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2016 GMAC Alumni Perspectives Survey Report

Get help navigating the MBA maze by downloading our free guide!GMAC released results from its 2016 Alumni Perspectives Survey, based on responses from 14,279 graduate business school alumni from 1980-2015, representing 275 programs in 70 universities at 20 worldwide locations. The survey examines the educational, professional, and personal outcomes of its respondents. ROI is measured based on employment rates, post-degree salary growth, job satisfaction, career advancement, and salary estimates three, five, and ten years post-graduation.

92% percent of alumni were employed at time of survey, of which 3% worked in the C-suite, 18% at the executive level, 31% at the senior level, and 46% at mid-level positions

Compensation & ROI

• $2.5M – the median cumulative base salary for graduate business school alumni over 20 years post-graduation

• 3.5 – the average number of years it takes MBA alumni to recoup their b-school investment (for alumni of full-time MBA programs)

• 2.5 – the average number of years it takes MBA alumni to recoup their b-school investment (for alumni of part-time, flexible, online, and executive MBA programs)

• 0.8 – the average number of years it takes Master of Accounting graduates to recoup their investment

• 1.5 – the average number of years it takes Master of Finance graduates to recoup their investment

• 1 – the average number of years it takes Master in Management graduates to recoup their investment

Value of the Degree

• 95% – alumni who value their degree as “outstanding/excellent”

• 93% – alumni who rate their degree as “personally rewarding”

• 89% – alumni who rate their degree as “professionally rewarding”

• 75% – alumni who rate their degree as “financially rewarding”

• 73% – alumni who said their degree provided them with faster career advancement

• 59% – alumni who were motivated to pursue their degree to increase their salary

Check out the full report for more alumni perspectives.

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