Is Columbia University, USA a better option than UPES Dehradun, India for doing MBA?
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Basically both universities are good and have the best curriculum but there are many factors to make a good choice. So columbia university is a prestigious educational institute so if a student can afford the expenses then he/she must go for Columbia university. It has best curriculum and also has a great faculty.
UPES in India is also one of the most prestigious college with the NIRF ranking 41 and UPES is ranked among the top 15 MBA institution in North India.
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Consulting, Investment Management, Real Estate, Private Equity, and Investment Banking are the top 5 best paying industries for MBA graduates at Columbia Uni. Given below is the average salary offered by these industries to students.
Industry | the highest Salary offered in USD | the highest Salary offered in INR |
|---|---|---|
Real Estate | USD 450,000 | INR 4.1 Cr |
Private Equity | USD 400,000 | INR 3.6 Cr |
Investment Management | USD 290,000 | INR 2.6 Cr |
Consulting | USD 250,000 | INR 2.25 Cr |
Investment Banking | USD 225,000 | INR 2.02 Cr |
1 USD = INR 89.90
With 482 faculty members, students to faculty ratio is 1:17 at Columbia Law which shows level of attention these CLS students receive from their faculty. With extreme focus of high employability skills, according to ABA, 95.8% of the Columbia School graduates were able to pass the Bar exam in 2024.
According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2025, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #6 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Columbia University Law courses, this ranking is #10.
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Columbia Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New York, United States |
Average Starting Salary (LLM) | USD 215,000 (INR 1.93 Cr) | USD 189,915 (INR 1.70 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 8.07% | 11.84% |
Top Job Sectors Hiring | Law firms, Judiciary | Law firms, Business & Management |
US World and News Ranking 2024 | #6 | #10 |
Placement Rate (2023) within 10 months after graduation | 97.3% | 98.5% |
USD 1 = INR 89.93
University of British Columbia placement rate is 89%, for MBA graduates. The average median salary of MBA graduates is around USD 101,431 (INR 90.86 L). The top employers at University of British Columbia are listed below:
- Deloitte
- Aritzia
- Lululemon
- Amazon
- Microsoft
- BC Hydro
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