According to GMAC’s annual Application Trends Survey, applications to graduate management education (GME) programs around the globe increased 12 percent from last year, with more than half (56 percent) of programs reporting application growth.
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How Business School Applications Surged With Rise in Domestic Interest
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Research Insights, graduate management education, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report
4 Ways To Capitalize on Growing Interest in Part-Time and Hybrid Business School
As online and part-time programs surge in popularity among candidates, business schools can better curate their unique value proposition to prospective students.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Research Insights, graduate management education, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report
4 Tips From New Research and Industry Experts for Supporting Student Career Success
Based on responses from nearly 1,000 corporate recruiters and staffing firms around the world, GMAC’s Corporate Recruiters Survey provides the latest information about skill demand, hiring, compensation, and perceptions of MBA and business master’s graduates.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Research Insights, graduate management education, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report
What GMAC's Annual Conference Revealed About the 8 Types of B-School Prospects
GMAC's latest segmentation study that features responses from 10,000 prospective student across 21 countries highlights motivations for graduate study, how they conduct their research, and the differing archetypes globally.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Research Insights, graduate management education, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey
4 New Facts About Business School Candidates in the AI and Social Impact Era
Based on results from more than 4,000 candidates from 132 countries, the latest GMAC Prospective Students Survey offers new insights into candidate expectations for artificial intelligence (AI) and social impact along with ongoing patterns in their modality preferences, mobility trends, and more.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Research Insights, graduate management education, Student Survey, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research library, alumni
4 Research Insights To Boost Recruitment to Online Programs
Findings from across GMAC’s survey research program illuminate what GME candidates, current students, and employers think of online and hybrid programs—and how those perceptions translate to application trends.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Application Trends, Research Insights, graduate management education, Student Survey, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research library, alumni
This Year’s Top Five Findings About Graduate Business School
As 2023 comes to a close, look back at GMAC’s key findings about Gen Z, first-generation candidates, business skills of the future, demand for flexible program delivery, and more.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, Application Trends, Research Insights, graduate management education, Student Survey, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report, research library, alumni
Do Applicants Want Flexibility More Than Prestige From Business School?
According to GMAC’s annual Application Trends Survey, applications were more likely to grow among flexible graduate management education (GME) programs while more selective programs faced declines.
Topics: Research Insights, MBA Program, graduate management education, Student Survey, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report, research library, alumni
Why Students Say They Are Happy With Graduate Business School
Like in previous years, nearly all current graduate business school students and recent alumni report satisfaction with their graduate management education (GME) experience. New GMAC research shows why.
Topics: Research Insights, MBA Program, graduate management education, Student Survey, GME, MBA, candidate insights, candidate research, survey, research report, research library, alumni
Five New Ways GMAC Makes It Easy to Find Research Insights
As summer comes to a close and students return to campuses and classrooms, head to GMAC’s updated Research Library to find new, easy ways to sort through our latest releases.
Topics: Research Insights, candidate insights, infographic, research report, research brief, deans summary, research library