Which programs graduates students who earn the most? That's right, it's Columbia and Wharton. Which MBAs carry the highest debt after graduation? Right again: Columbia and Wharton. That said, USC and Georgetown rank lowest among the top school in terms of salary-to-debt, with roughly just a $25,000 difference between annual gross pay and debt.
| Business School | Average Salary | Average Debt | Salary-To-Debt Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | $173,888 | $127,632 | 1.401.4 |
| Cornell University (Johnson) | $143,364 | $113,763 | 1.31.3 |
| Dartmouth (Tuck) | $150,433 | $102,363 | 1.51.5 |
| Duke University (Fuqua) | $139,545 | $110,880 | 1.31.3 |
| Emory (Goizueta) | $131,651 | $86,613 | 1.51.5 |
| Georgetown (McDonough) | $133,622 | $107,629 | 1.201.2 |
| Harvard | $149,925 | $90,893 | 1.61.6 |
| MIT (Sloan) | $151,424 | $101,363 | 1.51.5 |
| New York University (Stern) | $145,999 | $108,567 | 1.31.3 |
| North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | $131,443 | $101,500 | 1.31.3 |
| Northwestern (Kellogg) | $146,728 | $109,230 | 1.31.3 |
| Stanford GSB | $160,916 | $86,942 | 1.901.9 |
| U.C.-Berkeley (Haas) | $151,201 | $98,647 | 1.51.5 |
| UCLA (Anderson) | $141,033 | $95,664 | 1.51.5 |
| University of Chicago (Booth) | $154,434 | $116,409 | 1.31.3 |
| University of Michigan (Ross) | $137,346 | $103,702 | 1.31.3 |
| University of Virginia (Darden) | $145,565 | $114,892 | 1.31.3 |
| USC (Marshall) | $134,639 | $110,327 | 1.201.2 |
| Wharton | $171,671 | $127,740 | 1.31.3 |
| Yale University | $141,552 | $111,317 | 1.31.3 |
