10 MBA Programs Where Grads Have High Debt

B-Schools Where Grads Owe the Most

Some MBA graduates who borrowed for their degree will pay a small fortune for their business school credentials.

Among the 10 schools where student borrowers had the most debt, the average debt was $97,180.

Pepperdine University (Graziadio) (CA)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $89,245

U.S. News business school rank: 76

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 43

More on the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $91,834

U.S. News business school rank: 6

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 66

More on the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

University of San Francisco (Masagung)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $93,465

U.S. News business school rank: RNP

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 61

More on the Masagung Graduate School of Management at University of San Francisco.

New York University (Stern)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $93,832

U.S. News business school rank: 10

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: N/A

More on the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Yale University (CT)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $96,341

U.S. News business school rank: 13

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 73

More on the Yale School of Management.

Cornell University (Johnson) (NY)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $97,500

U.S. News business school rank: 17

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: N/A

More on the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $97,915

U.S. News business school rank: 11

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 60

More on the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $100,512

U.S. News business school rank: 5

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 72

More on the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

University of Virginia (Darden)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $102,968

U.S. News business school rank: 11

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 62

More on the Darden School of Business at University of Virginia.

Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)

Average MBA program indebtedness: $108,186

U.S. News business school rank: 14

Percentage of full-time 2013 graduates with debt: 66

More on the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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