The M7, Elite Of The Elite, By The Numbers

Stanford GSB students in a tech-heavy classroom. Courtesy photo

Pay, Placement & Industry Choices Of M7 Graduates

The payoff of an M7 education is indisputable. There are few educational degrees, with the exception of a degree in computer science, that pay off as quickly as an MBA from one of these top schools and — more importantly — builds on its value over the course of a career. The first-year compensation package for M7 grads tends to be well above $150,000, once you include a sign-on bonus, other year-end compensation, and possible stock options and perks that schools don’t even bother to tally.

Note: The 20-year pay figures are from Payscale and reflect 2014 calculations.

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