Harvard University

Median cash compensation for Harvard graduates
Less than two years' experience: $133,000
10 years' experience: $182,000
20 years' experience: $232,000
Career total: $3,867,903

Notable alumni:
James Dimon, chairman, president, and CEO, JPMorgan Chase
Donna Dubinsky, co-founder, Palm; former president and CEO, Handspring
John Paulson, founder and president, Paulson & Co.
Meg Whitman, former president and CEO, eBay
Gary Rodkin, president and CEO, ConAgra Foods

Why students choose Harvard:
"It's cliche to say that HBS is 'transformational,' so I won't say it. But the program did fundamentally alter the way I think about the world and my position in it. There is almost no part of me that it hasn't touched and affected for the better."
—Consulting student

Learn more:
Harvard Full-Time MBA Profile
Harvard on Business Exchange