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UK Undergrads Divided Over Value of MBA

WikiJob survey suggests that students fresh out of their first degree have yet to be convinced of the merits of an MBA

By  Maria Ahmed

Thu Mar 17 2011

BusinessBecause
During January and February WikiJob.co.uk asked its readers whether MBAs are useful or useless.

The result: more respondents said that MBAs are useful, but only just. Of the 570 final-year undergrads and recent grads who responded, 51 per cent said that an MBA is useful while 49 per cent said that it’s useless.

“The benefits of an MBA are unclear to university graduates,” says WikiJob co-founder Chris Muktar. “Business schools could do more to promote the benefits to graduates.”

“MBAs are not seen as a necessity or even advantageous amongst a huge proportion of graduates,” he adds.

Professional qualifications such as the ACA or CFA are popular amongst graduates. How popular, exactly? Check out the latest reader poll on WikiJob.co.uk to find out.
 

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