The Table: For MBAs, the Money is in the Healthcare Industry

The recent release of a GMAC survey of MBA graduates brought news that, despite a slight decline on last year’s performance, more than half of graduating full-time MBAs secured early job offers in 2014.

But what immediate ROI in post-MBA salary levels are these MBA graduates attaining as they step into their industry of choice and do they live up to the expectations held by applicants?

The table below, based on data taken from GMAC’s survey, demonstrates that the best immediate ROI, in terms of remuneration, was felt by those joining the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

The healthcare industry was also the only sector to offer MBA graduates an ROI that doubled their money on average, from the evidence of the median salary changes pre to post-degree given here.