MBA Tuition Fees (2025/2026): Calculating the Cost of your Studies
Over the past few decades, the average cost of attending a top U.S. MBA has increased faster than the rate of inflation.
The table below shows tuition fees of two-year, full-time MBA programs in United States. The total is an estimate and is calculated by adding first-year tuition of 2025/2026 and first-year tuition of 2024/2025
| Business School | Total Tuition Fees (Class of 2026) | First-Year Tuition (2025/2026) | First-Year Tuition (2024/2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Sloan | $175,550 | $89,000 +2.83% | $86,550 |
| UC Berkeley (Haas) - (Non-Resident) | $174,439 | $89,033 +4.25% | $85,406 |
| Wharton School | $172,800 | $87,970 +3.70% | $84,830 |
| Yale SOM | $172,700 | $87,800 +3.42% | $84,900 |
| Chicago Booth | $171,552 | $87,354 +3.75% | $84,198 |
| Northwestern (Kellogg) | $169,980 | $86,370 +3.30% | $83,610 |
| Cornell (Johnson) | $169,702 | $86,596 +4.20% | $83,106 |
| Stanford GSB | $168,210 | $85,755 +4.00% | $82,455 |
| Virginia-Darden - (International) | $166,778 | $84,838 +3.54% | $81,940 |
| Virginia-Darden - (Out-Of-State) | $166,298 | $84,598 +3.55% | $81,700 |
| Darmouth (Tuck) | $164,870 | $84,250 +4.50% | $80,620 |
| Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)(1) | $162,680 | $81,340 +3.80% | $78,362 |
| Michigan (Ross) - (Out-Of-State/International) | $159,182 | $81,152 +4.00% | $78,030 |
| Duke (Fuqua) | $158,925 | $81,000 +3.95% | $77,925 |
| Virginia-Darden - (In-State) | $158,298 | $79,598 +1.14% | $78,700 |
| UCLA (Anderson) | $157,720 | $79,452 +1.51% | $78,268 |
| Harvard Business School(1) | $157,400 | $78,700 +3.00% | $76,410 |
| Emory (Goizueta) | $150,900 | $76,900 +3.92% | $74,000 |
| UC Berkeley (Haas) - (In-State) | $149,948 | $76,788 +4.96% | $73,160 |
| Michigan (Ross) - (In-State) | $149,182 | $76,152 +4.27% | $73,030 |
| UNC Kenan-Flager - (Out-Of-State/International) | $146,094 | $74,138 +3.03% | $71,956 |
| University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) - (Out-Of-State/International) | $120,898 | $61,214 +2.56% | $59,684 |
| UNC Kenan-Flager - (In-State) | $109,192 | $55,416 +3.05% | $53,776 |
| University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) - (In-State) | $109,014 | $55,196 +2.56% | $53,818 |
(1) Tuition rate is fixed for the length of the 2-year MBA program
Tuition amount is the figure advertised by the schools and may include mandatory fees and other costs.Cost converted in USD