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25 Best MBA Programs 2020

By the GradReports team | Updated 4/1/2020

Highlighted below are the top 25 colleges that offer an MBA, based on the median salary of this program’s graduates one year after completion. With a median starting salary of $181,600, Northwestern University outranks the other schools on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology MBA students graduate with $34,476 of student debt, the lowest median debt of the ranked schools. Starting median salaries for graduates from these schools range from $119,200-$181,600.

Tuition, median salaries, and median debt were reported by the U.S. Department of Education in November 2019. View our methodology for more details about these rankings or read more about the top-ranked schools.

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Salary and debt data reported by the U.S. Department of Education
Salary and debt data reported by the U.S. Department of Education
Rank School Location Annual Tuition Median Debt Median Salary
#8 #8 Charlottesville (VA) Charlottesville (VA) $31,402 $94,229 $148,100
#14 #14 Ann Arbor (MI) Ann Arbor (MI) $48,532 $49,075 $132,700
#15 #15 Pittsburgh (PA) Pittsburgh (PA) $45,909 $96,000 $127,600
#18 #18 Chapel Hill (NC) Chapel Hill (NC) $30,248 $75,576 $124,900
#20 #20 Washington D.C. Washington D.C. $51,790 $100,193 $123,100
#22 #22 Los Angeles (CA) Los Angeles (CA) $47,107 $84,916 $122,100
#23 #23 Hoboken (NJ) Hoboken (NJ) $37,990 $34,476 $122,000
#24 #24 Seattle (WA) Seattle (WA) $33,534 $47,771 $120,800

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