The Median Signing Bonus and base salaries are $10,000 and $25,000 short of what are offered in tier-1 schools, but for those who want to get into Technology or Consulting, Merage MBA is a viable alternative.
After Technology (32%), Consulting, and Consumer Products, were tied in the most preferred industry (17%) but only Technology, Consulting, and Financial services managed to cross $100,000 in base salary. 
Despite the $100,000 base salary only 9% of the class received job offers from Investment Banks or companies in the Finance sector. Advertising, Real Estate, Non-Profit, Healthcare/Pharma and Manufacturing were the other industries that found favor with less than 10% of the class. 
By job function, Marketing/Sales were an overwhelming favorite for Merage MBA class. 30% chose the function despite a $92,000 base salary. The second choice – Consulting was selected by 15% of the class while General Management & Operations/Logistics, sharing the third position was opted by 13% of the class, but managed to receive over $105,000 in median base salary.
Reference: Merage MBA Employment Report
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