Christina Griffith
CMU Tepper 2021 MBAs Achieve Highest Employment Rate in a Decade
See the CMU Tepper MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. According to the 2021 MBA employment report from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, this year’s employment rates are the highest for Tepper MBAs in a decade. The Tepper MBA Class of 2021 also boast impressive salary results. Within three months of graduation, 95.7% of graduates received a job offer and 94.5% had accepted a job offer. Tepper’s extensive network and resources, including the work of the career center, internships, resume books and referrals, faculty and alumni referrals, campus speakers, treks, club events, and class projects,... Read more »
UVA Darden 2021 MBA Employment Report Cites “Positive Outcomes, Record Incomes”
The University of Virginia (UVA) Darden School of Business 2021 MBA employment report is out. UVA Darden’s MBA Class of 2021 navigated a challenging job market with record success, continuing a streak of record-breaking salary numbers, and increasing its presence in key industries. A school record was set with 91% of the class employed at graduation. At three months post-graduation, 97% had received a job offer, and 95% had accepted. Three times as many students as the five-year average entered venture capital and private equity careers, and twice as many students than the five-year average entered healthcare. Graduates reported that... Read more »
Chicago Booth 2021 MBA Employment Report: Booth MBAs in High Demand
See the employment report for the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2022 here. The employment report for the MBA Class of 2021 at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business reveals higher employment rates and salary growth over 2020. Of the 563 members of the graduating class, nearly 82% (or 476 students) were seeking employment. At graduation, 92.9% of these MBAs had received a job offer, and nearly 98% had received offers three months post-graduation. Job acceptances at the three-month mark increased 5% over last year to 96.4%. The median salary for graduates is $155,000, while the median signing bonus,... Read more »
Berkeley Haas 2021 MBA Employment Report: Compensation Climbs
The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, has released its latest MBA employment report, and compensation climbed for the Class of 2021. The median base salary reported for the class is $149,000, a growth of 6.5% over last year. The average base salary increased from $139,423 for the Class of 2020 to $143,696 this year. More than 72% had received a sign-on bonus, with the median reported amount at $33,775. Additionally, 42.6% reported receiving stock options with their compensation package. Within three months of graduation, nearly 90% of Haas MBAs had received a job offer and... Read more »
Cornell Johnson Reports Record Highs in 2021 MBA Employment Report
Cornell University’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management 2021 MBA employment report shows encouraging growth over 2020 for Johnson graduates in terms of jobs, salaries and more. “Johnson students enjoyed outstanding placement success in 2021. We experienced record highs in offer rate, acceptance rate, average base salary, and average signing bonus, with particular strength in MBB Consulting, Tech and Investment Banking,” Cornell Johnson Dean Mark Nelson, PhD, tells Clear Admit. He adds, “An unprecedented number of recruiters interacted with our students, and we employed cutting-edge technology infrastructure to support virtual events and virtual interviews as appropriate.” Three months after graduation, 97% of... Read more »
Yale SOM 2021 MBA Employment Report: Graduate Skills in High Demand
See the employment report for the Yale SOM MBA Class of 2022 here. The Yale School of Management’s 2021 MBA employment report shows how graduates found success in an array of industries and around the world. Eighty-two percent of the Yale SOM MBA Class of 2021, which numbers 312 students, sought employment. Their three-month post-graduation job offer rate came in at 95.7%, and the acceptance rate was 94.1%. The median base salary for the class is $140,400. The median signing bonus, reported by 76.4% of the class, was $30,000, while 8.4% reported receiving a guaranteed year-end bonus, the median for which was... Read more »
MIT Sloan 2021 MBA Employment Report: ‘Sloanies’ Are Motivated to Advance and Make an Impact
See coverage of the MIT Sloan employment report for the MBA Class of 2022 here. The MIT Sloan School of Management 2021 MBA employment report is out, and the graduates demonstrate the value of a Sloan degree in the job market. “The outcomes highlight the value of the MIT Sloan MBA, especially in times that call for agile business leaders who solve complex problems with ingenuity,” wrote Susan Brennan, Assistant Dean, MIT Sloan Career Development Office, in the report. Within three months of graduation, 95.9% of graduates had received job offers. Sloan MBAs are looking toward their futures, with 40.7%... Read more »
