Pittsburgh (Katz)

Katz is number 44 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Pittsburgh-based school is known for a case-based learning approach and a variety of global programs that take students to different regions, including Latin America and Europe. The one-year MBA is designed to accelerate career advancement.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Pittsburgh (Katz) ranked 6th in Learning, 14th in Entrepreneurship, 37th in Networking, 50th in Compensation and 54th in Inclusion. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.

Index Ranks

Index Scores

Student Population

The breakdown below is compared with other US schools. Collected gender and non-binary data is for all students in the newest class, which for most schools is the Class of 2026. Katz reported 70% male and 30% female/non-binary.

Bloomberg also collects data on race and ethnicity from US schools — they provide us with percentages of the first-year class of American students for the following groups: White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic (of any race). These groups are categorized as such by the schools when submitting data to the federal government.

Hires by Industry

Katz sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Consulting Industry, Financial Services and Technology Industry.

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Katz graduates is $113,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $20,000.

Demographics

Survey respondents weigh in on their school’s population, answering broad questions about what campus life is like for female, LGBTQ, and minority students.