But some experts are starting to wonder whether the end is coming for business schools. Now it looks like a new subset of Wall Street is turning away from the MBA tradition.
Private equity firms such as Chicago-based GTCR, are backing off on the tradition of requiring employees to attend business school after several years of work, reports The Wall Street Journal's Ryan Dezember and Lindsay Gellman.
That firm is joining Apollo Global Management, Silver Lake, KKR, and Blackstone Group, all of which reportedly have lessened requirements on employees to earn MBAs.
Blackstone chief executive Steve Schwarzman said that niceness is a requirement for his employees — sometimes more so than holding an MBA degree.
Here are some other reasons why business school might be losing its prestige:
• The number of people enrolled to write the GMAT — an exam required for business school applications — was steadily dropping for several consecutive years. And while, in 2014, applications for full-time, two-year MBA programs were up slightly, the majority of applicants came from overseas, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council.
• Tuition is expensive — like more than $60,000 a year at Harvard, not counting fees or living expenses — and it's continually on the rise.
• Some experts suggest it's wiser to go for a Chartered Financial Analyst, or CFA, credential instead. (All three levels of the CFA exam are being held around the world on Saturday, and more people are registered to take the test than ever before.)
• Curt Welling, a senior fellow at the Tuck School of Business, one of the best business schools in the country, thinks that online courses and a growing demand for international business schools could seriously damage established MBA programs. He says the MBA industry is "in a bit of a crisis," and business schools need to think about how to remain relevant.
There's one reason why the MBA will never totally lose its popularity on Wall Street.
For more, see The Business Insider
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