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title: "Alumni Perspectives Survey: B-School Employment Report"
description: Majority of business school alumni are employed for a company (79%) or as self-employed entrepreneurs (10%), according to the 2018 Alumni Perspectives Survey.
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# [Alumni Perspectives Survey: B-School Employment Report](https://blog.gmac.com/gmac-advisor/alumni-perspectives-survey-b-school-employment-report)

 Written by [GMAC Research](https://blog.gmac.com/gmac-advisor/author/gmac-research) | Feb 13, 2018 4:16:00 PM

 

Overall, the vast majority of business school alumni are employed, whether for a company (79%) or as self-employed entrepreneurs (10%), according to new findings from the [2018 Alumni Perspectives Survey](https://www.gmac.com/market-intelligence-and-research/gmac-surveys/2018-alumni-perspectives-survey.aspx), which solicited responses from 10,882 alumni worldwide representing 274 institutions and a wide variety of program types. 

Additional survey findings associated with alumni employment, including employment status, entrepreneurship, industry, job functions, and salary can be found in a new [survey report](http://www.gmac.com/market-intelligence-and-research/research-library/measuring-program-roi/2018-alumni-perspectives-survey-b-school-alumni-employment-report.aspx) published on gmac.com this week.

Key findings include:

- B-school alumni are employed across a range of industries and job functions. The top industries include products/services (20%), technology (17%), and finance/accounting (15%).
- The most common job functions include general management (24%), finance/accounting (21%), and marketing/sales (18%).
- Recent alumni are more likely than earlier alumni to work in the technology and products/services industries. Earlier alumni are more likely to work in the finance/accounting and consulting industries.
- The majority of business school alumni feel their graduate management education advanced their careers at a faster rate compared with peers who do not have a graduate management education.
- One in 10 b-school alumni are entrepreneurs. The rate of entrepreneurship among alumni increases with years removed from graduation.
- The median base salary among alumni is US$115,000, with variation by job level and location.

An additional survey report focused on international education based on the [2018 Alumni Perspectives Survey](https://www.gmac.com/market-intelligence-and-research/gmac-surveys/2018-alumni-perspectives-survey.aspx) will be published in coming weeks.  

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