An Internationally Oriented BBA That Lets You Choose Your Own Personal and Professional Path
With Esade’s Bachelor of Business Administration, you’ll go as far as you want in the business world. In addition to receiving excellent training in management, you’ll gain complementary education that adds value to your professional profile: you’ll study a mandatory semester abroad, complete compulsory internships in national or international companies, take specialized courses in different business areas, and develop key skills and competencies.
Moreover, the 7 Minors offer you a real opportunity to specialize in your area of interest during the degree.
Studying a business degree at Esade will help you become a future executive with a distinctive profile and a prestigious education, recognized in top international rankings.
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Why Study Business Administration at Esade in Barcelona?
Multidisciplinary Education
The program offers solid training in Business Administration + specific knowledge in Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Human Resources. By the end of the degree, you’ll be able to make decisions while considering their impact on each of the company’s functional areas.
Minors: Choose Your Specialization
The program gives you the opportunity to specialize in a specific area of knowledge by choosing one of our Minors:
· Data Analytics
· Finance
· Consulting
· Entrepreneurship
· Marketing
· Liberal Arts
· Global Leadership & Diversity
International Experiences
You’ll study a semester abroad at one of the world’s top 87 universities and have the chance to complete international professional or social internships. We also offer the option of a one-year exchange or a dual program: two years at Esade and two years at partner universities in China or Canada.
On campus, you’ll share classrooms with students from over 100 nationalities.
AI & Data Analytics
The program integrates AI into the learning experience, embedding its use across subjects. It’s also essential to master tools for analyzing and interpreting large volumes of data to support decision-making.
Direct Connection with Companies
Executives from top companies teach classes based on real cases. You’ll also complete a mandatory semester of internships in national or international companies and benefit from the support and network of Esade Careers. Did you know that top-tier companies visit us every year to recruit our students? As a result, 98% of our graduates find a job within three months of finishing their degree.
Practical Methodology: Learning by Doing
You’ll solve real-life cases, simulate the creation of companies with your classmates, manage them and make decisions, and participate in business games, challenges, Capstones, and social initiatives.
You’ll also develop essential skills: negotiation, innovation, communication, social responsibility, teamwork, leadership… Skills that will boost your CV and become your added value for companies.
Mandatory Internships
In your 4th year, you’ll complete a mandatory semester of internships in companies, either in Spain or abroad. This means you’ll graduate with professional experience already under your belt—an added value that companies highly appreciate in our graduates.
Languages
The program is 100% in English. As part of the BBA curriculum, students are required to complete two compulsory core courses: Foreign Language I and Foreign Language II.
Students will choose from Spanish, English, French, or German, depending on the program section and their existing language proficiency.
As student in the English-language section, the default language will be Spanish. Similarly, if the Spanish level is above the required minimum, you will have the option to choose French or German.
Meet our students
Discover the experience of Sofía Arango, student of the Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA. In this video, Sofía tells us how her time at Esade has been and continues to be a constant transformation both personally and professionally.
Also meet Ricardo Ramirez and the new versions of himself that he has discovered at Esade. Watch Video.
Campus Tour Barcelona-Sant Cugat
Join us and explore Esade’s Barcelona-Sant Cugat Campus! This campus offers endless opportunities inside and outside the classroom to help you achieve your goals and fully embrace the university experience.
Discover the Rambla of Innovation, state-of-the-art classrooms, the library, and more spaces designed to inspire learning, collaboration, and innovation. Get a firsthand look at the environments where future leaders are shaped and see why Esade is the perfect place to grow both personally and professionally.
Best private university to study a BBA bachelor's degree in Europe according to the rankings
For innovation, international experience and student satisfaction.
Best Private University in Spain for a Bachelor in Management – El Mundo
Best University for Educational Innovation – El Economista
Best university in Spain to study business administration undergraduate degrees, QS World University Ranking by subject
Program details
Duration: 4 years
Start Date: September 2026
Official degree:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), official degree from Esade-Ramon Llull University
Number of credits: 240 ECTS
Intake: 475 (in two sections: bilingual section + English section)
Location: Esade Barcelona-Sant Cugat campus
*2026-2027 academic year tuition fees: €20,500
*Esade may update annually their prices - but such increases shall not exceed the annual rate of inflation.