Considering a career in consulting? An MBA may do more than just improving your chances of landing a job. According to a recent Poets & Quants article, consultants who have MBAs report a better employee experience within consulting firms than those who have obtained an undergraduate degree alone. In fact, MBAs report higher satisfaction than their bachelor’s degree holding counterparts across all Quality of Work and Life dimensions that were measured in a consulting ranking by Vault and analyzed by Firsthand, an industry intelligence platform.
MBAs noted significantly higher satisfaction with international opportunities, compensation, client interaction, level of challenge and benefits, while the two groups aligned more closely in satisfaction on “big picture items” such as business outlook, innovation in industry, firm leadership, and supervisor relationships.
Below, we’ve included a chart showing the various Quality of Work and Life dimensions, along with the average satisfaction scores (with ten as the highest score) for MBAs and those with undergraduate degrees alone.
Source: Poets & Quants