{"id":27996,"date":"2015-03-26T15:27:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=27996"},"modified":"2015-03-26T15:27:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:27:27","slug":"how-much-will-a-top-mba-earn-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-much-will-a-top-mba-earn-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Will a Top MBA Earn You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Do<\/a>Poets & Quants<\/a>\u00a0released some excellent data last week on the value of an MBA, concluding that b-school grads did very well in 2014 in regards to average salary and bonus. Here are some highlights from the article:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 In 2014,\u00a0Harvard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Stanford<\/a>\u00a0grads earned average salaries that exceeded pre-recession levels for the first time. For Harvard MBAs, the average salary was $144,750, compared to $144,261 in 2008. The average salary for Stanford MBAs was $142,834, compared to 2008\u2019s $140,771.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There were a total of seven b-schools that reported average pay above $140K.\u00a0Michigan Ross<\/a>\u00a0was one of these schools whose salary and bonus package jumped 20.9% in five years to $140,497.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Washington Foster experienced a huge increase in average salary and bonuses, from $91,593 in 2010 up 36.9% to $125.367 in 2014. Average salary and bonuses also took huge leaps at Rochester Simon (30.6% - from $78,083 to $101,961) and at Emory Goizueta (28.0% - from $100,300 to $128,347).<\/p>\n

\u2022 In 2010, only 24\u00a0U.S. business schools<\/a>\u00a0landed job that paid six-figures; in 2014, that number increased significantly to 44 schools.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The top five schools with the most highly compensated grads were HBS, MIT Sloan, Stanford, Wharton, and Tuck.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A few schools saw year-over-year decreases, including USC (from $116,011 to $114,129), Boston Carroll (from $96,915 to $94,963), and Minnesota Carlson (from $117,972 to $112,828).<\/p>\n

See the\u00a0P&Q<\/em>\u00a0article for more details.<\/p>\n

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Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0MBA in Sight: Focus on Finance<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0Does it Pay to Get an MBA?<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0PayScale: How Much Can You Earn, and How to Earn It?<\/a><\/p>\n

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