Degrees In Business Emerging Trends in Business & Finance

Degrees in Business Emerging Trends in Business and Finance MBA Job Growth in the US & Canada Hiring statistics for BA and MBA 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 BA Percentage MBA Percentage I 2012-13 I 2013-14 There has been a surge in demand for MBA graduates in the United States and Canada Hiring statistics for graduates with a BA is steady while the statistics for those with an MBA are expected to grow Top Business Degrees Entrepreneurship Avg. Median Wage: $158,560 Business Administration Avg. Median Wage: $62,900 to $137,020 Finance and Accounting Will grow 16% by 2022 Avg. Median Wage: $78,350 Advertising, and Marketing Managers Will grow 12% by 2022 Avg. Median Wage: $115,570 Market Research Analyst Will grow 31.6% by 2022 Avg. Median Wage: $60,300 Meeting, Convention and Event Planners Will grow 33.2% byr 2022 Avg. Median Wage: $45,810 5 facts about today's college graduates About 56% of students earn degrees within six years. 2 Business is still the most common major. It's harder for new graduates to find good jobs. BUT! Graduates still out-earn people without degrees. 5 Most graduates think college was worth it. Graduation rates vary by type of college. With more students in the Private For-Profit schools graduating from the same school they started at than those in Private Non-Profit and Public institutions 60 50 40 30 20 10 Private For-Profit Private Non-Profit Public Completed I Completed at Other 4 year Completed at different 2 year I Still Enrolled Not Enrolled SOURCES: 1) Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational 0utlook Handbook, on the web at (http://www.bls.gov/ooh/) 2) Investopedia, Top Business and Finance Degrees 2013, on the web at (http://www.investopedia.com/articles/professionals/071813/top-business-and- finance-degrees-2013.asp) GMAC, 2014 Corporate Recruiters Survey, on the web at (gmac.com/corporaterecruiters) 4) Pew Research Center, 5 Facts about today's College Graduates (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/30/5-facts-about-todays-college- graduates/) 5) Salary.com, on the web at (http://www.salary.com) 6) Quin Street Job Salary Trend Report, on the web at ( http://www.qs.com/globalworkplace/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qs_jobs_salary_trends report_2013-2014.pdf) III