What do recent statistics say about the average starting salary and ROI for graduates of top online MBA programs?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What do recent statistics say about the average starting salary and ROI for graduates of top online MBA programs?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2025 2026 top online MBA programs graduate starting salary average salary employment outcomes ROI salary data rankingsGoogle ↗
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2025 online MBA employment report salary graduates average starting salary Indiana Kelley UNC Kenan-Flagler Carnegie Mellon TepperGoogle ↗
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online MBA return on investment salary increase payback period 2025 reportGoogle ↗
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2025 2026 top online MBA programs graduate starting salary average salary employment outcomes ROI salary data rankings Google ↗
2025 online MBA employment report salary graduates average starting salary Indiana Kelley UNC Kenan-Flagler Carnegie Mellon Tepper Google ↗
online MBA return on investment salary increase payback period 2025 report Google ↗
- 2025 Employment Data Report Demonstrates Record-High Salaries and Strong Career Outcomes for Michigan Ross Online MBA Graduates · michiganross.umich.edu
- Online MBA Career Outcomes [2025] · mba.ncsu.edu
- Online MBA Career Impact · bu.edu
- Career Support & Outcomes · smu.edu
- Poets&Quants | Poets&Quants' Ranking Of The Best Online MBA Programs Of 2026 · poetsandquants.com
- Is an Online MBA worth the money? · gmac.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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2025 2026 top online MBA programs graduate starting salary average salary employment outcomes ROI salary data rankings OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2025 online MBA employment report salary graduates average starting salary Indiana Kelley UNC Kenan-Flagler Carnegie Mellon Tepper OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
online MBA return on investment salary increase payback period 2025 report OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |