Hot MBA Jobs: Becoming A Healthcare Consultant
Consultants with MBA degrees are in high demand—and they’re often well compensated as a result. One of the fastest-growing industries for MBA Consultants is healthcare, thanks to a combination of a rising elderly population, affordable insurance (for now) and technological advancement. In an interview with U.S. News, Phil Miller, Assistant Dean of Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, says, “A lot of consulting jobs have grown because a lot of firms need help in advising.” Recent UMN grads reportedly earn up to $150,000 without signing bonuses, according to the article. Let’s take a closer look at what becoming a Healthcare Consultant actually entails.
Becoming A Pharmaceutical Brand Manager
The job of a brand manager is to create a lasting impression among their consumers and to improve their company’s product sales and market shares. These individuals monitor market trends and oversee advertising and marketing activities to ensure the right message is delivered. It’s a fast growing career field with the projected percent change in employment from 2014 to 2024 at 9 percent according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
For consumer goods companies and retailers such as Procter & Gamble, a Brand Manager position makes sense—it’s all about the product, placement, price and promotion—but what about the healthcare industry, in particular pharmaceuticals? Is a job as a Pharmaceutical Brand Manager unique and is it a good choice for MBA candidates? Continue reading…
How To Become A Financial Controller
If there’s one career field that will always be attractive to MBAs, it’s a career in finance, which why almost every top MBA program offers a finance concentration. In 2015, Harvard and Stanford each sent 31 percent of their MBA graduates into finance. And one of the most popular jobs in the field for an MBA graduate is a Financial Controller.
Top MBA Recruiters: Berkshire Hathaway
When considering where you want to work, there are a lot of things that come into play. Do you want to work in a small startup or a large multi-national corporation? Do you want variety or do you want to become an expert in a particular field? Do you want prestige or would you rather be a worker-bee? The good news is that there are organizations that can fit any desire, including Berkshire Hathaway.
Leavey Ranked No. 4 for ROI
The Leavey School of Business has been ranked no. 4 in the country for return on a student’s college investment by PayScale. PayScale’s College ROI rankings are based on a “20 Year Return on Investment,” measured as the additional salary over 20 years that a graduating student would earn above that of a high-school graduate, after subtracting the cost of the education. Santa Clara business majors reported a median 20-year ROI of $756,200, which is the fourth-best in the nation.
A degree from Santa Clara University was ranked in the top 5 percent in the survey for return on investment. The school was ranked no. 51 out of 1223 colleges or universities that were ranked by PayScale. Among the 407 private, nonprofit institutions on the list, Santa Clara’s ROI ranked no. 27, which is in the top 7 percent of the rankings. Among 81 California schools, SCU was ranked at no. 9, which is part of the top 12 percent.
BU Ranked For Post-Grad Salaries by PayScale
Boston University Graduate School of Management has been ranked no. 30 on PayScale’s 2014-2015 College Salary Report. The salary report ranks colleges and universities on alumni post-grad earnings. According to PayScale, alumni of the School’s MBA program pull in $81,900 as an early career salary, and rise to a mid-career salary of $132,900.
This is the first time PayScale has included graduate schools in its College Salary Report, and published its rankings of hundreds of graduate programs based on alumni salaries in four degree categories: JD, master’s, MBAs and PhD.
