The continuation of studies is such in the bachelors that we can now consider that these bac + 3 have become springboards for higher education.
A bit like preparatory classes or university licenses.
These are also – and first of all – sectors that allow you to integrate perfectly into the job market.
Companies need these future middle managers who can quickly take up jobs in marketing, sales, digital or management functions.
Not all of them are intended to recruit postgraduates for strategy or top management jobs.
In SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses) in particular, hiring is still largely done at this level.
Very numerous in France, bachelors are not all listed in our table.
For our selection, we relied on EGC type networks (management and business schools), existing competitions, independent groups and Grandes Ecoles which offer these courses to French and foreign candidates.
Naturally, we find at the top the schools known for their bac +5, which respect high level quality criteria.
Bachelor degree
Nearly half of them have a bachelor's degree.
Which clearly indicates a rise in the average level in schools today.
And undoubtedly a reinforced requirement among candidates who wish to have assurances when it comes to committing to a course of several years.
For several years now, this grade has brought additional recognition from the State which issues this label after the analysis of precise criteria linked to quality.
The duration is limited in time: one to four years.
This considerably facilitates the task of candidates faced with an abundant and diversified offer, where the best coexists with the least serious.
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It can still happen that specialized programs, or those responding to local specificities, are recognized in their field even though they do not have this label.
They will instead have a simple RNCP certification, which attests to an official level of qualification, or even no official label.
It's all about notoriety.
It’s up to you to find out from professionals, your teachers or those around you.
Another key point: many establishments presented in this table are accessible outside Parcoursup.
Here again, it is necessary to find out about integration, international agreements or business partnerships to get the most accurate idea possible, in line with your personal project.
The best Bachelor courses in 2024
As in previous years, the ESCP Business School bachelor's degree occupies first place in our ranking, due to the quality of the education offered and the proximity of the five-year program recognized worldwide.
This ranking sees the emergence of institutions, well positioned at bac +3 compared to their ranking at master level.
Between 2nd and 15th place, all schools do excellent work and benefit from the highest recognition, as well as high-level supervision.
Rennes BS, Essca, ICN, Excellia and even Audencia remain in the wake of ESCP.
TBS Education, which is making a big breakthrough this year, follows closely, accompanied by comparable establishments.
We thus find recognized brands such as EM Normandie, Montpellier BS, Iéseg and IMT BS, which also offer excellent training at master's level.
One point we have emphasized in this ranking is alternation.
A format which offers students the opportunity to finance their studies while gaining extensive experience.
Almost all of the schools present have taken this turn and offer a course with this formula.
“It is also quite consistent with the bachelor's degree, the aim of which is very professional.
It is even essential to offer this to motivated young people.
This plays a positive role in the inclusion of many students,” underlines Jean Christophe Hauguel, director of ISC Paris.
If your choice is an apprenticeship education, it is more than important to be helped by your school and its network.
This classification is intended to enlighten you but it is still essential to inform yourself before making choices.
Methodology of our ranking of Bachelors
To establish this ranking, 11 criteria were used.
Each is rated out of 5. In the event of a tie, the schools are listed in alphabetical order.
All the notes/criteria are visible in the pdf version of our file accessible here.
1. Labels:
1 point per label to holders of the ministry visa, the RNCP label, the license grade and international accreditations at group level.
2. Development
: evolution of the number of students and program budgets between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
3. Attractiveness
: volume of own candidates during the 2023 competition. Change in the number of first-year entrants between 2022 and 2023. Volume of first-year entrants.
4. Selectivity
: percentage of very good mentions and percentage of students integrated into the school out of the number of own candidates.
5. Pedagogy
: supervision rate (number of students per permanent teacher), number of hours of lessons provided by permanent teachers over the entire course, number of double degrees offered with French establishments.
6. International openness
: minimum time spent abroad, diversity of nationalities represented in exchange agreements, share of accredited agreements, number of double degrees, percentage of students who went on exchange, number of languages taught, share of 'foreign students.
7. Company relations
: duration of internships and percentage of work-study students in the program, number of companies present at the school forum.
8. Continued studies
: percentage of students choosing to continue their studies.
9. Placement rate upon exit
(excluding continued studies).
10. Entrepreneurship
: number of businesses created by bachelor students over the last 3 years.
11. Educational project
: this criterion was noted according to the opinion of the editorial staff of Le P
arisien Étudiant on
the quality of the work of schools in the field of educational projects.
Ranking carried out on the basis of questionnaires sent to establishments identified by the editorial staff of Le Parisien Étudiant and having responded while respecting the file return dates.