John Byrne at $4 took the salary data business schools give to US News and World Report $4 and revealed the top 10 programs in the US by average starting salary $4
$4, US News figures are the most accurate for average salary because most schools report salary and bonus numbers separately, failing to account for the fact that some MBAs don't get a signing bonus. US News includes grads who didn't get a bonus to get a better average.
Salaries line up pretty nicely with quality, $4 have Stanford and Harvard in the top two spots, though with the two reversed.
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There's a complete list of all 39 schools that average a six-figure starting salary $4