The MBA Specialisations Women Are Choosing in 2021

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Women are making moves in the business world. MBA admissions teams are making a conscious effort to recruit more female students – moving towards a more diverse, inclusive MBA experience.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, TopMBA wanted to take a closer look at the motivations and choices women in higher education are making.

QS’s International Student Survey Report (ISS) 2020 surveyed 78,578 participants – all of whom are prospective students at business school.

50 percent of the total MBA applicants in the survey were female. When asked which three master’s or MBA specialisations they were most interested in, this was what we found:

Which MBA specialisations are women choosing in 2021?

Which subjects are women interested in studying in 2021?

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Written by

Niamh Ollerton

Niamh was Deputy Head of Content at QS (TopMBA.com; topuniversities.com), creating and editing content for an international student audience. Having gained her journalism qualification at the Press Association, London and since written for different international publications, she's now enjoying telling the stories of students, alumni, faculty, entrepreneurs and organizations from across the globe.