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#9 Best Full-Time MBA Programs

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

UC Berkeley · Berkeley, California · Public

“The smallest class in the top ten and the strongest West Coast tech network…”

Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
30 student interviews · data from the audited class profile

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
90.1
ExcellentBP Score
$151,000Tuition, total
726Avg. GMAT
20.1%Acceptance rate
92.9%Placed at 3 months
$165,000Median base salary

Scorecard

Four pillars, weighted into the BP Score
Career outcomes 90
Return on investment 89
Academic rigor 91
Student experience 92

Our review

The smallest class in the top ten and the strongest West Coast tech network outside Stanford. Bay Area employers treat Haas as a home team.

Students we interviewed described the program as demanding but transparent about outcomes: the placement engine, the alumni response rate, and the true cost of attendance all held up against the audited class profile. The honest caveats are in the scorecard — weigh the geography and the sticker against your own target employers before committing.

What impressed us

  • Verified placement. Employment numbers audited against the class profile.
  • Alumni responsiveness. High cold-outreach reply rates in our survey.
  • Real curriculum signal. Employers cite the flagship program feature unprompted.

What gave us pause

  • Sticker shock. Total cost keeps climbing faster than salaries.
  • Geography. Recruiting gravity favors the home market.

The verdict

The smallest class in the top ten and the strongest West Coast tech network outside Stanford. Bay Area employers treat Haas as a home team.

90.1 #9 Full-Time MBA

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