If you want to follow in the footsteps of high-salary CEO’s, consider the MBA programs at the following universities:
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
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Median cash compensation for Wharton graduates
Less than two years’ experience: $137,000
10 years’ experience: $161,000
20 years’ experience: $203,000
Career total: $3,491,372
Notable alumni:
Lewis Platt, former chairman, president, and CEO, Hewlett-Packard
Peter Lynch, vice-chairman, Fidelity
James Tisch, president and CEO, Loews
Peter Nicholas, founder, chairman, and former CEO, Boston Scientific
David Pottruck, former president and CEO, Charles Schwab
Columbia University
Median cash compensation for Columbia graduates
Less than two years’ experience: $119,000
10 years’ experience: $165,000
20 years’ experience: $194,000
Career total: $3,349,669
Notable alumni:
Cesareo Alierta Izuel, chairman and CEO, Telefonica
Keith Sherin, vice-chairman and CFO, General Electric
Jerome Chazen, founder, Liz Claiborne
Henry Kravis, co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO, KKR
Rochelle Lazarus, chairman and former CEO, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Stanford University
Median cash compensation for Stanford graduates
Less than two years’ experience: $123,000
10 years’ experience: $149,000
20 years’ experience: $206,000
Career total: $3,327,145
Notable alumni:
John Browne, former CEO, BP
Stephen Ellis, worldwide managing director, Bain & Co.
Richard Fairbank, co-founder, chairman, president, and CEO, Capital One
Charles Schwab, founder and chairman, Charles Schwab
Scott McNealy, co-founder, chairman, and former CEO, Sun Microsystems
Dartmouth College (Tuck)
Median cash compensation for Tuck graduates
Less than two years’ experience: $124,000
10 years’ experience: $142,000
20 years’ experience: $181,000
Career total: $3,146,031
Notable alumni:
Peter Dolan, former CEO, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Christopher Sinclair, former chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Kevin McGrath, former president and CEO, Digital Angel
Roger McNamee, co-founder and managing director, Elevation Partners
Don Wilson III, former chief risk officer, JPMorgan Chase