Finance & Business at 46% Dominate Class of 2017 at Cambridge Judge

Unlike many other Business Schools, the Class of 2017 at Cambridge Judge is not filled with engineers as the majority 46% have an education background in Business/Accounting/Finance.

Those with undergraduate degrees in Social & Political Sciences form 23% followed by Engineering 20%, Science 7% and Arts 4%.

Ranked 5th in the FT Global MBA ranking 2017 five points up from the previous year, Cambridge Judge stands first in value for money rank. The average alumni salary (three years after graduation) was US$ 164,714. The 1-year program focuses on experiential learning, with two live client projects.

The class comprises 208 students with 39% female and 61% male representation. They have an average 6 years of work experience. The average age is 29 years. The presence of as many as 44 nationalities makes it a diversified cohort. The average GMAT score is 696.

Regarding professional background, 49% has experience in Industry followed by 31% in Finance, Consulting 16% and NGO/Not-for-profit/Public sector/Research/Education 4%.

In nationalities, the biggest chunk of 32 students come from the United States followed by India 20, China 18, Japan 14, UK 13, Australia 11, Thailand 9, South Africa, Brazil and Canada 6 each, Mexico, Germany and Indonesia 4 each, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Peru 3 each, Nigeria, Spain, France, Italy and Sweden 2 each, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Norway, Turkey and Philippines 1 each.

Ranked 5th in the FT Global MBA ranking 2017 five points up from the previous year, Cambridge Judge stands first in value for money rank. The average alumni salary (three years after graduation) was US$ 164,714. The 1-year program focuses on experiential learning, with two live client projects.

Spread over 4 terms, the Judge curriculum follows a ‘micro to macro’ pathway to help students develop into competent business professionals. It begins with a two-week orientation, including pre-term courses. Each term has four practical projects and two team projects.

The first term is devoted to foundation studies, using analytical tools and problem framing. The second term focuses on decision-making in Business Models. The third term concentrates on the global application, The fourth term emphasizes the career aspects.

Students have the liberty to personalize their routes by combining electives. They have the option to take electives, participate in the Global Consulting Project, undertake one of 10 concentrations besides summer term activities.

With a focus on experiential learning, students get regular opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in groups, and individually, in a live setting. It allows them to convert theoretical aspects of their learning to a real experience in the business world.