Value of an MBA
Three letters can transform your career.
An MBA from the Carlson School will broaden your knowledge and skillset, expand your network, increase your earning potential, and help you make an impact … regardless of which professional path you choose. It’s an investment—but it’s one that will pay you back in the long run. Consider these results from a 2016 Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) survey of business school alumni worldwide:
- Graduates of a full-time MBA program recouped their investment in an average of 3½ years after graduation.
- That same group’s median return on investment 10 years after graduation was 445 percent.
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MBA graduates bring the kind of management skills, strategic thinking, and in-depth knowledge of their disciplines that appeal to organizations of all types. A 2017 GMAC survey of corporate recruiters showed nearly 90 percent of represented companies planned to hire recent MBA graduates this year. And, with a curriculum that allows you to apply classroom learning and gain work experience on projects for real clients in one of the country’s most vibrant business communities, the Carlson Full-Time MBA Program will help you reach your career goals. Our students build valuable professional networks while benefitting from individualized career preparation (we’ve got one career coach for every eight students). That helps explain why:
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The average starting salary among those 2017 graduates was $106,129.
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96% of the Class of 2017 landed jobs within 90 days of graduation, a placement rate that tied for best in the country.
Simply put, a Carlson MBA pays off.