... the usual academic information, such as median GMAT and the acceptance rate of the incoming class, and certain financial information, such as the median incomes of students by school before and ... receiving an average AACSB-accredited MBA The breakeven period was estimated to be approximately nine years for the period under observation The internal rate of return on an average MBA was approximately ... human capital development, the determination of quality of academic programs, and the basics of capital budgeting Specific interest centers on the economic value of an MBA and how that value varies...