Does IB require (realistically) a Top 25 MBA? Or will just having a regionally accredited MBA suffice?

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I’m not sure you’d get many looks with only a regionally accredited MBA. Maybe some small regional boutiques would talk to you but forget about brand name firms

As additional context, you should be targeting schools where the banks you want to work at have a recruiting presence. If it’s EBs and BBs, I’d shoot for more like top 10 (maybe 15) but if you just want a job in IB and are less picky about where, top 25 should be fine

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