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Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business

MBA Program Stats

Annual Tuition: $29,508

Annual Tuition Non-Resident: $40,752

Acceptance Rate: 20%

Full-Time Enrollment: 145

Average GPA: 3.39

Median GMAT: 705

Median GRE: 323

International: 37%

Minority: 30%

Female: 37%

Male: 63%

Average Age: 28

What You Need To Know

The Scheller MBA: What You Need To Know

Every business school talks about technology, but few embrace it quite so fully as Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, established in 1913. Atlanta is a thriving international city awash with restaurants, bars, museums, acres of green space, and endless entertainment. It’s also home to award-winning restaurants, world-class museums, acres of green space, and endless entertainment. At Scheller, you have the best of both worlds.

The school is located in the middle of Atlanta’s Tech Square district, – 1.4 million square feet of space that’s home to 100 startups, 50 accelerators and incubators, and the R&D wings of companies like AT&T, Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, and The Home Depot.

Not content with this, Georgia Tech has begun the process of building a new two-tower complex in Tech Square that will add another 400,000 square feet for use by Scheller students, faculty, and staff. The first new building is expected to open in 2022.

Scheller’s program has its fair share of tech-focused courses, especially when it comes to electives. MBAs can choose from eight immersive tracks that consist of four related electives, including Business Analytics, Innovating for Sustainability, Leading New Ventures, and Supply Chain Innovation. Tracks supplement academic work with projects with businesses, talks and panels featuring guest speakers, and networking events.

Many students are also selected for the TI:GER (Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results) STEM concentration in Strategy and Innovation. TI:GER is a 16-month program that brings together Scheller MBAs and Georgia Tech PhDs to work on technology-innovation projects. Given Georgia Tech’s engineering, analytics, computing, cybersecurity, and biomedical research specializations, spots are in hot demand.

Students can cluster electives in concentrations that consist of three electives centered on a particular area. Some are functional, such as Accounting, Finance, or Marketing, and others are interdisciplinary, such as Cross-Cultural Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Quantitative Finance, and Strategic Sustainability. Ultimately, students take a total of 11 electives, giving the intellectually curious plenty of space to explore.

Scheller’s experiential learning comes largely in the form of “practicums” — semester-long consulting projects involving real-life problems. Students work alongside businesses gaining insight and great networking opportunities. Practicum topics range from IT and operations to strategic management, pro bono consulting, and more.

Of course, all of this is aimed at channeling MBAs into great jobs. Scheller is renowned for its top-notch careers service. As soon as students begin the program, they are assigned a career coach. These advisors also work closely with companies, so they understand the skills that are in demand and find the employers that are the right fit for students.

​​“I believe in technology and innovation, and I learned from professional experience that business acumen is a key ingredient to connect dots between engineering and the customer/market. The Georgia Tech Scheller MBA program offers a unique experience for their students with a small cohort size, world-class professors, a wide spectrum of programming, and most importantly, the best career service coaches. “I knew it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if I enrolled and I was very elated that I received an offer to join such a prestigious program,” says MBA’22 Youngtak Lee.

Scheller MBA Student Voices

“Scheller is at the forefront of solving business problems by leveraging technology. I loved that I could combine my interest in learning business principles with my engineering background and technical expertise in a city as vibrant as Atlanta. Because I was the leader of the Black Employee Networking Group for New England at Jacobs Engineering, I was excited to pursue two areas of interest at Scheller: strategy and innovation and cross-cultural human resources management.”- Francesca Sally (MBA ’22)

“The quality that best describes my MBA classmates is that they are ready to be wrong. I don’t think anyone in my class is scared to share an opinion or offer a counter one. While they are all comfortable sharing, they are equally open to hearing the other side and changing their initial conception. We all chose to come to a place that values the collective knowledge of the class. We understand that we don’t have all the answers, but we certainly find them together.”- Anthony J. Hodge (MBA ’22)

“The Jones MBA Career Center at Scheller was a key part of my decision when choosing Scheller. It was important to me that I would have guidance and support on my career journey and that I would be able to leave this program with my dream job.”- Suzy Livingston (MBA ’22)

