For MBA Applicants, Economy Doesn’t Matter

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By fmba March 8, 2011 01:00

The vast majority of prospective business school students said they plan to attend business school, regardless of economic conditions, according to a new survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) released today

The survey looked at the career aspirations and backgrounds of about 40,000 potential MBA students worldwide who registered in 2009 and 2010 on mba.com , a website run by GMAC that provides people with information on the business school application process. About half of the respondents, or 51 percent, said the current economic climate did not affect their likelihood to get their MBA, while about one-third, or 36 percent, said that the economy spurred them to get the degree. About 13 percent of the respondents said the tough economy had dissuaded them from considering business school, and just one percent said the adverse economy made them decide not to go to business school at all, the survey showed. This is the first time that GMAC has asked this question of registrants, so historical comparison data is not available, a spokesman for GMAC said. Still, the results are “consistent with long-term findings” that GMAC has conducted since 2003, when the economy was coming out of the last recession, the survey noted.

MBA applicants may be moving forward with their plans to attend business school, but financial worries remain a concern, especially when it comes to their careers and long-term prospects, the survey said. For example, about 50 percent of mba.com registrants in 2010 said they feared the degree would be too expensive, while another 48 percent worried about incurring financial debt and student loans. About 22 percent said they feared that their job outlook would be uncertain because of the shaky economy. Only 14 percent said they had no reservations about pursuing an MBA…

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