[Scoundreller]

> This can be useful in sales, fundraising, finding a next job, etc. and DOES have a tangible dollar value.

I believe you, but I haven’t seen any school websites actually advertise an a dollar value on these human synergies.

If anyone would, you’d think it would be them.

[mcmoose75]

The whole pitch at the elite institutions is that they don't WANT to pitch it as some sort of dollars-and-cents ROI. They want to advertise the prestige, the education, etc.

There's a whole cottage industry of MBA review sites, books, admissions prep materials, etc. that make that pitch for them, and investment banks/ consulting firms that use these MBA programs as "finishing schools" of sorts do as well.

[lotsofpulp]

That would be very gauche, and would net them negative PR from the overall public due to laying bare the “it’s not what you know, it’s who know” mantra for no reason. The people looking to attend these schools already know the implied value.

[Scoundreller]

Sounds more like intangible value then.

[0xDEFC0DE]

You can probably establish a floor value but getting a good average/median is going to be difficult because the top end is basically unlimited dollars for yourself.

Taking a guess, a degree from a school listed should easily get a $100k salary in any big city at minimum unless you've tanked your reputation very publicly (like paying for your acceptance with bribes).

Most people who go to ivy league aren't really concerned about their safety nets though.

[falcor84]

Here you go: http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ran...

Graduating from Stanford Business School will increase your salary by 129%

[Scoundreller]

41% of their students were international.

You can’t say will increase when someone moves from low-salary country to high-salary country.

You need to do a Stanford-MBA vs not that, all other things being equal to properly compare.

https://www.f1gmat.com/top-mba-international-students