MASTERS IN FINANCE

London Business School, www.london.edu/mif/

Course is offered full-time (10 months) or part-time (21 months) to about 240 students. Many of its grads now work for global banks.MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Carnegie Mellon University, www.ecom.cmu.edu

Year-long program begins each May with just 31 students. Teams of students work on 14-week projects for companies that partner with the program.MASTER IN HR LEADERSHIP

Rotterdam School of Management, www.rsm.nl/programs

Human resources experts from big U.S. and European companies helped create the 18-month program for professionals with seven or more years of experience.SYSTEM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), sdm.mit.edu/sdm/

Graduates receive a master of science in engineering and management. Program runs 13 months for full-time students or 24 months part-time.