Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Students Placed in Healthcare
Healthcare offers MBA graduates the chance to join a dynamic, rapidly-evolving industry. With its need for strategic thinking and strong leadership, this sector’s growing popularity amongst business school alumni is no surprise. In this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions, see the percentages of MBA grads who joined the healthcare industry.
| Business School | % in Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Boston College Carroll School of Management | 17% |
| Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business | 7% |
| Cambridge Judge Business School | 6% |
| Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business | 12% |
| CEIBS | 14% |
| Columbia Business School | 4% |
| Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management | 3% |
| Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business | 8% |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | 8% |
| Emory University Goizueta School of Business | 9% |
| Esade | 7%* |
| ESCP | — |
| ESMT Berlin | 3%* |
| Georgetown University McDonough School of Business | 3% |
| Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business | — |
| Harvard Business School | 6% |
| HEC Paris | 5% |
| IE | — |
| IESE | 30%** |
| IMD | 12%* |
| Imperial | — |
| Indiana University Kelley School of Business | 14% |
| INSEAD | 2% |
| Johns Hopkins Carey Business School | 33% |
| London Business School | 1% |
| Manchester AMBS | 7%* |
| Michigan State University Eli Broad Graduate School of Management | 12% |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | 7% |
| Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management | 9% |
| Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business | 7% |
| NYU Stern School of Business | 2% |
| Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business | 6% |
| Oxford Saïd Business School | 1.3%* |
| Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business | 7% |
| SDA Bocconi School of Management | 6%* |
| SMU Cox | 5% |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | 6% |
| UC Berkeley Haas School of Business | 8% |
| UCI Merage | 21% |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 9% |
| University of Bath | 14%* |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | 4% |
| University of Edinburgh Business School | 5%^ |
| University of Florida Warrington | — |
| University of Georgia Terry | — |
| University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business | 9% |
| University of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School of Management | 17% |
| University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School | 11% |
| University of Rochester Simon Business School | 15% |
| USC Marshall School of Business | 3% |
| UT Austin McCombs School of Business | 4%** |
| University of Toronto Rotman | 5%* |
| UVA Darden School of Business | 5% |
| UW Foster School of Business | 10%** |
| Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Business | 14% |
| Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School | 10% |
| The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Yale School of Management | 6% |
*Class of 2023
^Classes of 2021 & 2022
**Grouped with “diversified industries”/”Other”
The percentages of MBA students placed in tech in this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions are based on the full-time Classes of 2024 unless otherwise noted.
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I do not have a strong academic background, but I believe I have a strong professional background to offset. I have over 10 years of progressive finance experience starting as an analyst moving all the way into a Director level role with line of sight into a VP role within the next 2 years. My background consists of financial acumen and cross department engagement resulting in tangible business outcomes and deliverables. I have experience managing upwards, managing downwards with my direct reports, and managing sideways with various department directors and VPs.
- Engineer at a top Aerospace & Defense company (Blue Chip / Fortune 100 company)
- 3 years of FT experience, have had 1 promotion so far, expecting 1 more before matriculation in Fall 2028
- Will have 4.7 Yrs FT experience (+2 undergrad internships) at matriculation
- Applying R1 2027 for Fall 2028 Full Time Entry
- Mechanical Engineering BS with Aerospace Engineering Minor, GPA 3.53
- Undergraduate volunteering included leadership role for a Pediatric Cancer philanthropy that raised $XX,XXX / yr.
- Also had an undergrad internship with a Blue Chip / Fortune 100 automotive company
- Hold a Masters in Engineering Management from Washington University in St. Louis, GPA 3.94
- Masters Capstone was a consulting project sponsored by a boutique firm in NYC
- Currently in MIT Sloan's Pre-LGO Pipeline Program
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Goal: move from risk/controls into strategy or product roles at an established fintech (lending, brokerage, payments). Long term: run a fintech business line.
Schools: Wharton, Columbia, Yale SOM, Tuck, Stern, Fuqua, Ross/Johnson, Georgetown. Planning to use the Consortium for several. Also considering Stern part-time.
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