Which university is good for an MBA, MIT or Harvard?

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Loveleen Sharma | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

Both the schools hold a lot of prestige among international students all around the world. Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Business have amazing employability, popularity, incredible career growth opportunities, but intense competition.

Here is the table showing comparison between both MBA schools:

Universities	MBA Median Base Salary	MBA First Year Tuition Fees
Harvard University	INR 18 L - 72 L	USD 175,000 (INR 1.5 Cr)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	INR 44 L - 88 L	USD 170,000 (INR 1.41 Cr)

As it is shown in the table, Harvard University offers higher ROI, however, it has a highly competitive acceptance rate of 4%. On the other hand, the MIT acceptance rate stands at 14% for its Business and Management programs.

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Answered by

Chandra Shekhar | Contributor-Level 9

2 months ago

Harvard and MIT both offer a world-ranked MBA programme with impressive placement opportunities to students. Mentioned below is the comparison between them in terms of their tuition fees and MBA placements:

Universities	MBA First Year Tuition Fees	MBA Average Salary Per Year
MIT	INR 35 L to INR 76 L	INR 1.39 Cr
Harvard	INR 18 L to INR 63 L	INR 1.50 Cr

According to above comparision, Harvard University looks good in terms of tuition fees and average fees. However, its your choice where you want to study MBA program.

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