MBA价值思考（中/英）
如果你正在考虑返回学校攻读工商管理硕士（mba）, 那么你可能也考虑过这将如何改变你的收入。
研究生入学管理委员会（gmac）信息服务部的项目经理 rachel edgington认为，mba对收入的影响取决于很多可变因素，包括你选择了哪家学校， 你之前的经验以及你是一个脱产成员还是在职成员等。gmac负责管理gmat考试，研究生学校用此成绩确定读mba课程的学生。gmac对通过了考试的人员进行调查，了解他们毕业后的发展以及读研前后的收入情况。
重要因素
gmac正在进行的这项调查表明以下三个因素对mba薪水的影响最大（按影响程度从高到低的顺序）：
●之前的薪水
●雇主职能
●管理人员数量（mba前）
在得出以上这些结论的过程中，edgington检验了其他可能会影响工资水平的因素，如年龄，性别，研究方向，种族划分，婚姻，家眷人数，专业化，生活水平评估（健康、财产安全、工作和家庭的重要性）以及读mba之前的工作经验（预算大小，管理人员规模，工作经历年限和所任的最高职务）。
经验最重要
以上三个因素总的来说意味着：如果你没有一定数量的技能或经验来支持，一个mba的头衔并不能保证让你在华尔街获得一份工作。这是david petersam作为一家维也纳和弗吉尼亚招生咨询公司总裁时经常提到的问题。这家公司帮助商业学校申请人获得适合学校的入学资格。
“有时当人们走出学校后，他们对薪水的变化抱有很大希望。”petersam说。“如果你没有投资银行相关的工作背景，goldmansachs 不联系你的话（在你毕业后），你也不应因此而失望。”
你必须还要拥有符合毕业后的工作的气质和兴趣。如果你缺少长时间工作所需要的动力，你将不会喜欢或做好投资银行的工作。
同样，你需要确保mba确实能帮助你达到你的职业目标。petersam曾劝告过那些计划靠学位变成投资策划者的mba崇拜者们，告诫他们，说他们选错了学位，并建议他们转向一个投资策划认证的发展方向。
你在哪里工作
两位专家都认为咨询公司和保健行业能为mba新毕业生提供的薪水最高。gmac的数据显示，在咨询行业工作的毕业生平均收入是95000美金，那些在保健行业工作的毕业生平均收入也在80000美金。
然而，这些数字，还有学校自己提供的薪水数目，可能因为以下两个原因而有所夸张。首先，这些数据是自己报出的，谁不想稍微夸大一些呢？其次，银行业的薪水可能包含大部分的红利，总的福利可能在这方面要高一些，但这也要看每年的情况。
心目中的预期
根据gmac2004年全球mba毕业生调查结果，他们“期望薪水较mba前增长35%（从56000美金涨至76000美金）。”
而gmac 2004-05企业招聘调查结果显示，大部分mba毕业生可以获得“比其他方向研究生多28%（或更多）的薪水，比新招收的本科生多71%（或更多）。”
脱产与在职
读研方向和方式的选择是否会造成mba毕业后的薪水上的较大差别？在职读研的学生在薪水方面会有较小比例的增加，可能因为在职学生一般会有较高的薪水起点。
虽然钱很重要，但这不是衡量读mba的成本和收益的唯一方式，jeff blum说。他是一个在线网站mba校友录—mba depot—的创始人。
“对于想要自己创业的人，他的回报与期望进入咨询公司高层的人不同，”blum说。“如果你想要在华尔街工作，你不会希望进入一所二等的学校，因为那些顶尖企业不会打算在你的校园招聘的。”
the value of an mba
if you are thinking of heading back to school for a master s degree in business administration (mba), you have probably wondered how it could change your paycheck.
it depends upon many variables, including which school you attend, your prior experience and whether you enroll in a full-time or part-time program, says rachel edgington, project manager in information services for the graduate management admission council (gmac). gmac, which administers the gmat that graduate schools use to determine who gets into mba programs, surveys past test takers to see where they end up and what they earn before and after graduation.
the biggies
gmac s ongoing research has found that these three factors affect mba salary the most (in order of highest influence):
%26#8226;preexisting salary.
%26#8226;function of employer.
