Note about MBA Employment Report Data by U.S. Region
This is a note about U.S. region data for our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series. In the MBA employment reports, each business school that is a member of the MBACSEA agrees to follow these guidelines regarding what states comprise a U.S. region. Here are the regions:
- Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.
- Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
- Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
- West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
These U.S. regions can be seen visually here, using the Duke Fuqua example from the 2021 Fuqua employment report.
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MSc in Finance (17/20) and BSc in Management (15/20) from Nova SBE in Portugal
Case Club President, Students Union experience
Yale SOM Aug 2026 entry, Columbia J-Term 2027
Looking solely at part time programs.
Prior military - Navy Nuke Officer
Post military: Worked at big 3 defense company, currently at a large tech company
Greetings Friends,
I'm currently a Logistics Officer in the Marine Corps, looking to transition out into consulting. In addition to leadership, my job has been heavy in data analytics, and I'd like to build upon that skill set in an MBA program to set me up for business analytics/optimization at MBB. I also have a lot of experience in Lean Six, Scrum/Agile, and analytics software like PowerBI.
I have a 3.2 in Industrial Engineering from a top 5 engineering school in the US, and and looking to take the GRE again (initial 164 V/162 Q) after a bit more study.
My top picks are honestly Sloan for the analytics bent and Booth for the flexible curriculum and location. Wharton for the same reasons, but it feels a bit out of reach with a 3.2. How realistic are my odds and what can I do to improve them?