Most MBAs Expect to Earn Between $100k-$200k Next Year

Our exclusive network of MBA talent gives us access to the career profiles of over 70,000 MBA students and alumni from the world's top-ranked business schools. These career profiles tell us a lot about the demographics of the current MBA population, including industry preferences, function preferences, work experiences, geographic preferences, and salary expectations.

Surprisingly, this year's graduating class of MBA students has very similar salary expectations to their experienced counterparts already in the workforce. Roughly 50% of all MBAs, whether still in school or alumni, expect to earn between $100,000 and $200,000 next year. And a mere 5-6% of MBAs expect to earn less than $65,000.

There are some differences which shouldn't surprise you though, including a 5% jump in $300,000+ range for business leaders with post-MBA experience.

Here is the data, including charts and graphs for both populations:

• $300k plus: 2.64%
• $250k-$300k: 2.64% 
• $200k-$250k: 7.45% 
• $150k-$200k: 18.27% 
• $100k-$150k: 30.29% 
• $80k-$100k: 21.15%
• $65k-$80k: 11.06%
• $50k-$65k: 6.49% 

• $300k plus: 7.14%
• $250k-$300k: 4.07%
• $200k-$250k: 9.53%
• $150k-$200k: 20.73%
• $100k-$150k: 31.90%
• $80k-$100k: 14.79%
• $65k-$80k: 6.82%
• $50k-$65k: 5.01%

To view the complete career profile/demographic information for these top-ranked MBA students and alumni: Request your complimentary MBA career profile demographics report today.

SF Bay, NYC, and Boston: Top 25 Locations for MBA Jobs

MBA hiring is up across the board over the past year. We saw a 103% increase in MBA-required and MBA-preferred jobs in the U.S. alone. But it's not necessarily where you'd think.

There are still plenty of MBA jobs in and around the San Francisco Bay, New York City, Boston, Seattle, and Chicago. But MBA hiring in the Washington D.C. metro area, Virginia, Ohio, and Dallas metro area are all up over 100% compared to last year.

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs in the U.S.:

1. WEST - California - SF Bay Area
2. NORTHEAST - New York - NYC Metro
3. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Boston Metro
4. WEST - Washington - Seattle Metro
5. MIDWEST - Illinois - Chicago Metro
6. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro
7. WEST - California - Los Angeles Metro
8. MIDWEST - Ohio
9. NORTHEAST - New Jersey
10. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro
11. WEST - California - Orange County
12. SOUTH - Georgia - Atlanta Metro
13. WEST - California - Other
14. MIDWEST - Minnesota - Minneapolis Metro
15. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia
16. NORTHEAST - New York - Other
17. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Other
18. NORTHEAST - Connecticut
19. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro
20. MIDWEST - Michigan - Detroit Area
21. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Houston Metro
22. MIDATLANTIC - Pennsylvania - Other
23. WEST - California - San Diego Metro
24. MIDWEST - Nebraska
25. SOUTH - North Carolina

But here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs in the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

1. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro: 134.67%
2. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia: 113.11%
3. MIDWEST - Ohio: 111.27%
4. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro: 108.45%
5. WEST - California - Other: 98.53%
6. MIDWEST - Nebraska: 98.00%
7. WEST - Alaska: 97.67%
8. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro: 96.36%
9. SOUTH - Kentucky: 95.74%
10. SOUTH - Tennessee: 93.88%
11. SOUTH - Alabama: 93.18%
12. MIDWEST - Missouri: 92.00%
13. SOUTH - Arkansas: 91.11%
14. WEST - Hawaii: 90.91%
15. WEST - Washington - Other: 89.80%
16. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Other: 88.89%
17. WEST - Montana: 88.89%
18. SOUTHWEST - New Mexico: 88.64%
19. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Phoenix Metro: 88.00%
20. NORTHEAST - Connecticut: 87.93%
21. MIDWEST - Kansas: 87.23%
22. MIDWEST - South Dakota: 87.23%
23. SOUTHWEST - Oklahoma: 86.67%
24. WEST - Wyoming: 86.67%
25. NORTHEAST - New Hampshire: 86.54%

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs outside the U.S.:

1. ASIA - China - Shanghai Metro
2. ASIA - China
3. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Ontario
4. ASIA - China - Beijing Metro
5. ASIA - India
6. ASIA - Singapore
7. EUROPE - United Kingdom - London Metro
8. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Brazil
9. MIDDLE EAST - United Arab Emirates
10. ASIA - Thailand
11. ASIA - Hong Kong
12. ASIA - Japan - Tokyo Metro
13. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - Mexico
14. EUROPE - Belgium
15. EUROPE - Germany
16. EUROPE - United Kingdom
17. ASIA - South Korea
18. OCEANIA - Australia
19. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Chile 
20. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Argentina
21. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Quebec 
22. EUROPE - Switzerland
23. EUROPE - Russia
24. ASIA - Japan
25. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Colombia

