Bloomberg Businessweek published the dubious list of "The Highest B-School Debt Burdens" a few days ago. Here's the top 10:
1. Duke Fuqua
Program Cost: $109,844
Average Starting Salary: $111,812
Average Debt Burden: $87,398
2. University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
Program Cost: $121,610
Average Starting Salary: $120,702
Average Debt Burden: $83,226
3. Yale School of Management
Program Cost: $115,321
Average Starting Salary: $104,147
Average Debt Burden: $82,293
4. Chicago Booth School of Business
Program Cost: $111,587
Average Starting Salary: $115,079
Average Debt Burden: $82,080
5. UV Darden School of Business
Program Cost: $95,900
Average Starting Salary: $109,335
Average Debt Burden: $80,528
6. Georgetown McDonough School of Business
Program Cost: $99,650
Average Starting Salary: $99,799
Average Debt Burden: $77,688
7. UM Ross School of Business
Program Cost: $100,389
Average Starting Salary: $111,047
Average Debt Burden: $77,607
8. Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
Program Cost: $117,930
Average Starting Salary: $115,302
Average Debt Burden: $75,081
9. USC Marshall School of Business
Program Cost: $103,300
Average Starting Salary: $97,921
Average Debt Burden: $70,340
10. Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
Program Cost: $113,100
Average Starting Salary: $116,605
Average Debt Burden: $69,962
Data note: Program Cost and Average Starting Salary numbers were provided by the schools mentioned in Fall 2012. Average Debt Burden data was collected in the graduate survey that was part of the 2012 Best Business Schools ranking
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