Bloomberg Best Business Schools - undefined 2018

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In a Handful of Industries, Companies Still Fund Employee MBAs

Conventional wisdom has it that free tuition for a full-time MBA is a nearly extinct employee benefit. Not sure that was right, we dived deeply into the 10,473 student surveys we collected for Bloomberg Businessweek's MBA rankings. We found that of the 1,484 students who returned to work to their previous employer after graduating, 35% said that they received at least 75% tuition coverage. When you look below, bear in mind that government mostly means the military. Read the story here.

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Employer-Funded MBAs Are Still a Thing in These Industries
Number of students returning to the same employer versus percentage receiving funding
Consulting Financial Technology Government 50 Students funded 100 % 0 100 200 300 400 500 Students
IndustryNumber of students% funded
Consulting 430 72%
Financial 268 31%
Technology 119 16%
Health Care 66 41%
Energy 57 44%
Consumer 52 42%
Manufacturing 51 61%
Government 43 88%
Defense and Aerospace 38 84%
Real Estate 38 47%
Media 35 23%
Retail 32 19%
Construction 25 40%
Education 21 24%
Engineering 21 57%