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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a top 5 (Ivy League) business school.  Hugely worth it for me coming out of a liberal arts undergrad with 2 years of work experience.  Have been in consulting my whole career, now on my own.  Have been earning in the mid 6 figures the last decade.  Currently work less than full time, have tons of flexbility, and still in that earnings range.  Some/many of my classmates have done way better of course - but most ended up in NY post graduation and that wasn't a path I wanted to take.  I don't regret the MBA for even a minute, and I paid for the degree myself.
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Mid 6 as in 500,000? That's solid...[/quote]

I would love to know what kind of consulting pays that much.  A lot of finance and accounting consultants are lucky yo make $150k.[/quote]

Strategy/management.  It's a tougher field these days to be sure, and demand is probably on the decline tong term, but it's still out there.  It does tend to be dominated by people from the top schools and credentials do matter (in addition to results of course).

Think McKinsey, Bain, etc.  Many of my classmates went that route.  I went a more specialized route. I earn less than they do - but don't have the same work expectations either.  It's a tough career for mothers because of the travel.  In fact McKinsey currently has an initiative to try to lure back women who left the firm.[/quote]

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