Best MBA Programs by ROI (2026)

MBA programs ranked by return on investment: salary outcomes relative to tuition cost.

1

UMass Isenberg Amherst, MA

GMAT 648 Salary $115K Accept 30%

2

Kansas State Manhattan, KS

GMAT 540 Salary $78K Accept 80%

3

BYU Marriott Provo, UT

GMAT 685 Salary $135K Accept 38%

4

Appalachian State (Walker) Boone, NC

GMAT 540 Salary $68K Accept 70%

5

UIC Liautaud Chicago, IL

GMAT 600 Salary $101K Accept 65%

6

UGA Terry Athens, GA

GMAT 641 Salary $119K Accept 41%

7

JMU Harrisonburg, VA

GMAT 568 Salary $92K Accept 65%

8

Kennesaw State (Coles) Kennesaw, GA

GMAT 540 Salary $113K Accept 55%

9

Memphis (Fogelman) Memphis, TN

GMAT 570 Salary $92K Accept 65%

10

Mississippi State Starkville, MS

GMAT 538 Salary $92K Accept 67%

11

SDSU Fowler San Diego, CA

GMAT 621 Salary $92K Accept 47%

12

Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL

GMAT 550 Salary $93K Accept 70%

13

FAU Boca Raton, FL

GMAT 565 Salary $78K Accept 69%

14

Arkansas Walton Fayetteville, AR

GMAT 580 Salary $80K Accept 64%

15

UTSA (Alvarez) San Antonio, TX

GMAT 520 Salary $79K Accept 70%

16

Dayton Dayton, OH

GMAT 542 Salary $110K Accept 75%

17

UNC Wilmington (Cameron) Wilmington, NC

GMAT 545 Salary $70K Accept 68%

18

Alabama Manderson Tuscaloosa, AL

GMAT 652 Salary $72K Accept 63%

19

Old Dominion (Strome) Norfolk, VA

GMAT 540 Salary $76K Accept 85%

20

Purdue Krannert West Lafayette, IN

GMAT 680 Salary $130K Accept 40%

21

UCF Orlando, FL

GMAT 550 Salary $78K Accept 55%

22

SJSU (Lucas) San Jose, CA

GMAT 587 Salary $91K Accept 60%

23

Ole Miss Oxford, MS

GMAT 532 Salary $72K Accept 70%

24

South Florida (Muma) Tampa, FL

GMAT 577 Salary $72K Accept 40%

25

Indiana Kelley Bloomington, IN

GMAT 690 Salary $145K Accept 35%