Which university is better for MBA among UC Berkeley Haas and MIT Sloan School of Management?

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Both the B-schools are considered to be the best in the world, due to their curriculum, expert faculty, campus life, location, global reputation, state of the art learning infrastructure, and Nobel Laureates. While both the schools are great for Business and Management studies, the MIT Sloan School of Management ranks at #5 among the top 124 B-Schools of the world, on the other hand Sloan ranks at #7 in this list, according to US world and News ranking.

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

Criteria	Berkeley HAAS School of Business	MIT Sloan School of Management
Location	Berkeley, California (near Silicon Valley)	Cambridge, Massachusetts (near Boston)
Average Starting Salary	USD 160,000 (INR 1.35 Cr)	USD 165,000 (INR 1.39 Cr)
Sign-On Bonus	USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)	USD 35,000 (INR 29 L)
Acceptance Rate	17%	11%
Tuition	USD 66,000 (INR 55 L) per year (USD 132,000 total)	USD 83,000 (INR 70 L) per year (USD 166,000 total)
Return on Investment (ROI)	High, especially in tech and entrepreneurship	High, especially in finance and consulting
Top Industries Hiring	Technology, Consulting, Finance, Sustainability	Consulting, Finance, Technology, Biotech
Ranking	Top 10 (typically #8–10)	Top 5 (typically #4–5)

(USD 1 = INR 84.43)

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Both the B-schools are considered to be the best in the world, due to their curriculum, expert faculty, campus life, location, global reputation, state of the art learning infrastructure, and Nobel Laureates. While both the schools are great for Business and Management studies, the MIT Sloan School of Management ranks at #5 among the top 124 B-Schools of the world, on the other hand Sloan ranks at #7 in this list, according to US world and News ranking.The table compares these two best Business schools in depth: <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th valign="top" width="200">Criteria</th><th valign="top" width="200">Berkeley HAAS School of Business </th><th valign="top" width="200">MIT Sloan School of Management</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Location</td><td valign="top" width="200">Berkeley, California (near Silicon Valley)</td><td valign="top" width="200">Cambridge, Massachusetts (near Boston)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Average Starting Salary</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 160,000 (INR 1.35 Cr)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 165,000 (INR 1.39 Cr)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Sign-On Bonus</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 35,000 (INR 29 L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Acceptance Rate</td><td valign="top" width="200">17%</td><td valign="top" width="200">11%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Tuition</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 66,000 (INR 55 L) per year (USD 132,000 total)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 83,000 (INR 70 L) per year (USD 166,000 total)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Return on Investment (ROI)</td><td valign="top" width="200">High, especially in tech and entrepreneurship</td><td valign="top" width="200">High, especially in finance and consulting</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Top Industries Hiring</td><td valign="top" width="200">Technology, Consulting, Finance, Sustainability</td><td valign="top" width="200">Consulting, Finance, Technology, Biotech</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Ranking</td><td valign="top" width="200">Top 10 (typically #8–10)</td><td valign="top" width="200">Top 5 (typically #4–5)</td></tr></tbody></table> (USD 1 = INR 84.43)These B-Schools are extremely popular choice among the students from the entire world, however if a student is more interested in Tech and Entrepreneurship industry, they should choose Sloan, and if the interest of the student inclines towards finance and consulting, MIT USA can be a better choice. Although, both schools have a low acceptance rate, the MIT Sloan is more competitive than Sloan, but Sloan graduates are landing better annual packages then Sloan.Students are suggested to keep these factors in mind while preparing an application for both the B-Schools.

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