The MBA Premium: What MBAs Earn Over A Lifetime Will Shock You

MBA grads, especially from the top schools, earn considerably more than others

LIFETIME MEDIAN CASH COMPENSATION FOR MBAS FROM TOP BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Boston University – School of Management	$93,400	$2,510,000	$5,650,000
Babson College – F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business	$92,000	$2,470,000	$5,560,000
Southern Methodist University (SMU) – Cox School of Business	$91,700	$2,460,000	$5,540,000
Indiana University – Kelley School of Business	$91,400	$2,460,000	$5,530,000
University of Wisconsin (UW) – Madison School of Business	$91,100	$2,450,000	$5,510,000
University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business	$89,300	$2,400,000	$5,400,000
University of Connecticut (Uconn) – School of Business	$88,900	$2,390,000	$5,370,000
Washington University – Olin Business School	$88,700	$2,380,000	$5,360,000
University of Maryland – Robert H. Smith School of Business	$88,100	$2,370,000	$5,330,000
Johns Hopkins University – Carey Business School	$87,900	$2,360,000	$5,320,000
Arizona State University (ASU) – W. P. Carey School of Business	$87,800	$2,360,000	$5,310,000
The University of Iowa – Henry B. Tippie College of Business	$87,500	$2,350,000	$5,290,000
Rutgers Business School	$86,900	$2,340,000	$5,260,000
Villanova University – Villanova School of Business	$86,900	$2,330,000	$5,250,000
Brigham Young University (BYU) – Marriott School of Business	$86,600	$2,330,000	$5,240,000
Case Western Reserve University – Weatherhead School of Management	$86,400	$2,320,000	$5,230,000
University of Rochester – Simon School of Business	$85,700	$2,300,000	$5,180,000
University of Colorado Boulder (CU) – Leeds School of Business	$85,400	$2,300,000	$5,170,000
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business	$85,400	$2,290,000	$5,160,000
Ohio State University (OSU) – Fisher College of Business	$85,300	$2,290,000	$5,160,000
Drexel University – Bennett S. LeBow College of Business	$85,100	$2,290,000	$5,140,000
University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business	$84,800	$2,280,000	$5,130,000
Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management	$83,100	$2,230,000	$5,020,000
Syracuse University – Martin J. Whitman School of Management	$83,000	$2,230,000	$5,020,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) College of Business	$82,000	$2,200,000	$4,960,000

* 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.

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