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Invest in you
Master new skills. Take home a bigger salary. Earn a sweet promotion. In as little as 2 years, you can do it all with the Iowa MBA.
Relative to the cost of the average MBA, our graduates earn nearly triple the amount of Top 25 programs. That's just one reason the Iowa MBA is a solid investment in your future.
Triple the cost to salary ratio
The numbers don’t lie. The #22-ranked Iowa MBA offers an impressive ROI compared to other top B-schools, with a tuition of just $33,750 and average salary of $118,569.
Top Part-Time MBA Tuition & Salaries 2025
US News Rank | Institution | Total Tuition | Expected Average Salary | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Tie) | Northwestern University (Kellogg) | $168,327.00 | $170,000.00 | 1.01:1 |
| 1 (Tie) | University of California, Berkeley (Haas) | $155,824.00 | $180,000.00 | 1.16:1 |
| 1 (Tie) | University of Chicago (Booth) | $170,280.00 | $155,000.00 | 0.91:1 |
| 4 | New York University (Stern) | $177,400.00 | $166,148.00 | 0.94:1 |
| 5 | University of California--Los Angeles (Anderson) | $171,192.00 | $142,800.00 | 0.83:1 |
| 6 | University of Texas--Austin (McCombs) | $130,200.00 | $141,685.00 | 1.09:1 |
| 7 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross) | $120,000.00 | $170,000.00 | 1.42:1 |
| 8 | Ohio State University (Fisher) | $82,950.00 | $106,673.00 | 1.29:1 |
| 9 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | $145,280.00 | $144,442.00 | 0.99:1 |
| 10 (Tie) | Georgetown University (McDonough) | $162,469.00 | $146,033.00 | 0.9:1 |
| 10 (Tie) | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | $69,000.00 | $123,108.00 | 1.78:1 |
| 10 (Tie) | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Carlson) | $97,512.00 | $128,249.00 | 1.32:1 |
| 13 | Rice University (Jones) | $120,560.00 | $147,831.00 | 1.23:1 |
| 14 (Tie) | Emory University (Goizueta) | $89,989.00 | $153,868.00 | 1.71:1 |
| 14 (Tie) | The University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | $45,460.00 | $123,163.00 | 2.71:1 |
| 16 | Indiana University (Kelley) | $71,540.00 | $145,000.00 | 2.03:1 |
| 17 (Tie) | Boston College (Carroll) | $126,426.00 | $182,000.00 | 1.44:1 |
| 17 (Tie) | University of Washington (Foster) | $102,157.00 | $151,000.00 | 1.48:1 |
| 19 (Tie) | Santa Clara University (Leavey) | $89,390.00 | $122,000.00 | 1.36:1 |
| 19 (Tie) | University of Maryland--College Park (Smith) | $104,408.00 | $120,446.00 | 1.15:1 |
| 19 (Tie) | Wake Forest University | $74,970.00 | $120,000.00 | 1.6:1 |
| 22 | University of Iowa (Tippie) | $33,750.00 | $118,569.00 | 3.51:1 |
| 23 (Tie) | Rutgers University--Newark and New Brunswick | $67,475.00 | $103,278.00 | 1.53:1 |
| 23 (Tie) | University of California--Irvine (Merage) | $53,567.00 | $110,000.00 | 2.05:1 |
| 23 (Tie) | University of South Carolina (Moore) | $40,970.00 | $103,120.00 | 2.52:1 |
Average of the Top 25: 1.3:1
Tippie College of Business: 3.51:1
Outcomes that move the needle
With the Iowa MBA, there’s nowhere to go but up.
56 %
change in job level
Among 2023-2024 grads
$ 118,569
Average salary
Among 2023-2024 grads
30 %
Average salary increase within 4 months of graduation
Based on a survey of 2024 grads
Focus on what matters
Round out your degree, and show management where your interests lie, with a concentration in:
- Leadership
- Business Analytics
- Business Communication
- Finance
- Innovation
- Marketing
- Strategy
