The MBA Programs That Deliver the Most for Less
Many grad schools offer great returns, but they’re still unaffordable. Here are
several cheaper-but-solid choices among the programs in our annual rankings.
Kjerstin Roberts at home in North Carolina.
Photographer: Phyllis Dooney for Bloomberg Businessweek
With business school costs rising, prospective MBA students likely wonder: Where’s the best deal?
Confusion is inevitable given the data fire hose available from schools, admissions consultants and other sources, including Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Business School Rankings. Our return-on-investment calculator estimates how much your investment (tuition, room and board, loan interest and forgone income) will return in higher pay over the decade after graduation. But schools with the best ROI (expressed as either an annualized percentage or a net total 10-year gain) aren’t necessarily financially advantageous.