Updated: Monday, July 20th, 2009

The tough economy has prompted many to return to school and many have chosen to pursue their degree at top business schools around the country. A recent study by the test provider Manhattan GMAT found that students are confident that they will land a job with their new qualifications.

The survey focused on students who were about to take the GMAT exam and 82 percent of these individuals were currently employed full-time and 78 percent felt comfortable with their job status.

More than half of prospective students want to take their MBA skills to a more challenging level after graduation and work in a field other than finance or consulting.

Sixty percent of students hoping to enter business school expressed optimism that the economy would improve by the time they graduated. A further 55 percent anticipated that their next job with an MBA would be better than their current position.

Whether aiming to attend one of the country's top business schools or a local institution, the consensus seemed to be that "prospective MBA students are optimistic, secure in their jobs, and are focused on the benefits an MBA can bring professionally," concluded GMAT's CEO, Andrew Yang.

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