Consults that are making over 200k, do you have a MBA and if so, is it from a top 10 school?

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It isn’t having an mba per se that helps. It’s what consulting roles pay 200k+ and how to access those roles given your current background. Often an mba is the access point people use to open the door to those roles. Depends on stage of career as well

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This 💯

Will reach 200k in a year or two (180k rn). No MBA. Joined Big 4, didn’t get fired, switched firms, boom.

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Nope, don't have one, don't intend to. I earn well over $300k. Some schmuck joined my team recently and has MBA in his title, can barely do the work required, only talks fluff.. I don't put my PhD in my title. 🫠

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Pretty much 100% of consultants from top 10 programs make over $200k, bankers and folks at Amazon will also clear this

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Nope and have my undergrad engineering degree from a state school.

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No MBA. Currently make around 260.

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I don’t even have a college degree and I make right at $400k.
(Not a joke)

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Respect 🫡

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I make $125k 2 1/2 years of experience, went to the most basic SUNY school and then got a masters (not MBA) at a private institute but not even close to an elite one. I think I will have no trouble making 200k in the near future, my performance is good and I will keep getting experience. An MBA from a top 10 will help open doors if you have literally no other way of doing it yourself but I think experience and honestly being good in interviews is really important - if you have these qualities you can prob do it without an mba

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Yes, No

OP b-school isn’t required, just a good way to get access to OCR if you went a different path post undergrad


Tier 2 (OW, Strategy&, EYP, LEK) and MBB will get easily get you to 200k+ 2 years post undergrad or immediately after b-school

Big 4/ACN (not including strategy arms)- 200k+ is doable without b-school , but will take more time at the M or SM level

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Ah Kearney should be there and at the very top of the Tier 2 list and probably the closest to Tier 1 haha

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Yes, top 10 MBA. Had 5 yoe upon starting.

Nurse, you ask if a degree has to be top 10 or "halfway decent". Imo, you should take a top 25 or bust approach. ROI of an MBA starts falling noticeably after rank 15, and sharply after 25-30. And even then, top 15 degrees are recognized on a national scale, and the others more locally.

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Close to 200k. Undergrad from no name school. Best performer in my practice. Schools don't mean much

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Yes, top 5

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What your years of experience and total compensation?

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Yes MBA, no to top 10. Top 25 program

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Yes, MBA. Top 15.

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Nope, hell don’t even a degree from American school.

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Well the top firms which pay that much hire more from top 10. Not required but definitely makes it easier to get here

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Wouldn’t be at BCG otherwise

Yes,yes

Do you find it necessary to go to a top 10? Or just get it from a half decent school?

No but PhD from Stanford

In your fellowship, did you account for variable change?

No. Supply chain degree from a top SC program and 5+ years of industry experience at a fortune 50 CPG Company

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