The 17 best-value MBAs in the world

While a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) can act as a ticket to a high-paying job, the courses do not come cheap.

And some are better value than others.

To find out which provide the best value for money, salary-benchmarking website Emolument, analysed the pay of 1,020 MBA holders, and the cost of their education, calculating the return-on-investment of the course.

America and the UK dominate the list, but France and Hong Kong also feature.

Here is the ranking:

17. Stern School of Business (US) — Return on Investment: 32%

Total Compensation: £133,000

Cost of the MBA: £101,000

Return on Investment: 32%

16. London Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 45%

Total Compensation: £103,000

Cost of the MBA: £71,000

Return on Investment: 45%

T=14. EDHEC (France) — Return on Investment: 46%

Total Compensation: £51,000

Cost of the MBA: £35,000

Return on Investment: 46%

T=14. Harvard Business School (US) — Return on Investment: 46%

Total Compensation: £142,000

Cost of the MBA: £97,000

Return on Investment: 46%

13. Columbia Business School (US) — Return on Investment: 54%

Total Compensation: £160,000

Cost of the MBA: £104,000

Return on Investment: 54%

12. Judge Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 55%

Total Compensation: £156,000

Cost of the MBA: £101,000

Return on Investment: 55%

11. Said Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 60%

Total Compensation: £83,000

Cost of the MBA: £52,000 

Return on Investment: 60%

10. HEC Paris (France) — Return on Investment: 65%

Total Compensation: £79,000

Cost of the MBA: £48,000

Return on Investment: 65%

9. INSEAD (France) — Return on Investment: 71%

Total Compensation: £106,000

Cost of the MBA: £63,000

Return on Investment: 71%

8. Cass Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 75%

Total Compensation: £70,000

Cost of the MBA: £40,000

Return on Investment: 75%

7. Instituto de Empresa (Spain) — Return on Investment: 82%

Total Compensation: £69,000

Cost of the MBA: £38,000

Return on Investment: 82%

6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — Return on Investment: 85%

Total Compensation: £98,000

Cost of the MBA: £53,000

Return on Investment: 85%

5. Manchester Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 105%

Total Compensation: £84,000

Cost of the MBA: £41,000

Return on Investment: 105%

4. Baruch College (US) — Return on Investment: 113%

Total Compensation: £68,000

Cost of the MBA: £32,000

Return on Investment: 113%

3. National University of Singapore — Return on Investment: 114%

Total Compensation: £75,000

Cost of the MBA: £35,000

Return on Investment: 114%

2. Warwick Business School (UK) — Return on Investment: 141%

Total Compensation: £87,000

Cost of the MBA: £36,000

Return on Investment: 141%

1. Chicago Booth (US) — Return on Investment: 227%

Total Compensation: £167,000

Cost of the MBA: £51,000

Return on Investment: 227%

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