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April 7, 2022

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Top 10 or Bust: Dispelling 2 MBA Myths

Dispelling 2 MBA Myths

I constantly hear two comments from applicants related to MBA admissions. Both of them are myths that I want to bust once and for all: Myth #1: Once you attend an MBA program outside the Top 10, it doesn’t matter which school it is, so you may as well go to the least expensive one… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA Rankings, MBA ROI, researching mba programs

November 24, 2021

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Starting Salaries for MBA Grads Climbing

Starting salaries for MBA grads climbing

According to the Wall Street Journal, salaries for business school grads have bounced back after flattening at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. In fact, these salaries are hitting record highs as consulting firms, banks, and tech firms try to entice top business school graduates to join them. University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and University… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Duke Fuqua, MBA ROI, Wharton

November 17, 2021

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MBA Students Pay Off Student Loans Faster Than Other Grad Degrees

MBA students pay off student loans faster than other grad degrees

Most grad students take out student loans to finance their higher education and can end up saddled with debt running into hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduate. According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of federal student loan data for nearly 600 programs, graduates of approximately 98% of universities that offer… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Financial Aid, MBA ROI, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton, Yale SOM

October 6, 2020

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Recovery Expected in 2021 Hiring of MBA and Business Master’s Graduates

Recovery expected in 2021 hiring of MBA and business masters graduates

GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) has published the results of their latest annual survey of corporate recruiters. The 2020 survey concentrated on the impact of COVID-19 for business master’s and MBA grads by comparing data from two waves. Survey responses were collected from 712 corporate recruiters in Wave I (February 17–March 17, 2020) and 232… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / covid-19 grad, COVID-19 MBA, GMAC, MBA ROI

January 7, 2020

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Is an MBA Worth It, or Is the Sky Falling Down on the MBA Degree? [Episode 346]

"When is the MBA worth it?" Listen to our podcast interview with Linda Abraham, CEO and founder of Accepted!

Accepted founder Linda Abraham discusses when pursuing an MBA justifies its cost [Show Summary] Linda Abraham, Accepted’s founder and president explores the latest headlines about the value of an MBA. This is a must-listen for anyone trying to decide whether or not to get an MBA degree. Why we’ve been asking the wrong question about… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / MBA ROI, podcast, researching mba programs

December 19, 2018

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Can You Double Your Salary with an MBA?

Can You Double Your Salary With an MBA

According to a recent article on the Wall Street Journal website, 75% of students who get an MBA change careers. By making this change, many are able to double their salary. However, the news is not all good. According to thousands of grads from dozens of U.S. business schools, the pay gap between men and… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA ROI

March 10, 2016

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2016 GMAC Alumni Perspectives Survey Report

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… 

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March 26, 2015

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How Much Will a Top MBA Earn You?

Poets & Quants released some excellent data last week on the value of an MBA, concluding that b-school grads did very well in 2014 in regards to average salary and bonus. Here are some highlights from the article: • In 2014, Harvard and Stanford grads earned average salaries that exceeded pre-recession levels for the first… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA ROI

January 13, 2015

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What’s an MBA Really Worth?

This is the question tackled in a recent Poets & Quants article in which John Byrne presents PayScale data provided exclusively for P&Q. In the analysis, PayScale calculates the estimated median pay and bonuses (not including stock-based compensation, retirement benefits, or non-cash benefits like healthcare) of graduates from the top 50 U.S. MBA programs from… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Harvard Business School, MBA ROI, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM

November 10, 2014

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PayScale: How Much Can You Earn, and How to Earn It?

Trying to figure out if grad school will pay off? How much you’ll earn with your career of choice? Which graduate program will position you to for the best payoff? If so, tune in to our conversation with Lydia Frank of PayScale to find out how to get the stats and info that you need… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / career goals, MBA ROI, podcast, Rankings

September 23, 2014

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B-Schools with the Highest ROIs

When determining an MBA’s return on investment (ROI), it makes a big difference whether you’re considering the short-term or long-term gain. The Economist recently released data that measures the ROI (measured by taking the difference between pre- and post-MBA salaries and dividing it by the total cost of the program, including forgone salary plus tuition… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / HEC, MBA ROI, Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, Wharton

August 20, 2014

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What is the Value of an MBA? [Infographic]

We just had to share this excellent infographic about the ROI of an MBA from MBA@UNC: Brought to you by MBA@UNC: an online mba program Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best

Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA ROI

March 11, 2013

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Interview with John Byrne

John A. Byrne

This week’s episode of Accepted Admissions Straight Talk features an exciting interview with John Byrne of Poets and Quants. Check out the full recording for some great insights into MBA rankings, admissions, the ROI of an MBA, and more. 00:32:25 – Meet our guest, John Byrne, founder of C-Change Media, parent company of Poets and… 

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