University of Pittsburgh

Katz Graduate School of Business

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  • AVG. GMAT SCORE
    614
  • Program Cost
    $44,040
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Enrollment
    171
Contact Information
301 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
Website

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration gives students the business agility to compete in the global economy. Led by our collaborative faculty, we emphasize experience-based learning, international immersion, and team-based projects. Our location in Pittsburgh, Pa. gives students abundant opportunities for internships, consulting projects, case competitions, and cultural activities. We have a network of 26,000 alumni in more than 90 countries, all graduates of a program ranked among the world's best by independent publications and continuously accredited by AACSB International.

Quick Stats

  • Yield
    54%
  • Selectivity
    34%
  • Job Offers
    92%
  • Average Salary
    $76,136.00
  • Top Industry
    Consulting

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About University of Pittsburgh

Admissions: Can I get in?

3.27 GPA of All Applicants 3.28 GPA of All Accepted Applicants
Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 42
  • Median 37
  • Middle 80% 0 to 87
Admissions Selectivity
34% Katz Graduate School of Business 48% Average Across All Schools
614 Average GMAT Score
  • Applied
  • Accepted
Average Score
74% 594
77% 614
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 443
34% 34.0
54% 54.0
Female
37% 37
International
59% 59
Re-Applicants
1% 1
20% 20
Wait-listed
100% 28
0% 0.0
Top Undergrad Majors
  • All Applicants
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Management
  • Accepted
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Management
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Applied Sciences (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany)
  • Penn State University
  • Washington & Jefferson College
  • Vishveshwariya Technological University (India)
Importance of Application Elements
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • GMAT Scores Important
  • Application Essay Important
  • Recommendations Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Important
$31,536 Applicant Average Base Salary
Top 5 Feeder Companies
  • Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
  • Accenture
  • Cognizant
  • Ernst & Young
  • Infosys
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
0% 0
0% 0
740 to 769
1% 1
1% 1
710 to 739
6% 6
9% 9
680 to 709
7% 7
10% 10
650 to 679
12% 12
14% 14
620 to 649
17% 17
17% 17
590 to 619
16% 16
17% 17
560 to 589
15% 15
14% 14
530 to 559
11% 11
9% 9
500 to 529
4% 4
3% 3
Under 500
11% 11
6% 6
English Language Requirements
600 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Consulting 28%
Top Industry
  • Manufacturing 23%
  • Technology 13%
  • Other 12%
Deloitte 25%
Top Employer
  • Crane Co 16%
  • SDLC Partners 9%
  • PNC 6%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
92% Katz Graduate School of Business 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
80% 80
60% 59.90775862068965
80% Receive Offers
19% 19
56% 55.94857923497267
19% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
12% 12
22% 22.276036585365855
12% Receive Offers
0%
25% 25.176799999999997
More than 3 Months after graduation
8% 8
5% 5.4188983050847455
8% Receive Offers
12% 12
6% 6.143524590163933
12% Accept Offers
73% Graduates seeking full-time employment
22% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
  • Deloitte 8
  • Crane Co 5
  • SDLC Partners 3
  • PNC 2
  • IBM 2
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
30% 30
$82,708.00
55K 130K
Finance/Accounting
22% 22
$71,654.00
30K 95K
General Management
3% 3
Data not provided
Human Resources
3% 3
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
18% 18
$65,069.00
40K 95K
Operations/Logistics
20% 20
$77,800.00
42K 100K
Other
3% 3
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
28% 28
$78,720.00 Data not provided
Financial Services
12% 12
$60,286.00
30K 87K
Government
2% 2
Data not provided
Manufacturing
23% 23
$77,529.00
42K 100K
Petroleum/Energy
2% 2
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
7% 7
$92,890.00
60K 119K
Real Estate
2% 2
Data not provided
Technology
13% 13
$76,720.00
46K 93K
Other
12% 12
$70,000.00
40K 90K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
One Year or Less
20% 20
$74,291.00
53K 100K
More than one year, up to three years
30% 30
$72,306.00
30K 119K
More than five years
18% 18
$81,528.00
40K 130K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
7% 7
$67,935.00
30K 90K
European Free Trade Zone
3% 3
Data not provided
North America
87% 87
$75,470.00
40K 130K
South America
2% 2
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
12% 12
$80,714.00
60K 93K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
52% 52
$70,723.00
40K 130K
U.S. South
3% 3
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
5% 5
$87,667.00
80K 100K
U.S. Midwest
12% 12
$80,714.00
60K 95K
U.S. West
3% 3
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Top Companies with Interns / Hired
  • Crane Co 4
  • Giant Eagle 3
  • PNC 2
  • Tube City IMS 2
  • Covidien 2
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 12
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 92
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • National Black MBA Association Conference
  • National Association of Women MBAs Conference
  • National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference
  • National Asian MBA Association Conference

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$117,902
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $44,040
  • Budget $39,205
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$129,297
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $57,716
  • Budget $46,042
2 Full Tuition Scholarships
$7,381 Average Scholarship Amount
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
0%
0%
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$1,131,775
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Academic Merit
100%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy No
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
48 Katz Graduate School of Business 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
25% 25
Experiential learning
25% 25
Lectures
25% 25
Top Areas of Study
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Strategy
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Corproate valuation, corproate financial management, investments and trading, digital marketing, project management
  • Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
Master Degree Programs
  • Accounting
  • Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)
  • MBA/ME (Engineering)
  • MBA/MIM (International Management)
  • MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)
  • MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
  • MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
  • MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Other
Requirements for Graduation
  • Other
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 20
  • Distance learning No
Technology Improvements
  • New classroom teaching technologies; digital display screens; enhanced wireless access throughout building; all student team rooms outfitted with LCD screens; all faculty and staff meeting rooms outfitted with LCD screens; enhanced student print kiosks; an enhanced student placement software package for use by graduating students and Career Services; CRM system deployed for Executive MBA program to track students, alumni and business contacts, built an enhanced student/faculty information system used to ext

Students: Who are my classmates?

44% International Students
28% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
74% 74
African American
11% 11
Not Reported
7% 7
Student Citizenship
North America
57% 57
Asia
26% 26
Europe Free Trade Zone
16% 16
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Business Ethics
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • International Club
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

17,067 Living MBA Alumni 7 Countries where alumni clubs exist
7 Active alumni clubs
6 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.