MBA Tuition 2025
In-state and out-of-state tuition for 128 US MBA programs. Annual tuition ranges from $14,000 to $84,000, with a median of $48,000.
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Data: official admissions disclosures · Last updated September 2026
$48,000
Median Tuition
$14,000
Lowest
$84,000
Highest
$96,000
Median 2-Year Total
Most Affordable MBA Programs
The 20 least expensive US MBA programs by in-state tuition.
Most Expensive MBA Programs
The 20 highest-tuition US MBA programs.
| School | In-State |
|---|---|
| The Wharton School Philadelphia, PA | $84,000 |
| Columbia Business School J-Term MBA New York, NY | $82,000 |
| MIT Sloan School of Management Cambridge, MA | $82,000 |
| Columbia Business School New York, NY | $82,000 |
| NYU Stern Part-Time MBA New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Tuck School of Business Hanover, NH | $80,000 |
| NYU Stern School of Business New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Kellogg School of Management Chicago, IL | $78,000 |
| Kellogg Evening/Weekend MBA Chicago, IL | $78,000 |
| Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh, PA | $77,000 |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford, CA | $77,000 |
| Chicago Booth Evening/Weekend MBA Chicago, IL | $77,000 |
| Chicago Booth School of Business Chicago, IL | $77,000 |
| Harvard Business School Cambridge, MA | $76,000 |
| Yale School of Management New Haven, CT | $76,000 |
| Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management Ithaca, NY | $74,000 |
| Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill, NC | $73,000 |
| Tepper Online Hybrid MBA Pittsburgh, PA | $72,000 |
| Duke Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC | $72,000 |
| Michigan Ross School of Business Ann Arbor, MI | $68,000 |
All MBA Programs by Tuition
128 programs sorted by in-state tuition, lowest to highest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which MBA programs have the lowest tuition?
The five most affordable AACSB-accredited MBA programs by published resident tuition in the 2025 data are BYU Marriott School of Business ($14,000), University of Georgia Terry College of Business ($16,000), University of Kansas School of Business ($18,000), University of Arkansas Walton College of Business ($18,000), and Clemson Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business ($18,000). These are annual resident (in-state) figures in US dollars, not total cost of attendance, and most of the cheapest programmes are public schools whose non-resident rate is substantially higher.
Which MBA programs are the most expensive?
The five highest published tuitions among AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the 2025 data are The Wharton School ($84,000), Columbia Business School J-Term MBA ($82,000), MIT Sloan School of Management ($82,000), Columbia Business School ($82,000), and NYU Stern Part-Time MBA ($80,000), quoted as annual resident tuition in US dollars. Sticker price is a poor guide to what a given applicant pays — schools with the highest published tuition often discount most heavily through merit scholarships, so compare offers, not list prices.
How much does MBA program cost in 2025?
Annual tuition at AACSB-accredited MBA programs ranges from approximately $25,000 at the lowest in-state public programmes to over $75,000 at the most expensive private institutions. AdmitBase publishes both in-state (resident) and out-of-state (non-resident) tuition for every MBA program in the table below.
What is the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition?
Public MBA programs typically charge significantly lower tuition to state residents than to out-of-state applicants. The differential can exceed $30,000 per year. Private programmes generally charge a single tuition rate regardless of residency. Where AdmitBase has both values, both are displayed.
Does tuition include living expenses?
No. Tuition is the published price of instruction only. Total cost of attendance — which includes housing, food, books, fees, and health insurance — typically adds $20,000–$35,000 per year on top of tuition, depending on the city. Each MBA program publishes its own estimated cost of attendance, which is the figure a loan is sized against.
Are scholarships and grants common at MBA programs?
Scholarship availability varies widely. Many MBA programs award merit scholarships to applicants whose GMAT and GPA exceed the school's 75th-percentile median. Some programmes are need-blind; others meet full demonstrated need. AdmitBase publishes scholarship and grant data when a school reports it in its class profile.
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