%26#8226;number of people managed (pre-mba).
in reaching these conclusions, edgington controlled for other factors that could influence salary levels, such as age, gender, program type, race or ethnicity, marital status, number of dependents, specialization, life values (the importance of wealth, financial security, work and family) and pre-mba work experience (size of budget, number of people managed, years of experience and highest position held).
experience counts
the three factors add up to the following: an mba will not guarantee you a job on wall street if you have no quantitative skills or experience to back it up. it is an issue david petersam comes across often as president of admissionsconsultants inc., a vienna, virginia, firm that helps business school applicants gain admission to suitable schools.
"sometimes people get their hopes up about salaries when they get out of school," says petersam. "if you do not have the background for investment banking, you do not want to be disappointed when goldman sachs will not touch you [after graduation]."
you also have to match your temperament and interests to your postgraduation work. if you do not have the drive it takes to work extremely long hours, you will not like -- or do well in -- investment banking.
likewise, you need to make sure an mba is right for helping you reach your career goals. petersam has counseled mba wannabes who plan to use their degrees to become financial planners. he tells them they are going after the wrong degree and refers them instead to a financial planning certification program.
where you work
both experts agree that consulting firms and the healthcare industry pay the highest salaries to newly minted mbas. gmac s data show graduates working in consulting earned a median of $95,000 and those in healthcare a median of of $80,000.
however, those figures, as well as salary data given out by graduate schools themselves, may be inflated for two reasons. first, the figures are self-reported, and who does not like to exaggerate a little? second, salaries in banking can include big bonuses, so total compensation might be higher in that field depending upon what kind of year you have, petersam says.
in perspective
according to gmac s 2004 global mba graduate survey, typical mba grads "expect a 35 percent increase from their pre-mba salary (to $76,000 from $56,000)."
and the results of gmac s corporate recruiters survey 2004-05 show that most mba graduates can expect to earn "a salary premium of 28 percent [more than] graduates from other graduate programs and 71 percent [more than] new hires from undergraduate programs."
full-time vs. part-time
will your choice of programs make a significant difference in your post-mba salary? part-time students tend to enjoy a lower percentage increase in their salaries, possibly because part-time students typically have higher salaries to begin with.
while money is important, there is more than one way to judge the cost and benefit of pursuing an mba, says jeff blum, founder of mba depot, an online networking site for mba alums.
"for someone who wants to start his own business, the return is going to be different than someone who wants to go to a top-tier consulting firm," says blum. "if you want to work on wall street, you do not want to go to a second-tier school, because those top employers are not going to interview on your campus."
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研究生入学管理委员会（gmac）信息服务部的项目经理 rachel edgington认为，mba对收入的影响取决于很多可变因素，包括你选择了哪家学校， 你之前的经验以及你是一个脱产成员还是在职成员等。gmac负责管理gmat考试，研究生学校用此成绩确定读mba课程的学生。gmac对通过了考试的人员进行调查，了解他们毕业后的发展以及读研前后的收入情况。
重要因素
gmac正在进行的这项调查表明以下三个因素对mba薪水的影响最大（按影响程度从高到低的顺序）：
●之前的薪水
●雇主职能
●管理人员数量（mba前）
在得出以上这些结论的过程中，edgington检验了其他可能会影响工资水平的因素，如年龄，性别，研究方向，种族划分，婚姻，家眷人数，专业化，生活水平评估（健康、财产安全、工作和家庭的重要性）以及读mba之前的工作经验（预算大小，管理人员规模，工作经历年限和所任的最高职务）。
经验最重要
以上三个因素总的来说意味着：如果你没有一定数量的技能或经验来支持，一个mba的头衔并不能保证让你在华尔街获得一份工作。这是david petersam作为一家维也纳和弗吉尼亚招生咨询公司总裁时经常提到的问题。这家公司帮助商业学校申请人获得适合学校的入学资格。
“有时当人们走出学校后，他们对薪水的变化抱有很大希望。”petersam说。“如果你没有投资银行相关的工作背景，goldmansachs 不联系你的话（在你毕业后），你也不应因此而失望。”
你必须还要拥有符合毕业后的工作的气质和兴趣。如果你缺少长时间工作所需要的动力，你将不会喜欢或做好投资银行的工作。
同样，你需要确保mba确实能帮助你达到你的职业目标。petersam曾劝告过那些计划靠学位变成投资策划者的mba崇拜者们，告诫他们，说他们选错了学位，并建议他们转向一个投资策划认证的发展方向。
你在哪里工作
两位专家都认为咨询公司和保健行业能为mba新毕业生提供的薪水最高。gmac的数据显示，在咨询行业工作的毕业生平均收入是95000美金，那些在保健行业工作的毕业生平均收入也在80000美金。
然而，这些数字，还有学校自己提供的薪水数目，可能因为以下两个原因而有所夸张。首先，这些数据是自己报出的，谁不想稍微夸大一些呢？其次，银行业的薪水可能包含大部分的红利，总的福利可能在这方面要高一些，但这也要看每年的情况。
心目中的预期
根据gmac2004年全球mba毕业生调查结果，他们“期望薪水较mba前增长35%（从56000美金涨至76000美金）。”
