Which university is better for MBA among UC Berkeley Haas and UCLA Anderson School of Management?

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Loveleen Sharma | Contributor-Level 9

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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 UCLA Anderson School of Management ranks at #20 among the top 124 B-Schools of the world, on the other hand Haas ranks at #7 in this list, according to US world and News ranking 2024:

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

Criteria	Berkeley HAAS School of Business	UCLA Anderson School of Management
Location	Berkeley, California (near Silicon Valley)	Los Angeles, California
Average Starting Salary	USD 160,000 (INR 1.35 Cr)	USD 150,000 (1.26 Cr)
Sign-On Bonus	USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)	USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)
Acceptance Rate	17%	9.9%
Tuition	USD 66,000 (INR 55 L)	USD 78,268 (INR 66 L)
Return on Investment (ROI)	High, especially in tech and entrepreneurship	High, especially in finance and consulting
Top Industries Hiring	Technology, consulting, and financial services dominate. Key recruiters include Google, Amazon, McKinsey, and Deloitte	Consulting, technology, entertainment, and finance. Recruiters include Meta, Intuit, and Goldman Sachs?
Ranking (US World and News Ranking) 2024	#7	#20

(USD 1 = INR 84.29)

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 UCLA Anderson School of Management ranks at #20 among the top 124 B-Schools of the world, on the other hand Haas ranks at #7 in this list, according to US world and News ranking 2024: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">UCLA Anderson 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">Los Angeles, California</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 150,000 (1.26 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 30,000 (INR 25 L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Acceptance Rate</td><td valign="top" width="200">17%</td><td valign="top" width="200">9.9%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Tuition</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 66,000 (INR 55 L)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 78,268 (INR 66 L)</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, and financial services dominate. Key recruiters include Google, Amazon, McKinsey, and Deloitte</td><td valign="top" width="200">Consulting, technology, entertainment, and finance. Recruiters include Meta, Intuit, and Goldman Sachs? </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Ranking (US World and News Ranking) 2024</td><td valign="top" width="200">#7</td><td valign="top" width="200">#20</td></tr></tbody></table> (USD 1 = INR 84.29)