Yale SOM EMBA vs CBS EMBA

Hi, I got admitted to Yale SOM EMBA and Columbia Business School EMBA recently. Not sure which one I should attend, I live in New York City, just 10mins from Columbia campus. 

Background: Now 6th-7th year in a global investment bank’s market and treasury risk division. Middle office VP. Bachelor in computer engineering from a state university. Master in engineering from Columbia Engineering School. Small team lead, 1-2 people managed.

Goal: front office role, closer to market/portfolio/deals team. Longer term, entrepreneurship possibly, not quite sure yet.

Cost: Yale 190k. Columbia 230k. 

Schedule: Yale, Friday and Saturday, alternative week. Columbia, every Saturday for two years. I like Columbia’s schedule more, because I don’t feel good to be OOO for 30days a year, which looks like a must for Yale’s EMBA program.

Brandname: Yale>>Columbia, CBS>Yale SOM.

Commute: Yale - 2hours one way. Columbia - 10mins from my condo.

Which one you think it’s better? I really need people to give me some advice on this. Also, what do you know about the reputation of both schools in America and in HK/China. Appreciate it. 

Note, got Booth’s admission too, I already turned down, no like flying weekly for two years.

1 Comments
 

Ullam iste et hic dolorum. Enim odit omnis necessitatibus deserunt minima facilis ipsa omnis. Repellat natus libero quo rerum. Ea recusandae nesciunt facere perspiciatis laudantium eos molestiae aliquid.

Et optio ea quis. Facilis reiciendis molestiae dolor non exercitationem veniam. Perspiciatis itaque numquam cupiditate. Non fuga molestiae tempora impedit eos fuga.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”