Students see profit in business studies overseas

Chinese students' interest in foreign business schools has risen sharply in the past five years, especially among women, new data show.

The Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit educational organization of leading graduate business schools and owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test, said Chinese GMAT takers almost tripled in the past five years, from 48,664 to 126,090.

The test is the only standardized exam for graduate business and management programs worldwide.