The Nation's Leading Marketing Research MBA

  • Project Assistantships - Most of our students are awarded project assistantships where they work 13 hours a week on marketing research projects and receive compensation of a full tuition waiver, health insurance benefits and a monthly stipend!
  • Marketing Research Specialization - The A.C. Nielsen Center is the only full-time MBA program in the country that offers a specialization in Marketing Research
  • Excellent Starting Salaries - The average base salary of an A.C. Nielsen graduate in 2007 was $85,273 with an average sign-on bonus of $14,778.
  • Connections to Industry Leaders - Our External Advisory Board members and alumni mentor students as they make important career decisions and facilitate professional networking.
  • 100% Internship Placement - Companies from a number of industries recruit interns from the A.C. Nielsen Center. These include Abbott Labs, General Mills, MarketTools, Motorola and Wrigley. In 2007, the average internship base salary for 12 weeks was $15,795.
  • 100% Job Offers - In 2007, full-time placements included the following companies: Abbott Labs, Bristol-Myers Squibb, General Mills, Jockey, McKinsey & Company and Wrigley.
  • Our A.C. Nielsen Community - We have a long tradition of keeping alumni involved with our Center and connected to each other. The Center continually provides new career opportunities for alumni by linking them to recruiters. Every two years we host an alumni summit so you can stay connected.