{"id":32405,"date":"2016-03-11T01:55:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T08:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=32405"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:45:42","slug":"2016-gmac-alumni-perspectives-survey-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016-gmac-alumni-perspectives-survey-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 GMAC Alumni Perspectives Survey Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba-admissions-report\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-38061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GMAC-percentages-2.png\" alt=\"Get help navigating the MBA maze by downloading our free guide!\" width=\"332\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>GMAC released results from its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmac.com\/market-intelligence-and-research\/gmac-surveys\/alumni-perspectives-survey.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 Alumni Perspectives Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, based on responses from 14,279 graduate business school alumni from 1980-2015, representing 275 programs in 70 universities at 20 worldwide locations. The survey examines the educational, professional, and personal outcomes of its respondents. ROI is measured based on employment rates, post-degree salary growth, job satisfaction, career advancement, and salary estimates three, five, and ten years post-graduation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92% percent of alumni were employed at time of survey, of which 3% worked in the C-suite, 18% at the executive level, 31% at the senior level, and 46% at mid-level positions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compensation &amp; ROI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a0$2.5M<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the median cumulative base salary for graduate business school alumni over 20 years post-graduation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a03.5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the average number of years it takes MBA alumni to recoup their b-school investment (for alumni of full-time MBA programs)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a02.5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the average number of years it takes MBA alumni to recoup their b-school investment (for alumni of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/04\/18\/tips-for-applying-to-part-time-mba-programs-2\/\">part-time<\/a>, flexible, online, and executive MBA programs)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a00.8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the average number of years it takes Master of Accounting graduates to recoup their investment<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a01.5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the average number of years it takes <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/tag\/masters-in-finance\/\">Master of Finance<\/a> graduates to recoup their investment<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a01<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the average number of years it takes <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/01\/13\/jumpstart-your-business-career-with-a-master-in-management\/\">Master in Management<\/a> graduates to recoup their investment <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Value of the Degree<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 95%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who value their degree as \u201coutstanding\/excellent\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 93%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who rate their degree as \u201cpersonally rewarding\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 89%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who rate their degree as \u201cprofessionally rewarding\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 75%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who rate their degree as \u201cfinancially rewarding\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 73%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who said their degree provided them with faster career advancement<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 59%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 alumni who were motivated to pursue their degree to increase their salary<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmac.com\/market-intelligence-and-research\/gmac-surveys\/alumni-perspectives-survey.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">full report<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more alumni perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/free-mba-admissions-report?utm_campaign=gmatclub&amp;utm_medium=navigateMBAmaze&amp;utm_source=blogcta\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/58291\/hub_generated\/resized\/87a25b8b-d1e3-47e8-8347-25a7e5848b92\" alt=\"Navigating the MBA Maze - Download your free guide today!\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37267 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/accepted_admissions_consultancy.jpg\" alt=\"Accepted - The Premier Admissions Consultancy\" width=\"429\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/02\/08\/hottest-skills-will-land-hottest-jobs\/\">The Hottest Skills that will Land You the Hottest Jobs<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/03\/12\/the-gmac-the-gmat-and-the-mba-degree\/\">The GMAC, the GMAT, and the MBA Degree<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/01\/13\/jumpstart-your-business-career-with-a-master-in-management\/\">Jumpstart Your Business Career with a Masters in Management Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/03\/10\/2016-gmac-alumni-perspectives-survey-report\/\">This article\u00a0<\/a><em>originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\">blog.accepted.com<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. 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