MBA Employment Reaches Pre-Recession Levels

Employment statistics for recent graduates of MBA programs are better than they’ve been in two years, according to a recent report from U.S. News. 

Of the business schools that provided job placement data for their 2011 full-time MBA graduates, 78.8 percent of graduates were hired within three months of graduation, up from 75.5% of 2010 grads and 70.8% of 2009 grads.

Of the 102 MBA programs surveyed by the council, 70% reported increases in on-campus recruiting in 2011.

The technology sector is the hottest right now in terms of hiring. More than 60% of respondents to the MBA Career Services Council survey reported an increase in recruiting for full-time tech positions in 2011, compared to 37% in 2010. 

Of schools submitting employment data to U.S. News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management had one of the highest job placement percentages, with 93.5% of 2011 grads finding work within three months of graduation.

Source: US News & World Report