Latest Duke University Fuqua School of Business news

Prospective MBA students are expecting a 44% pay rise after graduation, while US schools' admissions processes have been rated by applicants.

Executive education is in rude health. New rankings include a record number of programs and show that United States-based schools are losing their dominance.

Fabian Piira had set a goal to join the financial industry and Fuqua's Master of Management Studies program was his entry ticket.

After an MBA at the Fuqua School of Business, Carla Viana has risen through the ranks at Johnson & Johnson. She is now the marketing manager for the Nordic countries.

New alumni data reveals the top United States business schools - from MBA graduates' perspectives. Stanford topped the list, while Fuqua and Tuck broke into the top-ten.

MBAs can make their mark in the pharma and healthcare sectors. After a slump during the recession, the big firms are hiring talented managers in huge numbers.

There could be dark days ahead for business schools. Reports of a decline in applications and competition in the jobs market mean schools are developing more experiential learning courses.

Fuqua is making sure the gender gap doesn't widen. Sarah Feagles has leveraged the school's MBA to bag a job in finance, after years in the U.S Navy.

African economies are growing stronger and demand for MBA programs has increased. Business schools have duly responded, but there are more opportunities than simply financial gain and MBA jobs.

New research says that 40% of executives at Fortune 100 companies have MBAs. More female MBAs are in top jobs than ever before, and women climb the corporate ladder faster than men.