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 |
Please note that we have tried our best to capture the cost of each degree for 2015, with some minor updates in 2018.
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