Northwestern Kellogg 2021 MBA Employment Report Showcases Perseverance and Adaptability
See coverage of the Northwestern Kellogg employment report for the MBA Class of 2022 here. Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has released its MBA Class of 2021 Employment Report. The achievements of the full-time two-year MBA graduates are unhindered by the current pandemic-related economic disruption, with impressive job offers and acceptance numbers plus a 100% internship success rate. At three months post-graduation, 97.1% of MBAs reported receiving a job offer, and 96.1% had accepted a job offer. The median base salary across all industries reached $150,000, and 85.5% reported receiving a signing bonus, which hit a median of $30,000... Read more »
Duke Fuqua MBA 2021 Employment Report: Graduates Set Records in Salary and Employment Rates
See coverage of the Duke Fuqua MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business has released its 2021 MBA Employment Report, and the Class of 2021 has set new records for the school in annual salary and employment rates. Duke Fuqua MBA Employment Records At the three-month post-graduation mark, 98 percent of MBAs had received a job offer, and acceptances reached 96 percent, a five percent jump from 2020. International students saw a seven percent increase in their employment rate over last year to 94%. Sherlye Dirks, Associate Dean for Career Management, attributes... Read more »
Columbia MBA Employment Report: Class of 2021 Moves on from Morningside Campus to Bright Careers
See the Columbia MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. The Columbia Business School employment report touts the program’s expansive alumni network as an integral part of the MBA Class of 2021’s success. The report marks a landmark year, as these graduates are the last for the Morningside campus. The new business school campus, located in Manhattanville, will see students in the spring semester at its two new buildings: Henry R. Kravis Hall and David Geffen Hall, which together encompass 492,000 square feet, twice the size of the previous location. Three months after graduation, 94 percent of Columbia... Read more »
HBS MBA Employment Report Shows Class of 2021 Coming Out on Top
See coverage of the HBS MBA Class of 2022 employment report here. Harvard Business School’s MBA Class of 2021 epitomizes a class rebounding from pandemic disruptions like remote—or even cancelled—internships, hybrid learning, and a changed economy. The school’s latest employment report shows their success in an economy hungry for skilled workers. At three months past graduation, 96 percent of the HBS MBA class had received an offer of employment, and 92 percent had accepted, up from 83 percent at the same point last year. Entrepreneurship drew many MBAs, especially to the technology sector. Of the 64 graduates who founded a... Read more »
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class of 2021 Employment Report: Graduates in High Demand
See the employment report for the Tuck MBA Class of 2022 here. The Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business has released its employment report for the MBA Class of 2021. The report shows Tuck graduates had impressive acceptance rates that nearly matched the school’s record high. Three months after graduation, 98 percent of job-seeking graduates received an offer, just short of the school’s record 99 percent. The job acceptance rate at the three-month mark reached 97 percent. The median signing bonus landed at $30,000 and the median salary at $150,000. This brings the median total compensation to $180,000, a repeat of... Read more »
Forté Foundation Celebrates Record Women’s MBA Enrollment on 20th Anniversary
The Forté Foundation is kicking off its 20th anniversary by celebrating the findings of its most recent research report. In the fall of 2021, women’s MBA enrollment reached 41%, exceeding the 40% milestone the foundation had been hoping would be met in 2020. Forté’s research has revealed impressive gains in the effort to close the gender gap in MBA programs. For the first time, three business schools—The George Washington University School of Business, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business—have achieved gender parity. Women’s representation hit 54% at George Washington, 52%... Read more »
Georgetown McDonough MBA Class of 2023 Profile: More Diverse and More Selective
