The Best Paid MBA Concentrations

MBA Compensation

Rank Major Degree Type Early Career Salary Mid-Career Salary Percentage of High Job Meaning
 11  Entrepreneurship  MBA  Degree  $68,100  $138,300  56%
 13  Marketing  Management  MBA  Degree  $63,000  $135,300  53%
 15  Economics  MBA  Degree  $71,400  $131,800  43%
 17  Computer Science  MBA  Degree  $83,000  $129,900  51%
 18  Marketing and  International  Business  MBA  Degree  $61,700  $128,200  35%
 20  Finance  MBA  Degree  $68,300  $126,800  47%
 22  Business  Management and  Marketing  MBA  Degree  $64,000  $126,200  53%
 23  Marketing and  Management  MBA  Degree  $64,000  $126,200  50%
 25  Business and  Marketing  MBA  Degree  $59,000  $124,800  46%
 27  Marketing  MBA  Degree  $59,300  $124,200  48%
 30  Corporate Finance  MBA  Degree  $77,000  $122,800  NA
 36  Mechanical  Engineering  MBA  Degree  $80,600  $122,000  58%
 42  Information  Technology  MBA  Degree  $70,700  $119,500  45%
 44  Management  Information  System  (MIS)  MBA  Degree  $68,300  $118,700  46%
 54  International  Business  MBA  Degree  $58,300  $115,900  51%
 56  Operations and  Supply  Chain  Management  MBA  Degree  $74,800  $115,800  49%
 58  Information Systems  (IS)  MBA  Degree  $58,800  $115,200  39%
 59  Operations  Management  MBA  Degree  $71,700  $115,000  59%
 60  Accounting and  Finance  MBA  Degree  $62,100  $114,500  49%
 69  Business and  Information  Technology  MBA  Degree  $80,100  $112,600  55%
 72  General Business  MBA  Degree  $61,600  $110,000  49%
 75  Computer Information  Systems (CIS)  MBA  Degree  $70,300  $108,200  52%
 75  Supply Chain  Management  MBA  Degree  $70,500  $108,200  45%
 89  Leadership  MBA  Degree  $62,300  $103,000  56%
 93  Marketing and  Communications  MBA  Degree  $48,000  $101,700  46%
 100  Business  Administration  MBA  Degree  $58,100  $100,900  54%
 107  Communication  MBA  Degree  $56,800  $97,600  56%
 108  Health Care  Administration  MBA  Degree  $63,700  $96,900  80%
 123  Project Management  MBA  Degree  $60,000  $92,100  59%
 127  Accounting  MBA  Degree  $52,300  $91,300  45%
 132  Health Care  Management  MBA  Degree  $55,300  $89,800  82%
 146  Human Resources  MBA  Degree  $44,900  $85,800  58%
 148  Accounting and  Business  MBA  Degree  $51,700  $85,400  56%
 151  Business Management and  Human Resources  Management (HRM)  MBA  Degree  $49,700  $84,900  61%
 165  Human Resources  Management (HRM)  MBA  Degree  $48,500  $80,700  65%

Source: PayScale

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