The MBA is coming back strong after taking a serious hit during the recession.

A survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, which administers the GMAT exam, found that 86 percent of companies with business school recruiters plan to hire newly minted MBAs this year. In 2009, just 51 percent reported they were doing so.

The numbers have been rising steadily since that low point. Last year, 81 percent of respondents to the survey indicated they would recruit from the Class of '13.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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