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…
Top 10 or Bust: Dispelling Two MBA Myths
Here are two comments that I get all the time from applicants – two related MBA myths that absolutely require busting: Myth #1: Once you attend an MBA program outside the Top 10, it doesn’t matter which school you attend, so you may as well go to the cheapest one you get into. Myth #2:…
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…
MBA Trends: Post-MBA Salaries Up, Strong Satisfaction
The results of GMAC’s Global Management Education Graduate Survey are in, and they show a positive picture for new grads. Some highlights: • 59% of job-seeking new business grads had a job offer before graduation. • 89% of new grads would rate their business degree good or outstanding, and 88% would recommend their program to…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
Interview with John 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…
GMAC Corporate Recruiters’ Survey 2012: Further Thoughts
We summarized key results of the recently published 2012 GMAC Corporate Recruiters’ Survey, but the report presents a lot of data, and I am returning to it today. Fortunately most of the news is good, especially if you’re not looking for a job in Europe, where demand is flat. Globally, recruiters expect to hire more…
What About That $112,467?
Last week there was a flurry of tweets and articles in response to a short, new ebook, MBA Myths Unlocked by Dr. Ronald Yeaple. Dr. Yeaple explores and compares fifteen “myths” or truisms in graduate management education. He takes an ROI approach, and as sometimes happens, the more sensationalistic aspects get the most attention. I…
