Top 10 executive MBA programs in the world

10 10. UNC - Kenan-Flagler

Index: 88.3

2013 Rank: 11

Total Program Cost: $96,305

Format: All day Friday & Saturday every 3 weeks, plus Sunday every two months

Length of program: 20 months

Enrollment: 232

Average age: 36

Average years of work experience: 12

9 9. Univ. of Southern California - Marshall

Index: 89.2

2013 Rank: 10

Total Program Cost: $123,000

Format: Classes meet bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays, with an off-site international session

Length of program: 21 months

Enrollment: 291

Average age: 37 in Los Angeles and 38 in San Diego

Average years of work experience: 14 in LA and 13 in San Diego

8 8. UCLA - Anderson

Index: 89.5

2013 Rank: 6

Total Program Cost: $136,038

Format: Every other weekend throughout the school year, from September to June

Length of program: 20 months

Enrollment: 167

Average age: 37

Average years of work experience: 13

Average GMAT: 670

7 7. Columbia Business School

Index: 91.3

2013 Rank: 4

Total Program Cost: $175,200

Format: Alternating Friday-Saturday classes for 22 months with two residency weeks or Saturday only classes for 25 months with three residency weekends

Length of program: 22 or 25 months

Enrollment: 714

Average age: 31

Average years of work experience: 8

6 6. IESE Business School

Index: 93.0

2013 Rank: 24

Total Program Cost: $90,140

Format: Classes in Barcelona and Madrid are held on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, with six intensive weeks, or every two weeks in Madrid and San Paulo, with all day Friday and Saturday mornings, with seven intensive weeks

Length of program: 19 months

Enrollment: 275

Average age: 32

Average years of work experience: 7.5

Average GMAT: 681

5 5. Duke - Fuqua

Index: 93.6

2013 Rank: 12

Total Program Cost: $118,000

Format: After a one-week orientation, classes are held on alternating weekends on Fridays and Saturdays, with accommodations provided on Friday nights. Final term sessions are held on campus for two weeks with the remainder of the term completed online.

Length of program: 19 months

Enrollment: 503

Average age: 36

Average years of work experience: 11

4 4. IE Business School

Index: 94.2

2013 Rank: 14

Total Program Cost: $98,906

Format: Five residential periods with online learning in between

Length of program: 13 to 15 months

Enrollment: NA

Average age: 36 for English blended program

Average years of work experience: 12

3 3. Northwestern - Kellogg

Index: 96.6

2013 Rank: 3

Total Program Cost: $176,600

Format: Classes meet every other week from Friday through Sunday in Evanston, IL, or once a month from Thursday afternoon through Sunday noon in Miami, FL

Length of program: 22 months

Enrollment: 388

Average age: 37

Average years of work experience: 12

2 2. Univ. of Penn - Wharton

Index: 97.8

2013 Rank: 1

Total Program Cost: $181,500 in either Philadelphia or San Francisco

Format: Alternating Friday-Saturday classes, with an initial week-long meeting and a week-long international study seminar

Length of program: 24 months

Enrollment: 424

Average age: 33 in Philadelphia, 36 in San Francisco

Average years of work experience: 10 in Philadelphia, 12 in San Francisco

Median GMAT: 700

1 1. Univ. of Chicago - Booth

Index: 100.0

2013 Rank: 2

Total program cost: $168,000

Format: Some 18 courses, including four electives, are spread out over every other weekend in Chicago, with three residential weeks in Chicago, one week in Hong Kong, and one week in London

Length of program: 21 months

Enrollment: 511

Average age: 37

Average years of work experience: 12 years