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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.

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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
4New York University (Stern)

$177,400.00

$166,148.00

0.94:1
5University of California--Los Angeles (Anderson)

$171,192.00

$142,800.00

0.83:1
6University of Texas--Austin (McCombs)

$130,200.00

$141,685.00

1.09:1
7University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross)

$120,000.00

$170,000.00

1.42:1
8Ohio State University (Fisher)

$82,950.00

$106,673.00

1.29:1
9University 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
13Rice 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
16Indiana 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
22University 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

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