Insights on Business Schools, MBA and Master's Programs

The Yale MBA program's cost structure has seen notable changes over the past three academic years, with consistent increases across most expense categories. 

Tuition has steadily increased from $79,000 in 2022-23 to $82,200 in 2023-24, marking a 4.05% rise, and further to $84,900 in 2024-25, a 3.28% increase. The program fee has remained constant at $500 throughout all three years.

Room, board, and personal expenses have risen significantly from $25,550 in 2022-23 to $28,266 in 2023-24, reflecting a 10.63% increase, and then to $29,227 in 2024-25, a 3.41% rise.

The tuition fee for Booth MBA has increased by 4% annually in both 2023 and 2022. First, it increased by 4% from $77,841 in 2022 to $80,961 in 2023 and then further by 4% to reach $84,198 in 2024 totaling an overall 8% increase over three years. 

Booth MBA costs from 2022 to 2023 saw several variations but in 2024, the expenses have stabilized and remained the same as in 2023. 

Housing and Food costs first increased by 16%, from $22,185 to $26,010 in 2023, and remained the same in 2024. 

Tuition fees for Stanford MBA have shown a constant upward trend, first increasing by 3.7%, from $76,950 in 2022 to $79,860 in 2023 further increasing by 3.2% in 2024 to $82,455. 

Living Expenses and Housing showed the highest hike of 6.9% in 2023, from $36,198 in 2021 to $38,724 in 2023 and then moderately increasing by 3%, to $39,888 in 2024.

Although medical insurance saw a hike of 4.9% in 2023, it substantially grew by 6.2% in 2024 to $8,403. 

Tuition fees for the Harvard MBA program saw a hike of 2%, whereas the total fee saw a hike of 2.36% due to increases in expenses such as Housing, Food, Course Materials, Health Fees, and Insurance plans. 
 

Since approximately only 30% of the Harvard MBA class is married or married with Children, we are summarizing the Harvard MBA Cost for a Single Person for 2023 and 2024. 

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Tuition fees for the Harvard MBA program have shown a 2% hike annually for two years.

The tuition fee first rose from $73,440 in 2022 to $74,910 in 2023 and finally saw a 2% hike to $76,410 in 2024.

Similarly, all other expenses, including Health fees, Insurance plans, living expenses, and course and material fees, have shown a marginal increase.