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Largest, Most Popular Business School Programs Worldwide See Application Growth While Smaller Programs Experience Declines

Largest, Most Popular Business School Programs Worldwide See Application Growth While Smaller Programs Experience Declines

RESTON, Va., Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 3 in 4 (73 percent) graduate business programs with 201 or more class seats report increased application volumes this year compared to 39 percent of the smallest programs (50 or fewer class seats), according to a new application trends survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). [...]

Nearly 9 in 10 Companies Plan to Hire MBA Graduates in 2017

Nearly 9 in 10 Companies Plan to Hire MBA Graduates in 2017

RESTON, Va., Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Corporate hiring plans for 2017 point to robust employment opportunities for graduates of MBA and business master’s programs, according to a new employer survey report from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Globally, 86 percent of companies plan to hire recent MBA graduates this year, up from 79 [...]

Business Master’s Degree Not a Substitute for an MBA

Business Master’s Degree Not a Substitute for an MBA

RESTON, Va., May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Three in 4 prospective graduate business school candidates who hold a prior master’s degree are considering enrolling in MBA programs, according to new research from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Findings from the Council’s 2017 mba.com Prospective Students Survey Report released today show that the MBA remains [...]

What Women Want and Why a Larger Share of Them Enroll in Business Master’s Rather Than MBA Programs

What Women Want and Why a Larger Share of Them Enroll in Business Master’s Rather Than MBA Programs

RESTON, Va., Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Globally, women represent a greater share of the applicant pool than men in many of the business master’s programs, such as marketing, accounting and management. Women, however, are still underrepresented in MBA classrooms in the United States and around the world. What Women Want: A Blueprint for Change [...]

Change Makers: 2 in 5 Alumni Currently Work in an Industry They Hadn’t Considered Prior to Enrollment

Change Makers: 2 in 5 Alumni Currently Work in an Industry They Hadn’t Considered Prior to Enrollment

RESTON, Va., Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of graduate business school alumni are currently employed in an industry or job function they did not have experience in prior to entering business school, according to a report released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a nonprofit organization of leading graduate business [...]

Global Institute for Entrepreneurship at West Los Angeles College, a Public and Private Partnership for Business Growth and Survival

Global Institute for Entrepreneurship at West Los Angeles College, a Public and Private Partnership for Business Growth and Survival

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Global Institute for Entrepreneurship (GIE) has been launched at West Los Angeles College (West). GIE is a public and private partnership delivering educational excellence focused on American business know-how and survival. Several private universities have already expressed interest in building a bridge from the GIE to their executive MBA [...]