Early on, Stanford MBAs earn more than anyone else. Over time, Harvard Business School surpasses them, earning over $200K within 10 or more years of graduation.
| School Name | Early Career Median Pay | Mid Career Median Pay | % High Meaning | % High Satisfaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Business School | $118,100 | $204,800 | 64%64 | 82%82 |
| Stanford GSB | $128,700 | $187,200 | 52%52 | 91%91 |
| Wharton | $126,000 | $184,300 | 54%54 | 75%75 |
| MIT (Sloan) | $123,600 | $182,300 | 53%53 | 81%81 |
| Columbia Business School | $115,000 | $181,200 | 43%43 | 69%69 |
| University of Chicago (Booth) | $111,600 | $175,900 | 39%39 | 70%70 |
| Northwestern (Kellogg) | $115,800 | $174,200 | 54%54 | 75%75 |
| University of California - Berkeley (Haas) | $113,100 | $171,700 | 56%56 | 80%80 |
| Santa Clara University (Leavey) | $93,000 | $167,800 | 54%54 | 71%71 |
| Emory University (Goizueta) | $111,500 | $166,700 | 55%55 | 72%72 |
| University of Virginia (Darden) | $115,500 | $160,100 | 44%44 | 59%59 |
| Yale SOM | $107,700 | $160,100 | 52%52 | 46%46 |
| New York University (Stern) | $99,400 | $159,700 | 39%39 | 71%71 |
| Rice University (Jones) | $101,200 | $159,600 | 46%46 | 59%59 |
| Cornell University - Ithaca, NY | $112,700 | $159,200 | 38%38 | 69%69 |
| UCLA (Anderson) | $104,500 | $158,900 | 56%56 | 88%88 |
| Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | $108,400 | $158,900 | 67%67 | 74%74 |
| Duke University (Fuqua) | $114,500 | $155,700 | 44%44 | 71%71 |
| Georgetown University (McDonough) | $103,000 | $155,600 | 40%40 | 60%60 |
| USC (Marshall) | $93,100 | $154,200 | 54%54 | 80%80 |
| Southern Methodist University (Cox) | $88,300 | $153,500 | 50%50 | 71%71 |
| University of Michigan (Ross) | $100,100 | $151,100 | 53%53 | 67%67 |
| University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | $84,400 | $150,900 | 49%49 | 68%68 |
| Babson College | $92,800 | $148,000 | 43%43 | 68%68 |
