Document Type
Article
Abstract
There are hundreds of MBA programs in the United States and abroad graduating thousands of MBAs each year. An MBA is thought to be a very marketable degree with broad applications and a high starting salary. There are many factors that affect the salaries of MBA graduates and the reported starting salary of graduates varies substantially among programs. What factors influence these differences? I investigate the specific determinants of business school graduates’ salaries. The rank or selectivity of an MBA program is the most important factor that determines an MBA graduate’s starting salary.
Publication Date
Spring 2011
Journal Title
Major Themes in Economics
Volume
13
Issue
1
First Page
51
Last Page
66
Copyright
©2011 by Major Themes in Economics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Matt
(2011)
"What Determines the Performance of Graduates? Evidence From Top Business Schools,"
Major Themes in Economics, 13, 51-66.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mtie/vol13/iss1/5