And here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs outside the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

1. ASIA - China - Beijing Metro: 400.00%
2. ASIA - China - Shanghai Metro: 388.89%
3. EUROPE - Switzerland: 350.00%
4. MIDDLE EAST - United Arab Emirates: 300.00%
5. ASIA - Singapore: 287.50%
6. ASIA - Thailand: 225.00%
7. ASIA - Hong Kong: 212.50%
8. ASIA - India: 181.82%
9. ASIA - Other: 180.00%
10. EUROPE - United Kingdom: 175.00%
11. ASIA - South Korea: 162.50%
12. ASIA - Taiwan: 160.00%
13. ASIA - China: 150.00%
14. EUROPE - France: 133.33%
15. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - Mexico: 118.18%
16. EUROPE - United Kingdom - London Metro: 114.29%
17. EUROPE - Germany: 100.00%
18. EUROPE - Poland: 100.00%
19. ASIA - Japan - Tokyo Metro: 84.62%
20. EUROPE - France - Paris Metro: 80.00%
21. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Ontario: 72.73%
22. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Maritimes  : 66.67%
23. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - New Brunswick  : 66.67%
24. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Nova Scotia   : 66.67%
25. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Prince Edward Island  : 66.67%

Source: Data is from jobs posted to MBAs at our partner school via Global Focus and our MultiPost job posting technology. 

Series 7, Series 63 and Pilots License: Top 10 Most Popular Certifications and Licenses for MBAs

In addition to 6+ years advancing their education, many MBAs also attain other certifications and licenses to further prepare themselves for the business world ahead.

It should also come as no surprise that finance certifications and licenses lead the pack. But you might be interested to see what else makes the list, including: Security Clearance, Real Estate License, Pilot License, and Architect License.

Out of 71,325 MBA students and alumni currently in our database, and 9,610 who answered this career profile question, here is what we found:

For the full list of stats and data on MBAs other certifications and licenses click here.

Finance, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship: Top 10 Function Preferences for the MBAs

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus. 

We already know which industries the new batch of MBAs are interested in -- but which functions do they prefer? As expected more than 1/4 of them are interested in finance. And over 18% want to be in management. But number three might surprise you.

Here are their top ten most preferred functions according to the MBA class of 2012 career profiles in our database:

Wondering which functions didn't make the top ten? Or where sales landed on the list? Check out MBAFocus.com for a complete summary of all of the MBA2s function preferences.

Financial, Consulting, and Tech: Top 10 Industry Preferences for the MBA Class of 2012

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus.

This year's graduating class of MBA2s are the future business leaders of the world. They will be CEOs, CFOs, executive managers, directors, and VPs of huge Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up entrepreneurial businesses. But what types of industries are they interested in? As expected, nearly 1/4 of the MBA2 population is interested in financial companies. And more than 16% are interested in consulting. But the next three might surprise you.

Here are the top ten most preferred industries according to the class of 2012 MBA student career profiles in our database:
 

Wondering which industries didn't make the top ten? Or where the nonprofits landed on the list? Visit MBAFocus.com for a complete breakdown of their industry preferences.

Convert more interns into full-time hires

Companies today expect to convert a high proportion of interns into full-time hires. Smart firms convert even higher proportions with the virtual recruiting tools powered by MBA Focus.

The national average of interns who accept a full-time position is about 73%. Recruiters using our recruitment management system admit that their goal is even higher, hoping that "80% of full-time hires will come from interns and co-ops."

But these advanced search and screening tools don't just make it easier to find perfect-fit candidates, they also make it more cost-effective. And as efficiency goes up, hiring goes up. One of our clients that hired 143 interns for the summer of 2011 will be hiring 253 interns for the summer of 2012.

Major corporation like this and other Fortune 100 companies like Amazon.com, Citi, Google, and Johnson & Johnson are leading the charge, but other much smaller companies are also hiring interns via MBA Focus for a variety of positions, including Senior Product Managers, Senior Financial Analysts, VPs of Marketings and Brand Development, and Strategic Consultants.

So what percentage of full-time hires do you draw from your intern population?

Take your internship recruiting to the next level by trying MBA Focus today!

B-School MBA Intern Resume Databases for Employers

Many of the class of 2013 MBA intern resume books are already available to employers! Don't let your competitors get ahead in the recruiting process. Find perfect fit interns and put your internships in front of first-year students from top-ranked graduate business schools before it's too late! Order now and start searching the database today*.

