Are Master’s and MBA schools hiding their prices from students?

In an initiative aimed at shedding light on the reality of higher and professional education, a platform specializing in monitoring higher education programs has released its first annual report. The document provides a precise and detailed analysis of over 552 training programs distributed across some 79 educational institutions within the Kingdom.

Lack of transparency: The mystery of prices in higher education institutions

The report highlights a striking paradox, showing that 58% of the studied programs do not publicly disclose their prices. Furthermore, one out of every two educational institutions provides no information regarding the financial costs of their programs, leaving students and professionals in uncertainty when planning their academic paths.

What do the numbers say about costs?

Of the 552 programs analyzed, only 191 (equivalent to 34.6%) demonstrate transparency by clearly stating their prices. Regarding the programs that have defined their costs, the study shows that half are accessible for less than 44,000 dirhams, providing a rough indicator for those seeking master’s degrees, executive training, and MBA qualifications.

Geographic concentration of educational opportunities

Beyond the issue of pricing, the report notes a clear geographic concentration of educational offerings in Morocco. Most of these programs are heavily concentrated in the Casablanca and Rabat axes, which raises questions about the equitable distribution of higher education in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions and reinforces the dominance of economic and administrative hubs on the higher education map.

These figures place educational institutions before their responsibility to enhance digital transparency and facilitate student access to financial information, ensuring they can make decisions based on clear data, away from the ambiguity that still clouds a large portion of the higher education sector.