Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes, but with so many business schools and many more postgraduate degrees on offer, making a decision as to what and where to study can be difficult.

A survey of 3000 potential and current business and management postgraduate students shows that, unsurprisingly, career progression and return on investment is the single most important criterion that students cite when deciding their degree. But, increasingly, a growing cohort wants something different.