The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The findings detailed in this report are based on responses from a total of 6,596 individuals surveyed between January and December 2021, as well as responses from more than 152,000 individuals surveyed between the years 2009 and 2021. Prospective students who responded represent those interested in various MBA and business master's program categories, including full-time MBA, professional MBA, executive MBA, master's in management and international management, and other specialized business master's programs. This overview report contains the following sections: (1) Career Aspirations; (2) Career Goals; (3) Industries of Interest; (4) Job Functions of Interest; and (5) Methodology. [The following individuals made significant contributions to the publication of this report: Alexandria Williams, Kun Yuan, Devina Caruthers, Tacoma Williams, and Matt Hazenbush. For the related program regional reports, see ED626863 and ED626864.]