而gmac 2004-05企业招聘调查结果显示，大部分mba毕业生可以获得“比其他方向研究生多28%（或更多）的薪水，比新招收的本科生多71%（或更多）。”
脱产与在职
读研方向和方式的选择是否会造成mba毕业后的薪水上的较大差别？在职读研的学生在薪水方面会有较小比例的增加，可能因为在职学生一般会有较高的薪水起点。
虽然钱很重要，但这不是衡量读mba的成本和收益的唯一方式，jeff blum说。他是一个在线网站mba校友录—mba depot—的创始人。
“对于想要自己创业的人，他的回报与期望进入咨询公司高层的人不同，”blum说。“如果你想要在华尔街工作，你不会希望进入一所二等的学校，因为那些顶尖企业不会打算在你的校园招聘的。”
the value of an mba
if you are thinking of heading back to school for a master s degree in business administration (mba), you have probably wondered how it could change your paycheck.
it depends upon many variables, including which school you attend, your prior experience and whether you enroll in a full-time or part-time program, says rachel edgington, project manager in information services for the graduate management admission council (gmac). gmac, which administers the gmat that graduate schools use to determine who gets into mba programs, surveys past test takers to see where they end up and what they earn before and after graduation.
the biggies
gmac s ongoing research has found that these three factors affect mba salary the most (in order of highest influence):
%26#8226;preexisting salary.
%26#8226;function of employer.
%26#8226;number of people managed (pre-mba).
in reaching these conclusions, edgington controlled for other factors that could influence salary levels, such as age, gender, program type, race or ethnicity, marital status, number of dependents, specialization, life values (the importance of wealth, financial security, work and family) and pre-mba work experience (size of budget, number of people managed, years of experience and highest position held).
experience counts
the three factors add up to the following: an mba will not guarantee you a job on wall street if you have no quantitative skills or experience to back it up. it is an issue david petersam comes across often as president of admissionsconsultants inc., a vienna, virginia, firm that helps business school applicants gain admission to suitable schools.
"sometimes people get their hopes up about salaries when they get out of school," says petersam. "if you do not have the background for investment banking, you do not want to be disappointed when goldman sachs will not touch you [after graduation]."
you also have to match your temperament and interests to your postgraduation work. if you do not have the drive it takes to work extremely long hours, you will not like -- or do well in -- investment banking.
likewise, you need to make sure an mba is right for helping you reach your career goals. petersam has counseled mba wannabes who plan to use their degrees to become financial planners. he tells them they are going after the wrong degree and refers them instead to a financial planning certification program.
where you work
both experts agree that consulting firms and the healthcare industry pay the highest salaries to newly minted mbas. gmac s data show graduates working in consulting earned a median of $95,000 and those in healthcare a median of of $80,000.
however, those figures, as well as salary data given out by graduate schools themselves, may be inflated for two reasons. first, the figures are self-reported, and who does not like to exaggerate a little? second, salaries in banking can include big bonuses, so total compensation might be higher in that field depending upon what kind of year you have, petersam says.
in perspective
according to gmac s 2004 global mba graduate survey, typical mba grads "expect a 35 percent increase from their pre-mba salary (to $76,000 from $56,000)."
and the results of gmac s corporate recruiters survey 2004-05 show that most mba graduates can expect to earn "a salary premium of 28 percent [more than] graduates from other graduate programs and 71 percent [more than] new hires from undergraduate programs."
full-time vs. part-time
will your choice of programs make a significant difference in your post-mba salary? part-time students tend to enjoy a lower percentage increase in their salaries, possibly because part-time students typically have higher salaries to begin with.
while money is important, there is more than one way to judge the cost and benefit of pursuing an mba, says jeff blum, founder of mba depot, an online networking site for mba alums.
"for someone who wants to start his own business, the return is going to be different than someone who wants to go to a top-tier consulting firm," says blum. "if you want to work on wall street, you do not want to go to a second-tier school, because those top employers are not going to interview on your campus."
编辑：胡萍
来源：