Business Schools - Financing your MBA

It’s no secret that thousands of graduate programs at universities all across America leave students with mountains of debt and mediocre incomes. Many master’s students have gotten themselves into debt beyond what their incomes will easily support once they graduate.

Debt is the foremost concern for MBAs and MBA candidates, exacerbated and reinforced by widely shared horror stories of six-figure debt that takes decades to pay off. The bottom line is that the cost of a two-year, residential, full-time MBA program keeps rising, and as long as that is the case, debt will grow, too. And the stories will keep coming.

Affordability is top of mind for many potential applicants. Luckily, there are many ways you can reduce the cost of getting your degree. We’ll break down those costs, share some tips to maximize your financial aid, and explore your student loan options (in case you need them).

My name is Nikhil Agarwal. I graduated from Harvard Business School in 2020 and have helped thousands of students get the best deals on more than $500 million in student loans over the last three years through Juno, a startup that negotiates lower rates for MBA student loans.