MBA Degree Facts

MBA DEGREES BY THE NUMBERS 800,000 26% 600,000 400,000 Between 2010-2011, the number of Master's degrees awarded increased by 54 percent to 731,000 Of the 731,000 Master's degrees awarded between 2010-2011, 26% were concentrated in the field of business" 1,650,000 BACHELOR'S DEGREES $59,200 In 2011, the median earnings for young adults with a Master's degree or higher was $59,200v Of the 1,650,000 Bachelor's degrees granted in 2009–10, the largest number of degrees awarded was in the fields of business: 358,000 http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_ctb.asp http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_ctb.asp http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id337 http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=77 CLICK TO ENLARGE