Top 10 MBA Salary Uplift: North America

Like the UCONN MBA, a range of different concentrations are available for students to control the direction of their studies during the Georgia MBA. Whichever route students take they can expect to see massive gains in terms of salary taking them from an average of US$35,600 up to US$91,200 in the space of just two years.

Breaking through the US$100k mark is the Penn State Smeal MBA that sees students go from a not too shabby starting salary of US$41,600 up to US$105,700 three months after graduation. With competitive domestic tuition fees it also means that the estimated payback period is just 31 months – the joint lowest in this list.

In sixth place on our list is the W. P. Carey MBA at Arizona State University, which is another program that sees successful graduates earn north of the US$100k barrier (US$102,000). From a starting average salary of US$42,500, this represents an uplift of 141%.

With some of the highest tuition fees on this list, it is definitely a case of you get out what you put in (in more ways than one) with the Carlson MBA. Similar to the W. P. Carey MBA above, average starting salaries are high at US$45,700, but three-months after finishing studies students can expect to easily double that figure with an average salary of US$108,700 – the highest on this list.

To highlight that big salary gains that can be made from a lower base, the UB MBA takes students from an average pre-MBA figure of US$26,000 and transforms it into an average figure of US$61,800 three months after graduation. This represents an uplift of 138%!

Back to the higher end of salary outcomes with the highest three-month, post-graduation salary (US$109,700) on this top 10 list. The Kelley MBA offers students a 137% uplift on their average pre-MBA salaries of US$46,300 as well as a comprehensive, world-class business education.

Coming in at 10^th and rounding up our top 10 is the Kogod MBA at the American University. Students can expect to see their salaries rise from an average of US$36,000 up to US$84,700 upon successful completion of the MBA – an increase of 135%.