Oxford, GB · 12 months · class of 339
Oxford Saïd MBA: cost, salary and payback
A one-year Oxford MBA at £94,120, with a class that is 97% international and 14.6% of graduates hired into investment management.
Paid back after graduation in
8.8 years
Total cost $238,122 · 10-year NPV -$58,761
| Tuition and fees, whole program | $124,676 |
| Living budget | $23,446 |
| Salary given up, 12 months | $90,000 |
| Total cost | $238,122 |
| Salary after: average base salary | $107,914 |
| 10-year net present value | -$58,761 |
| Return on the cost (present values) | -25% |
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 (school standard) · Built by Radif Partners · Method
- Tuition and fees
- £94,120
- Total cost, salary given up included
- $238,122
- average base salary
- £81,466
- Payback, reference person
- 8.8 years
The Oxford MBA at Saïd Business School charges £94,120 for the September 2027 start, with no separate college or association fee found on the official pages. For living costs this page uses the University of Oxford's estimate for a single student over 12 months, £17,700, the low end of its range, for a direct cost of £111,820. For a person earning $90,000 today, the 12 months without salary bring the total to $238,122. The class of 2024-25 reported an average base salary of £81,466, about $107,914, three months after the end of the program; Oxford publishes averages, not medians. On that figure the model repays the cost 8.8 years after graduation, and the ten-year net present value is -$58,761. What sets Oxford apart is the mix of its graduates: 38.6% went into financial services, 14.6% into investment management alone, and an impact sector of nonprofits, social enterprises and public bodies has its own line in the report.
Investment management and impact
14.6% of the class took jobs in investment management, the largest share of any school in our data. Finance as a whole took 38.6% of graduates at an average of £78,017, below consulting at £90,746 for 22.2% of the class. Investment banking is a small group, 5%, so the finance average describes asset managers, fintech and impact investors more than bankers. The impact line, 4.4% of the class, paid £58,936 on average, the lowest of the sector totals: a graduate heading there should type that figure in the calculator, not the school average.
Oxford reports salaries by sector total only, without sub-sector pay, and the industry shares are percentages of the jobs reported three months after the program. 75% of graduates seeking a role had an offer within three months; the school counts offers rather than acceptances.
Oxford Saïd: where the class went
Share of the class
22.2%
| Salary reported | $120,207 |
| Graduates, about | 75 |
| Payback with that salary | 6.4 years |
Reference person earning $90,000 before the MBA.
Britain first, then North America and Asia
48% of graduates took a job in the United Kingdom, at an average of £80,718, number 3 of 6 in our UK ranking. North America took 14% at £116,827, and Asia 12% at £40,399. For the reference person, the American figure repays the degree in 3.5 years and the Asian one in more years than the model counts. Continental Europe took 9% of graduates at £79,914, close to the British average. With a class that is 97% international (2 schools in our data report more), the region you aim for decides which of these salaries applies to you.
A short program with a thin margin
A 12-month program keeps the salary given up low, which is the main argument for Oxford against a two-year school. The weak point is the margin between the average salary and the pre-MBA salary of the reference person: on these figures the gain is small enough that the payback runs to 8.8 years. The living estimate is the low end of the University's range, so a real budget lengthens it further. On the overall model, Oxford ranks number 38 of 40. Compare with Cambridge in the Oxford and Cambridge comparison.
Oxford Saïd: when the MBA pays back, for your salary
Payback after graduation
8.8 years
| Total cost with the salary given up | $238,122 |
| Salary after (average base salary) | $107,914 |
| 10-year NPV | -$58,761 |
Same assumptions as the main calculator; US dollars.
Where Oxford Saïd stands in our rankings
- #38 of 40 · Any industry (whole class)
- #33 of 38 · Consulting
- #23 of 39 · Finance, all segments
- #32 of 40 · Technology
- #31 of 39 · Working in the United States
- #9 of 16 · Working in Europe, UK included
- #3 of 6 · Working in the United Kingdom
- #16 of 18 · Working in Asia
Our fit score, reference person earning $90,000 before the MBA (method). Third-party rankings play no part in it. For reference, Oxford Saïd was ranked 27 in the FT Global MBA 2026.
What the Oxford Saïd MBA costs
| Item | GBP, and US dollars |
|---|---|
| Tuition, whole program | £94,120 $124,676 |
| Living budget, whole program | £17,700 $23,446 |
| Salary given up: $90,000 a year for 12 months | $90,000 |
| Total cost, reference person | $238,122 |
Oxford Saïd employment report: Class of 2024-25
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average base salary | £81,466 $107,914 |
| Signing bonus (mean) | £15,985 |
| Graduates who had an offer within three months | 75% |
| Response rate to the survey | 87% |
Oxford Saïd graduates by industry
| Industry, as the school names it | Share | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Financial services (total) | 38.6% | £78,017 (average) |
| Consulting (total) | 22.2% | £90,746 (average) |
| Global industry (total) | 21.5% | £79,875 (average) |
| Technology and e-commerce (total) | 13.3% | £85,286 (average) |
| Industrials 2.5, manufacturing 1.3, aerospace/aviation/defence 1.9, mobility 1.3 | 7% | not published |
| Consumer goods 3.8, retail 1.3 | 5.1% | not published |
| Impact (total: nonprofits/social enterprises, social impact, government, education) | 4.4% | £58,936 (average) |
| Healthcare | 3.2% | not published |
| Energy / Utilities | 2.5% | not published |
| of which investment banking (Investment banking (corporate finance 1.9, securities 0.6, other 2.5)) | 5% | not published |
| of which asset management (Investment management) | 14.6% | not published |
Where Oxford Saïd graduates went to work
| Region | Share | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| US (North America) | 14% | £116,827 |
| UK (United Kingdom) | 48% | £80,718 |
| Europe | 9% | £79,914 |
| Asia | 12% | £40,399 |
| Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) | 4% | £88,475 |
| Africa (Africa, Sub-Saharan) | 3% | £75,196 |
| Latin America (Latin America and the Caribbean) | 2% | £53,922 |
| Oceania (Australia and Oceania) | 4% | £109,224 |
Employers named by Oxford Saïd
AlixPartners · Bain & Company · BCG · Deloitte · McKinsey & Company · Roland Berger · ZS Associates · American Express · Barclays · BlackRock · British International Investment · Citi UK · JP Morgan · Revolut · The World Bank Group · Amazon · ByteDance/TikTok · PlayStation · ExxonMobil · Mercedes-Benz · Nike · SpaceX · Unilever · Toyota
Names only: the school gives no hire counts.
The Oxford Saïd class
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| International students | 97% |
| Women | 48% |
| Average years of work experience | 6 |
| Nationalities | 63 |
| Class size | 339 |
Not published by Oxford Saïd in the documents we read: the split by job function. We leave these blank rather than fill them with an estimate.