Many people pursue an MBA with the goal of making more money. Four MBA grads share how they did it. They leveraged their time in the program and applied what they learned to land higher-earning jobs.

When Pranav Saxena walked out of his B-school convocation in Bengaluru last year, dressed in a crisp suit and holding a ?20 lakh degree, he was brimming with hope. Two years of gruelling coursework, ...