Cambridge, GB · 12 months · class of 222
Cambridge Judge MBA: cost, salary and payback
One year in Cambridge for £106,950, and a class whose average starting pay, converted at market rates, barely clears our reference salary.
Paid back after graduation in
13.2 years
Total cost $231,671 · 10-year NPV -$163,151
| Tuition and fees, whole program | $114,251 |
| Living budget | $27,420 |
| Salary given up, 12 months | $90,000 |
| Total cost | $231,671 |
| Salary after: average base salary | $94,336 |
| 10-year net present value | -$163,151 |
| Return on the cost (present values) | -70% |
US dollars at the ECB rate of the last update. Raises of 5% a year with the MBA and 3% without, discounted at 5%, before tax. How this is calculated.
Fees and budget read on October 13, 2026 · employment: Class of 2024/25 (Employment Report 2026) (school standard) · Built by Radif Partners · Method
- Tuition and fees
- £86,250
- Total cost, salary given up included
- $231,671
- average base salary
- £71,216
- Payback, reference person
- 13.2 years
The Cambridge Judge MBA costs £86,250 in tuition for the September 2027 entry, the same for British and overseas students, and the school's budget for the year adds £20,700, for £106,950 before the salary you give up. For a person earning $90,000 today, the 12 months away add $90,000, for a total of $231,671. The report on the class of 2024/25 gives an average base salary of £71,216, with no median, which is about $94,336 at the ECB rate. Against the reference salary that repays the total 13.2 years after graduation, and the ten-year net present value is -$163,151, placing Cambridge number 40 of 40 in our overall ranking. Most of that result comes from converting pounds into dollars, as the first section below explains. What stands out in the report is where graduates went: 43% stayed in the United Kingdom and 35% took jobs in Asia.
Why Cambridge lands low in a dollar model
Our model compares the salary after the MBA with the salary before it, in US dollars. Cambridge pays its graduates in pounds, and £71,216 converts to about $94,336, close to the $90,000 we assume before the degree. The gain from the MBA is then small, and the $90,000 of salary given up takes a long time to recover. The school's own report quotes a much higher dollar figure because it converts at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for prices in each country; that is a fair way to compare living standards, but it is not money you can spend on a loan in dollars.
The model fits better for someone who earns less before the degree, or who plans to stay in Britain and compares pounds with pounds. On the same figures, the payback falls to six years or less for a pre-MBA salary of up to about $65,000. The figure is also an average, not a median, so a handful of high offers in finance can lift it above what a typical graduate earns.
Cambridge Judge: when the MBA pays back, for your salary
Payback after graduation
13.2 years
| Total cost with the salary given up | $231,671 |
| Salary after (average base salary) | $94,336 |
| 10-year NPV | -$163,151 |
Same assumptions as the main calculator; US dollars.
A British MBA with an Asian pipeline
35% of the class took jobs in Asia, the highest share of any European or British school in our data, and number 7 of 18 in our Asia ranking. Another 10% went to the United States. Graduates took jobs in many countries, and the report notes that a large part of those who changed country after the MBA went to Britain, while others went back to the country they came from. The employer list mixes strategy firms, a pharmaceutical group, a social media company and private equity, with no hire counts.
Cambridge Judge: where the class went
Share of the class
17%
| Salary reported | $94,336 (school-wide) |
| Graduates, about | 38 |
| Payback with that salary | 13.2 years |
Reference person earning $90,000 before the MBA.
Strategy jobs inside companies
The function split adds detail. 19% of graduates went into corporate planning and strategy roles, ahead of external consulting at 16%, and product management took 9%. By sector, technology at 24% and finance at 23% edge out consulting at 17%. The class of 222 comes from 43 nationalities with an average of 6 years of experience. The Oxford and Cambridge comparison sets both reports side by side.
Where Cambridge Judge stands in our rankings
- #40 of 40 · Any industry (whole class)
- #35 of 38 · Consulting
- #33 of 39 · Finance, all segments
- #29 of 40 · Technology
- #34 of 39 · Working in the United States
- #13 of 16 · Working in Europe, UK included
- #5 of 6 · Working in the United Kingdom
- #7 of 18 · Working in Asia
- #7 of 7 · Working in the Middle East
Our fit score, reference person earning $90,000 before the MBA (method). Third-party rankings play no part in it. For reference, Cambridge Judge was ranked 17 in the FT Global MBA 2026.
What the Cambridge Judge MBA costs
| Item | GBP, and US dollars |
|---|---|
| Tuition, whole program | £86,250 $114,251 |
| Living budget, whole program | £20,700 $27,420 |
| Salary given up: $90,000 a year for 12 months | $90,000 |
| Total cost, reference person | $231,671 |
Cambridge Judge employment report: Class of 2024/25 (Employment Report 2026)
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average base salary | £71,216 $94,336 |
| Graduates who employed within three months | 73% |
Cambridge Judge graduates by industry
| Industry, as the school names it | Share | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industry - Technology + Industry - Internet / eCommerce | 24% | not published |
| Finance | 23% | not published |
| Industry - Professional Services + Industry - Other | 20% | not published |
| Consulting | 17% | not published |
| Industry - Healthcare / Pharma / Biotech | 7% | not published |
| Industry - Energy / Utilities | 4% | not published |
| Public Sector / NGO / Other | 2% | not published |
Where Cambridge Judge graduates went to work
| Region | Share | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| US (North America) | 10% | not published |
| UK (United Kingdom) | 43% | not published |
| Europe (Western Europe (excluding UK)) | 3% | not published |
| Asia (Central Asia + East Asia + South Asia + Southeast Asia) | 35% | not published |
| Middle East (Middle East & N Africa) | 5% | not published |
| Latin America (Latin America & Caribbean) | 1% | not published |
| Oceania (Australasia) | 3% | not published |
Cambridge Judge graduates by job function
| Function | Share | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Planning / Strategy | 19% | not published |
| Consulting | 16% | not published |
| Product Management | 9% | not published |
| Investment / Asset Management (Private Markets) | 8% | not published |
| Business Development | 8% | not published |
| Marketing / Sales | 7% | not published |
| Investment Banking & Corporate Finance | 5% | not published |
| Project Management | 5% | not published |
| General Management | 3% | not published |
| Investment / Asset Management (Debt & Equity) | 3% | not published |
| Product Development | 3% | not published |
| Technology Management | 3% | not published |
| Other | 11% | not published |
Employers named by Cambridge Judge
Boston Consulting Group · Bayer · PwC · TikTok · Google · Model ML · McKinsey & Company · Bain & Company · Amazon · KKR · Morgan Stanley · Shell
Names only: the school gives no hire counts.
The Cambridge Judge class
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Women | 47% |
| Average age | 29 |
| Average years of work experience | 6 |
| GMAT average | 690 |
| Nationalities | 43 |
| Class size | 222 |