Financial Times 2019 MBA Rankings are Out

I would say - All of the reasons you mentioned.

My evidence is anecdotal, but these observations come from knowing students at Kellogg, Booth, and Georgetown. H1B is obviously a big hurdle. Apart from that, most Chinese students are looking to get into MBB and the popular opinion is that getting into Shanghai and Beijing MBB office is relatively easier if you are studying at Kellogg or Booth v/s CEIBS. Apparently, the salaries offered by MBB is higher for US MBA students.

Additionally, the tech scene is growing rapidly in China and most of the Chinese firms pay equal to US salaries, if not more. Combine that with low cost of living and cultural know-how and the decision is somewhat straight forward.

Finally, one thing which most Chinese students hate is the networking aspect in the US. The cold calls, small talk and other softer skills that you need to have to be successful in the US are quite difficult for them to overcome. That's not saying that all of them feel this way, but most do.

In contrast, other internationals want to stay in the US for two major reasons- Money and/or cultural experience.

Below you can see top gainers and losers of the FT19 rankings. Full rankings can be seen in rankings thread..https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-rankings-99812.html

Thank you! Very interesting. I am still trying to grasp the whole China thing. It seems they have their own everything that works differently (their own google, FB, Twitter, YouTube, etc). I can see some value in that but also isolation as the result of it too. (not that you are isolated with 1.4 BN people but still)