedback (~6%) points to poor management and unprofessionalism.

Around 97% of reviews are positive, praising professors' experience, international environment, practical coursework, and networking opportunities. The remaining feedback highlights academic deception, low standards, and a corporate campus feel.

~100% of 54 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.31/5. Students highlight quality materials, responsive help, and feeling supported throughout their learning.

90% of reviews are positive, highlighting great teachers, an amazing campus, and relevant, up-to-date course content. A small amount of negative feedback points to a lack of clear syllabi and practical application.

~74% of 26 reviews are positive, with students appreciating practical, theory-based programs and flexible online formats. ~31% of reviews express dissatisfaction, citing disorganization, theoretical content, and undisclosed costs.

The university is highly praised for its diverse student body, rich learning experiences, and opportunities for personal and career growth. However, about 13% of reviews mention inconsistent teaching quality and administrative issues.

Rating distribution
5★
25%
65%
53%
40%
40%
50%
67%
4★
44%
12%
32%
51%
50%
19%
20%
3★
19%
18%
12%
9%
0%
0%
0%
2★
6%
0%
2%
0%
10%
4%
13%
1★
6%
6%
1%
0%
0%
27%
0%
Most useful review
Most liked
Its ok

The overall experience was ok. Yet I dont feel that it was worth 10k€ a year for what I received. Starting from repetitive classes in each year but with a different name until not having bathrooms for almost 6 months. The quality of the majority of classes was 2/5. The content of the classes was not deep enough to teach you about tools, appliances, ways of solving, what should be taken into consideration. On my 2 last years. I took the exact same class of public relations but named differently. Not even the professor knew what to say any more. I didn’t saw not event one tool that is used in public relations. We analyzed just one case of public relations in the whole semester. And it was a mention not event a full analysis. I do not recommend GBSB. The internships they say the help you with on their webpage its a lie. They do not help you in any way to connect you with no company. They are not event informed in how to help you with the visa.

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ie university is the best university in the world, they education system is the best and infrastructure. It's the best university to put your child to I'm very happy with it i dont wanna lie l. Please go for it

MBA Deusto

The DBS MBA is a master's degree for people who really want to learn a lot in a relatively short time, to do so they use a very dynamic and fast-paced work methodology, and in my opinion very useful and effective. In addition, teamwork is encouraged almost at all times, values that are highly valued if you come from more autonomous training such as engineering. The more purely theoretical training is also combined with real cases of entrepreneurship or experiences of successful people with high experience in the business world. Without a doubt, quality-price, I think it is the best master's degree you can opt for. Of course, being part of the Deusto Business School will greatly facilitate your access to the world of work, as well as a great networking network.

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Terrible service. They only want money

First, since I asked for information for the ELE Master, I had the advisor constantly pressuring me to decide, to enroll, to PAY, to sign... she would not leave me alone for a day. Up to that point, I didn't like it, but I thought, well, it was their way of selling, 1st red flag. 2nd red flag: When signing the registration on the platform, they asked me if I agreed with the conditions, but the conditions did not appear anywhere, to which I told the advisor that I could not sign a document where they asked me if I agree to the conditions that are not explained to me. She responded by saying that there was "nothing strange", and that the conditions were that I was going to study at the university, and I was surprised that a supposedly serious institution believes that one must accept the conditions that they tell you orally, is it Seriously?, 3rd red flag. However, I wanted to continue trusting (silly me) and I signed. However, I told advisor Pilar Fuentes that, as a suggestion, the conditions should be explicitly described in that document, to which she did not respond anything, nor to my question about what the next step was. Two days passed and still no response. I asked him again what the next step was and three days later he responded: "Hello, how can I help you?" As if he didn't know me, I repeated the question again, which remained unanswered for two more days, that is, 5 in total. (4th red flag), clearly showing that this university only cares about PROFIT. Once they take money from you, they forget. During those days, another person already sent me the "20 installments" in which I had to pay, which surprised me again because no one asked me how I was going to pay. When I asked this person about it, he told me I had SIGNED for 20 installments... (5th red flag). What other surprise were they going to come up with that I had signed? But of course, it was my mistake to accept what the advisor told me. When I wrote to this advisor again to tell her that she couldn't believe that she still hadn't answered me after 5 days and that she wasn't going to give another cent to this university, she just reacted with a not very credible excuse. I demanded the return of MY money (290 USD) and despite the fact that I explained to them in the discharge department that I had completely lost confidence in the institution due to lack of professionalism and transparency, and despite the fact that I offered to give them details of what happened, little They didn't care and told me they wouldn't give me ANYTHING back. In other words, I confirmed the advisor's attitude, but that this is a problem not only for her, but also for an institutional problem. The least you expect when you complain about a terrible service is that the person providing said service is a little embarrassed and at least returns the money that is not theirs. But hey, let it benefit them. As for me, I will tell all my colleagues about this terrible experience so that they can look for a university that is worth it. And I hope my review helps others not to fall into the trap.

The cultural mix and the great atmosphere.

I loved being at Schiller in Heidelberg. The setting and the city were very serene and the exposure to all those students and teachers from such different and diverse backgrounds was a great learning experience. Additionally, the ease of accessing the Schiller campuses in the other countries was a great additional bonus to studying at Schiller. I would most definitely recommend Schiller to other students who are looking for a very culturally fulfilling experience.

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