Georgetown McDonough has released its fall 2021 incoming MBA class profile, and once again, it is the most diverse and high-achieving class of students the school has admitted. McDonough has increased its enrollment benchmarks for diversity, historically underrepresented minorities, and international enrollment. The class numbers 283, reflecting a 10 percent increase in applications coupled with a seven percent increase in enrollment. An impressive jump in average GMAT scores contributed to the nine percent improvement in the selectivity rate. Shelly Heinrich, associate dean for MBA admissions, stated in the school’s press release for the incoming McDonough MBA class profile, “Welcoming diverse... Read more »
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class of 2023 Profile
The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management has released its MBA Class of 2023 class profile. This year, the class of 182 students comes from a diverse group of countries and top undergraduate institutions. This MBA cohort will be present for the August 2022 opening of the new $55 million renovated and expanded Owen Graduate School of Management building. Here are some key elements of the profile: Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class Profile: Undergraduate Background Average Undergraduate GPA 3.33 Percent majoring in arts, humanities, social sciences 20.8% Percent majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math 23.5% Percent majoring in business... Read more »
Wharton MBA Employment Report for 2021 Reveals Impressive Results for Grads
See the Wharton MBA employment report for the Class of 2022 here. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has released its MBA employment report for the Class of 2021, and its successes point to a Wharton degree’s value in the job market. An impressive 99% of MBA graduates seeking employment received a job offer within three months of graduation, while 96.8% had accepted job offers. The median class salary was $155,000, a record high for the school. Maryellen Reilly, Deputy Vice Dean of Wharton’s MBA Program, had this to say about the Class of 2021: “They are going to be great... Read more »
CMU Tepper’s MBA Class of 2023 Demonstrates Curiosity and Resilience
Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business has released its MBA Class of 2023 profile. This year’s class of 231 is more typical than last year’s pandemic-shrunk 141-member class, and reflects the challenges that have changed the business school landscape. Kelly R. Wilson, Executive Director of Masters Admissions at the school, had this to say about the incoming MBA students: “We have found the incoming class to have a great deal of enthusiasm, optimism, and empathy and look forward to their contributions throughout the coming year. As with Tepper MBAs before them, they demonstrate their resilience as their curiosity drives them... Read more »
MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2023 Reflects a Year of Adaptation
See the MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2024 profile here. The MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2023 profile reflects the school’s efforts to be flexible for students facing the challenges of the pandemic and economic uncertainty. This year the class numbers 450, down from the expanded 484-member class enrolled in the fall of 2020. Sloan credits the diversity of skills and experience of students as critical to the MBA program. Here are some key elements of the profile: MIT Sloan MBA Class Profile: Undergraduate Background Median Undergraduate GPA 3.59 Percent majoring in arts, humanities, social sciences 10% Percent majoring in... Read more »
NYU Stern Class of 2021 Employment Report: Graduating Class Sees Record Success Despite Uncertainty
See the NYU Stern MBA Class of 2022 employment report coverage here. NYU Stern has released its full-time two-year MBA Class of 2021 Employment Report. It is another record-setting year for graduates who have achieved gains in employment rate and salary in the face of an uncertain world economy still impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Associate Dean of Career Services Beth Briggs said of the results, “For more than a year, the world has contended with an unprecedented amount of change, but one constant has been the continued success of our students. Our talented MBA graduates have proven time and... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2023 Profile: A Class of Future Business Leaders
See the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2024 profile here. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA Class of 2023 profile demonstrates how an emphasis on diversity of background attracts future business leaders who are ambitious, supportive, and intellectually curious to the program. This year’s class numbers 620 students. Fourteen are enrolled in Booth’s accelerated joint degree program in law and business. Here are some key elements of the profile: Chicago Booth Class Profile: Undergraduate Background Average Undergraduate GPA 3.6 Percent majoring in arts, humanities, social sciences 11.6% Percent majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math 32.4% Percent... Read more »
