Hi work_tgr,

A good MBA will always be partially measured by how much increase in salary its graduates can get. The Economist Intelligence Unit, in ranking the top 100 MBAs in the world, places increase in salary as one of its criteria. Check this out: EIU's Top 100 MBA by Increase in Salary.

So, ppl go for MBAs only if the benefits (learning experience, networking, increase in salary, increase in knowledge, business school's cert name, future promotions) exceed the costs (tuition fees, 1 or 2 years of forgone salary, travelling, etc).

Lousy MBAs (by unknown biz schools) of course cannot guarantee you salary increment (or even job, lol).