Just click on the school below to get started:

• Rice - Jones: 8/11/2011
• Thunderbird: 8/19/2011
• Western Ontario - Ivey: 8/22/2011
• University of Houston - Bauer: 8/26/2011
• Ohio State - Fisher: 9/1/2011
• Dartmouth - Tuck: 9/9/2011
• Emory - Goizueta: 9/12/2011
• Syracuse - Whitman: 9/12/2011
• USC - Marshall: 9/14/2011
• Iowa - Tippie: 9/22/2011
• Boston College - Carroll: 9/23/2011
• Washington - Foster: 9/28/2011
• Florida - Hough: 9/30/2011
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead: 10/3/2011
• Denver - Daniels: 10/3/2011
• Florida State: 10/3/2011
• Notre Dame - Mendoza: 10/4/2011
• UT Austin - McCombs: 10/5/2011
• Florida International: 10/10/2011
• Rochester - Simon: 10/10/2011
• Wisconsin-Madison: 10/10/2011
• AIM: 10/14/2011
• Georgia Tech: 10/14/2011
• South Carolina - Moore: 10/14/2011
• Minnesota - Carlson: 10/17/2011
• Duke - Fuqua: 10/21/2011
• Harvard Business School: 10/24/2011
• Hong Kong - HKUST: 10/24/2011
• UCLA - Anderson: 10/25/2011
• UVA - Darden: 10/25/2011
• Pennsylvania - Wharton: 10/27/2011
• Maryland - Smith: 10/28/2011
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 10/28/2011
• Wake Forest: 10/28/2011
• Cornell - Johnson: 10/31/2011
• Georgetown - McDonough: 10/31/2011
• Hong Kong - CUHK: 10/31/2011
• Indiana - Kelley: 10/31/2011
• Michigan State - Broad: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• NYU - Stern: 10/31/2011
• Tampa - Sykes: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Tulane - Freeman: 10/31/2011
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: 11/7/2011
• UC Berkeley - Haas: 11/7/2011
• Chicago Booth: 11/8/2011
• UC Irvine: 11/8/2011
• UCSD - Rady: 11/8/2011
• London Business School: 11/9/2011
• Columbia: 11/11/2011
• Northwestern - Kellogg: 11/11/2011
• MIT - Sloan: 11/14/2011
• Temple - Fox: 11/15/2011
• Toronto - Rotman: 11/15/2011
• Stanford GSB: 11/18/2011
• Michigan - Ross: 11/21/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Illinois: 11/30/2011
• SDA Bocconi: 2/1/2012
• Depaul - Kellstadt: TBD
• Hult: TBD
• Queen's School of Business: TBD
• Pittsburgh - Katz: TBD
• Singapore - NUS: TBD
• York - Schulich: TBD - Only available through Global Focus

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Fifteen New B-School Partners this Academic Year

For over two decades now, the MBA Focus team has provided advanced recruitment technology to the world’s top-ranked graduate business schools. These schools count on us for their online resume books, job boards and office automation needs. Today, we partner with 69 different MBA programs and have added 15 new schools to the network for the 2011-2012 recruiting season, including:

• AIM - Asian Institute of Management
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead
• Denver - Daniels
• Depaul - Kellstadt
• Florida - Hough
• Florida State
• Georgia Tech
• Georgia - Terry
• HKUST
• Illinois
• Maryland - Robert H. Smith
• Michigan State - Broad
• Queen’s
• Toronto - Rotman
• York - Schulich

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Top 10 Most Important Career Profile Attributes

More than 1,200 recruiters used the Global Focus MBA recruitment technology last year to search and source the perfect candidates for their hiring needs. Within that technology, these recruiters performed more than 35,000 advanced searches by selecting more than 600,000 profile attributes to define their perfect candidate. These were the top ten most selected profile attributes:

1. Class Year  =  Graduating MBAs  -  16,392
2. Class Year  =  MBA Interns  -  13,979
3. Work Authorization  =  United States  -  12,537
4. Program  =  Full-time MBA  -  9,214
5. Class Year  =  Experienced MBAs  -  8,689
6. Language Ability  =  Basic/Conversant  -  6,443
7. Total Years of Work Experience  =  5 - 10 Years  -  5,154
8. Function - Experience  =  Brand / Product Management  -  4,578
9. Function - Experience  =  Corporate Finance  -  4,339
10. Function - Experience  =  Analyst / Research  -  3,885

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The MBA Recruiting Model is Changing

Even with job boards, online networking, and social media recruiting— employers say they are still missing too many high-potential candidates.

Consider this: Recruiters may literally look at thousands of resumes from thousands of sources while searching for that ideal candidate. The main problem with this data is that it is not standardized; recruiters have to search to find the information they need.

The Global Focus database helps recruiters find exactly what they need by providing a common format for every student enrolled.

All an employer needs to do is choose their desired criteria, whether it be involvement in clubs and activities, geographic preferences, or demonstrated leadership and/or work experience. Search results are returned instantly from the thousands of candidates in the database. Those candidates that most closely match what the employer wants rise to the top of the list, making it easy for the employer to find the most qualified candidates for the job.

Let’s imagine that a large financial corporation needs to hire ten candidates for a finance position.

The example above shows how a recruiter might search the Global Focus database to quickly identify quality candidates. Without Global Focus it would be very difficult to gather, review, and interview the number of high quality candidates needed to make ten formal offers of employment. With Global Focus, recruiters simply search the database and then directly connect with their ideal candidates.