“Every Scheller student is sharp and driven, but it’s the diversity of my class that has spurred some fascinating in-lecture discussions. Scheller has done a great job leveraging this diversity in building strong core teams. My team is an even mix of men and women representing four undergraduate majors, three states, two countries, one previous master’s degree, and 26 years of combined business experience. We were really successful together because our unique strengths balanced so well.”- Scott Spencer (MBA ’22)

Relevant Features:

Meet Georgia Tech Scheller’s Class of 2022

2021 Best & Brightest MBAs: Marcus Harmon, Georgia Tech (Scheller)

 

Rankings Data For Scheller College of Business

Scheller MBA Rankings

Year Poets&Quants
2023-2024 23
2022-2023 26
2021-2022 27
2020-2021 27
2019-2020 25

Career Stats

Compensation Statistics of Scheller MBA Grads

Compensation 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Average Base Salary $154,679 $136,819 $123,843 $121,045 $117,492 $112,729 $106,115
Average Signing Bonus $28,245 $26,749 $25,066 $25,040 $28,202 $21,246 $25,378

 

Scheller MBA Graduate Employment Offers

Employment Stats 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
MBAs employed 3 months post graduation 96% 100% 97% 90% 96% 97% 93%

 

Industry Choices of Scheller MBAs

Industry Sector 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Technology

11% 20% 20.3% 32% 22% 32% 21%
Consulting 58% 36% 37.5% 26% 31% 25% 36%
Financial Services 9% 16% 9.4% 10% 5% 4% 6%
Transportation/Logistics 6% 6% 4.7% 9% 10% 9% 11%
Retail 3% 3.1% 8%
Consumer Products 5% 4.7% 6% 12% 4%
Healthcare 1.6% 6%
Other 8% 11% 1.6%  3% 9% 7% 11%
Manufacturing 5% 6% 4.7% 6% 19% 9%
Media/Entertainment 3.1%
Real Estate 3.1% 5% 6%

 

Where Scheller MBAs Went to Work

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Apple Amazon Amazon Microsoft Amazon Deloitte Amazon
Bank of America Delta Air Lines Bank of America Deloitte Delta Air Lines Delta Deloitte
McKinsey & Company Apple Apple Bank of America Deloitte Microsoft North Highland
UPS Nike McKinsey UPS Microsoft Amazon Delta Air Lines
Target Deloitte Deloitte Amazon PwC UPS ScottMadden

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News Coverage For Scheller College Of Business

Canary In The Coal Mine? Georgia Tech Report Hints At Challenging MBA Jobs Landscape

If the employment report from Georgia Tech Scheller signifies a larger trend, 2024 saw a big downturn in MBA fortunes

The P&Q Interview: Georgia Tech Scheller Dean Anuj Mehrotra

Why Scheller's new dean believes the business school is at the right place, at the right time, and with the right focus

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Congrats to Tiffany D. Johnson of Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, for being named a 2024 Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professor.

Meet The Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Class Of 2025

Members of the newest cohort share their dreams and goals

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Annette Knell, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'Kind, passionate, and empathic leader, with a habit of challenging the status quo'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Andrew Chetcuti, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'A forever learner who constantly looks for ways to develop both professional and personally'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Dallas Charles, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'A loner, who loves people; a problem-solver, who creates challenges; heading up, but reaching back'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Jayalaxmi Jagannathan, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'Engineer with Indian roots and tech background, pursuing an MBA to explore the world of business'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Maddie Elledge, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'Jersey-raised strategist with a passion for innovation, community, and technology, leading with empathy first, always'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Neil Harris, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'An adventurous innovator who enjoys connecting with people and embracing new experiences'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Sarmy Saad, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'Syrian-born entrepreneur who fled war to thrive in Argentina, now pursuing an MBA at Scheller'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Taylor Sloop, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'I’m an engineer who's passionate about making the world a better place through out of the box thinking'

Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Allison Ziants, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

'An animal lover with a hard exterior who is a child at heart'