Genuine Q... How on earth do people get away with paying for executive MBAs? Or full time MBAs for that matter? V frustrated by the numbers and worried about ROI etc

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Big loans or family has deep pockets. Or company sponsorship.

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Loans and a large pay bump. Paid off my loans in 3 years.

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^same. It’s not that hard I contributed $1700 a month to loans and cut out expenses elsewhere. if the roi isn’t high, then there’s your answer.

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Savings and loans. And expect to pay for loans for a few years after.

But 100% worth it.

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I made 80k/year before my MBA. Including lost wages, let’s say the total cost of my program was 300K.

Between my summer internship, signing bonuses, and post-MBA salary, I’m expecting to bring in nearly 500K within 2 years of graduation. And plenty of companies pay much better than Accenture.

Obviously the math doesn’t make sense if you’re already making bank. But most people going into these programs are not consulting managers.

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I took out a loan to pay for my FT MBA.

Was making peanuts before, so the ROI was 100% there.

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Same here.

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Pro tip: if you want to go for an MBA don’t do it in this country, it’s stupid expensive.

Go to UK, Germany, or elsewhere where the cost is half or less than half the price in the US.

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Pro tip: this is definitely not a pro tip. US companies only value a small handful of non-US MBAs, probably less than 5 in EU.

Try part-time - I went in with some savings and was able to get through paying as I went without any debt.

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No one actually pays for an executive MBA, their firms do.

No. Many at my school are paying out of pocket.

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