Which MBAs have the best return on investment ?
We have analysed salary data from 339 Bankers working in London.
MBAs' tuition fees come from The Economist or from university websites.
Average salaries for Front office professionals with 5-10 years of experience.
Top MBAs have very similar impacts on bankers' salaries : there is only a 9% gap between Booth's best paying MBA and LBS'
But what a range of fees! With up to a 40% gap between HBS and Oxford;this has a huge impact on the time that one needs to recoup the costs (up to one additional year)
A long term play : beyond the short term value of an MBA (VPs with an MBA earn 7% more than non MBAs), the immeasurable value of an MBA comes from the network it provides, which pays off throughout a career
Impact of an MBA on bankers' salaries
Impact of an MBA on bankers' salaries & years to recoup
| Average salary of MBA holders | Impact of MBA on salary | Tuition fees | Years to recoup investment |
Chicago Booth | £127,000 | + £24,000 | £71,000 | 3 |
Harvard Business School | £125,000 | + £22,000 | £78,000 | 3.5 |
INSEAD | £120,000 | + £17,000 | £48,000 | 3 |
Oxford Said | £120,000 | + £17,000 | £47,000 | 3 |
New York Stern | £119,000 | + £16,000 | £67,000 | 4 |
London Business School | £118,000 | + £15,000 | £67,000 | 4.5 |
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