Way more people want to go to business school this year

According to the Graduate Management Admission Council’s latest annual Application Trends Survey, 2024 has seen record growth in demand for graduate management education, with MBA applications soaring 13% from 2023, following 2 consecutive years of decline.

Grads around the globe are turning to business master’s programs to stand out in the somewhat chilly white-collar job market, with B-School often seen as a surefire way to bolster a resume, especially if the school in question is particularly prestigious. Per the Wall Street Journal, Columbia Business School applications are up 27% from last year, while applications at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and Harvard Business School have risen 22% and 21%, respectively.

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