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For all non-US citizens, who plan to do an MBA in the US and stay afterwards there, this article by The Wall Street Journal should be interesting.  

Article: Is there something wrong with German Business Education? E

MBA programs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria have a number of advantages compared to their US counterparts (even so they can not compete in reputation with top US programs):

• Average quality of German universities is good
• The tuition fees are considerable lower (some are even for free) - on average EUR 13,000.
• The costs of living (e.g. in East Germany, not in Switzerland) are significantly lower.
• Programs in English (51 MBA programs are taught 100% in English)  and German are available. You will have the chance to learn/improve your German. 
• Some programs have a very international profile even by European standards which tend to be more international than US programs (e.g. non-German students: SIMT 90%,  Leipzig Graduate School of Management 70%). 
• Many programs take less than 2 years to complete
• About 200 MBA programs at your choice (141 in Germany alone)
• German (exports are equivalent to about 40% of German GDP) and Swiss companies are very active in exporting and have in many countries subsidiaries, therefore many job opportunities abroad exist. 
• Germany, Switzerland and Austria have an aging population and will have to employ more foreigners in the future. As Germany has a high jobless rate, it is however currently difficult to find a job as a foreigner. EU citizens have automatically a work permit for Germany and Austria.

Source of statistics: FIBAA, own research