When people talk about the opportunity costs of getting an MBA, they may have little knowledge of just how much pay students leave behind. It turns out that they are leaving a lot on the table. Here's a list of schools whose students were among the highest paid before returning to campus
| School | Pre-MBA Pay | First Job Pay | 2008-2010 Alumni Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC-Berkeley (Haas) | $86,25086250 | $135,000135000 | $260,000260000 |
| Harvard | $85,00085000 | $150,000150000 | $280,000280000 |
| Stanford GSB | $85,00085000 | $155,000155000 | $255,000255000 |
| UPenn (Wharton) | $85,00085000 | $150,000150000 | $262,500262500 |
| Columbia | $80,00080000 | $140,000140000 | $250,000250000 |
| Chicago (Booth) | $80,00080000 | $140,000140000 | $242,000242000 |
| Dartmouth (Tuck) | $80,00080000 | $135,000135000 | $236,500236500 |
| Northwestern (Kellogg) | $79,00079000 | $135,000135000 | $230,000230000 |
| Yale SOM | $75,00075000 | $130,000130000 | $205,000205000 |
| NYU (Stern) | $75,00075000 | $125,000125000 | $213,000213000 |
| Texas-Austin (McCombs) | $72,00072000 | $115,000115000 | $184,000184000 |
| UCLA (Anderson) | $72,00072000 | $115,000115000 | $207,000207000 |
| USC (Marshall) | $71,00071000 | $108,000108000 | $175,000175000 |
| MIT (Sloan) | $70,00070000 | $140,000140000 | $210,000210000 |
| Virginia (Darden) | $70,00070000 | $123,000123000 | $202,000202000 |
| Cornell (Johnson) | $70,00070000 | $123,500123500 | $192,000192000 |
| Michigan (Ross) | $70,00070000 | $125,000125000 | $180,000180000 |
| Vanderbilt (Owen) | $66,00066000 | $104,000104000 | $177,000177000 |
| Duke (Fuqua) | $65,00065000 | $124,000124000 | $200,000200000 |
| UNC (Kenan-Flagler) | $65,00065000 | $110,000110000 | $165,500165500 |
| Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | $65,00065000 | $110,000110000 | $183,250183250 |
| Georgetown (McDonough) | $65,00065000 | $113,000113000 | $174,000174000 |
