Average years needed to recoup investment in MBA degree 1986-2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 26, 2016
This statistics shows the average amount of years it took MBA graduates between 1986 and 2012 to recoup the investment they made in the degree, by degree type. Between 1986 and 2012, the average amount of time it took a graduate of a full-time 2-year MBA degree to recoup their investment was 3.5 years.

Average number of years for MBA alumni worldwide to recoup their educational investment between 1986 and 2012, by degree

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Statistic: Average number of years for MBA alumni worldwide to recoup their educational investment between 1986 and 2012, by degree

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Release date

February 2016

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 7 to November 16, 2015

Number of respondents

14,279 respondents

Special properties

Business school alumni from GMAC partnered schools

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The average amount of years was calculated by the total investment divided by initial boost in salary.

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