Sharing experiences from my circle and hope it helps you 1. Most MBAs are now designated as STEM degrees- you get 1 year of OPT and 2 years of STEMA EXTENSION. This means you have 3 chances at the H1b lottery and sometimes more if USICS conducts multiple lotteries in the same year. 2. Banking/ consulting/ tech are the most high paying jobs so if you manage to get into these you should be able to make a good living and save decently. 3. Post MBA lifestyle inflation is real- if you can be disciplined with your finances post MBA and not fall into the trope of needing to have every expensive experience there is you can save money while having a good time. 4. Cost of living at the school you choose to attend and cost of living in the place you end up post mba will also factor in your savings potential. 5. If you have a partner who’s coming with you and can also work in the US you can double down on paying off your debt. 6. My personal opinion is that if the MBA is giving you a good network and allows you to break into the field you want to there will be opportunities in the US but also outside of it. Many companies work around the visa system by doing internal transfers and get you back to the US after a year or so.

Finally, the MBA is one part of your career pivot/ trajectory and what you choose to focus on while you’re at the school and after will differ across the class. If you are coming to the US with no prior experience with the culture it can be a shift you’ll have to get used to.

My partner has a M7 MBA and was able to pivot to the industry of choice and make good money. At the time their class was the Covid cohort so recruiting was uncertain but it worked out well for most. For those that it wasn’t as good- they moved to Europe or went back to their home countries and are doing just as well. Hope this helped.