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MBA Offers
Average pre-MBA salaries, MBA graduate total starting median pay, and percentage increase, top 10 business schools, 2008
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Pre-MBA salaries |
Median total pay |
Percentage increase |
| 1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) |
$60,000 |
$156,000 |
160% |
| 2. Northwestern (Kellogg) |
56,000 |
142,000 |
154 |
| 3. Stanford |
65,000 |
165,000 |
155 |
| 4. Harvard |
65,000 |
160,000 |
146 |
| 5. Columbia |
50,000 |
142,500 |
185 |
| 6. Duke (Fuqua) |
49,000 |
128,500 |
162 |
| 7. MIT (Sloan) |
55,000 |
149,000 |
171 |
| 8. University of Chicago |
55,000 |
140,000 |
155 |
| 9. Cornell (Johnson) |
50,000 |
135,000 |
170 |
| 10. Dartmouth (Tuck) |
50,000 |
149,500 |
199 |
| Source: BusinessSchoolAdmission.com |
Talent Gaps
Fastest-growing occupations 2006-2016, the number of additional workers needed, percentage increase and primary source of training required, 2008 update
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Employment change
2006-2016 |
Number (thousands) |
Percentage increase |
Postsecondary training |
| Network systems and data communications |
140 |
53.4 |
Bachelor’s degree |
| Personal and home-care aides |
389 |
50.6 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Home health aides |
384 |
48.7 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
226 |
44.6 |
Bachelor’s degree |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
29 |
41.0 |
Associate degree |
| Personal financial advisors |
72 |
41.0 |
Bachelor’s degree |
| Makeup artists, theatrical and performance |
1 |
39.8 |
Postsecondary vocational award |
| Medial assistants |
148 |
35.4 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Veterinarians |
22 |
35.0 |
First professional degree |
| Substance abuse/behavioral disorder counselors |
29 |
34.3 |
Bachelor’s degree |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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