Employment Prospects After an MBA
Many students enroll in an MBA program to increase not only their earnings but also employment prospects. On average, more than 63 percent of full-time MBA students in 2015 found a job by graduation, according to data submitted to U.S. News by 129 ranked b-schools in an annual survey.
Here are the top 10 business schools where the highest percentage of students were employed by graduation in 2015.
10. Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) (NY)
U.S. News b-school rank: 85 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 85.5%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 96.4%
More on the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology.
9. Michigan State University (Broad)
U.S. News b-school rank: 35 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 85.9%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 90.6%
More on the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State.
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
U.S. News b-school rank: 5 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 86.1%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 92.4%
More on the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
7. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
U.S. News b-school rank: 5 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 86.3%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 93.8%
More on the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.
6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)
U.S. News b-school rank: 12 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 86.3%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 92.1%
More on the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at UM–Ann Arbor.
5. University of Chicago (Booth) (IL)
U.S. News b-school rank: 2 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 86.5%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 95%
More on the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
4. Baylor University (Hankamer) (TX)
U.S. News b-school rank: 57 (tie)
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 87%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 95.7%
More on the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor.
3. Howard University (DC)
U.S. News b-school rank: 91
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 87%
Full-time MBA students employed within three months after graduation in 2015: 95.7%
More on the business school at Howard University.
2. University of Virginia (Darden)
U.S. News b-school rank: 11
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 88.9%
Full-time MBA students employed three months after graduation in 2015: 95.3%
More on the Darden School of Business at UVA.
1. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge (Ourso)
U.S. News b-school rank: 62
Full-time MBA students employed by graduation in 2015: 90.5%
Full-time MBA students employed within three months of graduation in 2015: 97.6%
More on the E. J. Ourso College of Business at LSU.
Finding Work After an MBA
Prospective MBA students wanting to know more about employment after b-school, including starting salaries for recent graduates, can access our complete rankings of the 2017 Best Business Schools.
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