The MBA Premium: What MBAs Earn Over A Lifetime Will Shock You by: John A. Byrne on May 05, 2021 | 10 Comments | 118,377 Views May 5, 2021 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit MBA grads, especially from the top schools, earn considerably more than others LIFETIME MEDIAN CASH COMPENSATION FOR MBAS FROM TOP BUSINESS SCHOOLS — The Top 25 MBA School Name Early Career Median Pay Estimated 20-Year Earnings Estimated Lifetime Earnings* Harvard Business School $141,000 $3,780,000 $8,500,000 Stanford University – Graduate School of Business $138,000 $3,700,000 $8,330,000 University of California Berkeley – Haas School of Business $137,000 $3,670,000 $8,250,000 Dartmouth College – Tuck School of Business $136,000 $3,660,000 $8,240,000 University of Virginia (UVA) – Darden School of Business $136,000 $3,640,000 $8,200,000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management $130,000 $3,510,000 $7,890,000 Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management $130,000 $3,490,000 $7,860,000 Cornell University – Johnson Graduate School of Management (JGSM) $125,000 $3,370,000 $7,570,000 University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School $123,000 $3,310,000 $7,440,000 University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) – Anderson School of Management $122,000 $3,270,000 $7,360,000 Duke University – Fuqua School of Business $121,000 $3,260,000 $7,330,000 University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business $113,000 $3,050,000 $6,860,000 Columbia Business School $113,000 $3,020,000 $6,800,000 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) – Tepper School $112,000 $3,000,000 $6,750,000 University of Chicago – Booth School of Business $111,000 $3,000,000 $6,740,000 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) – Kenan-Flagler Business School $111,000 $2,990,000 $6,730,000 Georgetown University McDonough – School of Business $111,000 $2,980,000 $6,710,000 University of Washington (UW) – Foster School of Business $109,000 $2,930,000 $6,600,000 University of Texas (UT) – Austin McCombs School of Business $105,000 $2,820,000 $6,350,000 New York University (NYU) – Leonard N. Stern School of Business $104,000 $2,800,000 $6,310,000 Vanderbilt University – Business School $99,700 $2,680,000 $6,030,000 Santa Clara University – Leavey School of Business $99,500 $2,670,000 $6,020,000 George Washington University (GWU) – School of Business $96,400 $2,590,000 $5,830,000 University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management $95,400 $2,560,000 $5,770,000 University of California Irvine (UCI) – Paul Merage School of Business $93,600 $2,520,000 $5,660,000 * Early career median pay reflects pay for workers with 0 to 5 years of experience. SOURCE: Payscale Data provided by under license. Last updated in 2021. Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 3 of 4 1 2 3 4 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.