2021 Full-Time MBA Graduate Statistics
Earning an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School provides an opportunity to maximize career opportunities and build a competitive edge as a job seeker. At PGBS, the Career and Professional Development team works with you to gain that competitive advantage and provides relevant resources, expert coaching, and supports you every step of the way. These statistics reflect goals achieved upon completion of our MBA program. Discover where your MBA will take you and how to get there.
52%
Accepted job offer by graduation
76%
Accepted job offer by three months after graduation
$72k+
Median starting salary for graduates
| School-facilitated job acceptances | 31% |
| Job Acceptance | |
|---|---|
| Total graduates seeking employment | 55% |
| Accepted job offer by graduation | 52% |
| Offer accepted by third month post-graduation | 76% |
| Reported Median signing bonus | $15K |
| Starting Salary | |
|---|---|
| Mean | $76K |
| Median | $72K |
| High | $133K |
| Undergraduate Major | |
|---|---|
| Technical | 10% |
| Business | 48% |
| Other | 45% |
| More than five years | 16% |
| Professional Experience | |
|---|---|
| One year or less | 56% |
| More than one year, up to three years | 13% |
| More than three years, up to five years | 16% |
| Marketing / Sales | 31% |
| Information Technology | 9% |
| Operations / Logistics | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| Function | |
|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting | 25% |
| General Management | 25% |
| Human Resources | 3% |
| Financial Services | 15% |
| Healthcare | 9% |
| Non-Profit | 12% |
| Real Estate | 9% |
| Retail | 3% |
| Technology | 28% |
| Transportation & Logistics Services | 3% |
| Other | 15% |
| Industries | |
|---|---|
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 3% |