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The hits just keep coming for the MBA Class of 2010.
First, the economy crashed just as students were stepping into their first B-school classes. Then the job market tanked. Jobs were scarce, salaries dipped, and students scrambled simply to find summer internships, let alone full-time positions. Now, a new study done as part of Bloomberg Businessweek's ranking of top full-time MBA programs suggests it's going to take graduates longer to see a return on their MBA investments than their peers did from earlier graduating classes.
Two years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek calculated that it would take members of the MBA Class of 2008 an average of 5.6 years to recoup their MBA investment. For the Class of 2010, the number jumped to 6.5 years. Why the difference? First, post-MBA salaries were lower in 2010 (down 6 percent from the 2008 average), while pre-MBA salaries were higher, meaning the pay differential between what a grad made before and after earning the degree was not as large. In addition, the overall cost of attending B-school increased, putting the Class of 2010 in a less-than-ideal climate to begin earning a return.
For MBAs, Breaking Even is a More Distant Dream - BusinessWeek
First, the economy crashed just as students were stepping into their first B-school classes. Then the job market tanked. Jobs were scarce, salaries dipped, and students scrambled simply to find summer internships, let alone full-time positions. Now, a new study done as part of Bloomberg Businessweek's ranking of top full-time MBA programs suggests it's going to take graduates longer to see a return on their MBA investments than their peers did from earlier graduating classes.
Two years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek calculated that it would take members of the MBA Class of 2008 an average of 5.6 years to recoup their MBA investment. For the Class of 2010, the number jumped to 6.5 years. Why the difference? First, post-MBA salaries were lower in 2010 (down 6 percent from the 2008 average), while pre-MBA salaries were higher, meaning the pay differential between what a grad made before and after earning the degree was not as large. In addition, the overall cost of attending B-school increased, putting the Class of 2010 in a less-than-ideal climate to begin earning a return.
For MBAs, Breaking Even is a More Distant Dream - BusinessWeek