MBA Cost Comparison

Our MBA cost comparison table below compares the MBA expenses, such as the tuition and the other expenses an MBA student can expect at top MBA programs.

All amounts are converted to USD. Information was collected in 2020.

Chicago

Wharton

MIT

Berkeley

Columbia

Duke INSEAD LBS ESADE IMD HBS IESE Kellogg Stanford Yale
1 year
tuition
$80961 $87370 $84200 $82059 $84496 €77925 €103500 £115000 €77500 CHF80000 $74910 €42500 $81015 $79860 $84900
Total
tuition
$161922 $172740 $168400 $164118 $168992 €155850 €103500 £115000 €77500 CHF80000 $159820 €95000 $162030 $159720 $170300
Housing &
Utilities
$26010 $26028 $17865 $28284 $24822 €24048 €11000 €1000 CHF20335 $16200 $19800 $20271 $29227
Medical
Insurance
$4500 $4210 $3237 $6156 $4541 €8001 CHF1386 $4120 $5144 $7128 $3043
Food & other
personal expenses
$8400 $4268 $7095 $2586 $6246 €6000 €700 CHF13680 $6030 $3150 $18453
Computer &
Books
$549 $6868 $1050  $730 $1320 €848 €2600 $1500 $1200 $1440
School fees $2600 $2512 $13400 $5633 CHF17500 $390 $500
Transportation $1800 $1040 $2571 $3660 €730 €70 $2420
Student life fee  $1398 $406 £360 €100 $8130 €10000 $1400
Estimates Total
Expenses
$244320 $246952 $250978 $248082 $254116 €253738 €133480 £115360 €79800 CHF132901 $236620 €105000 $224198 $251424 $237720

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Please note that we have tried our best to capture the cost of each degree for 2015, with some minor updates in 2018.
For more information about MBA expenses and MBA tuition comparison and ROI comparison for the top business schools, see our MBA Cost Calculator page and our MBA ROI Calculator page.