MBA Career Outcomes Comparison — Industry, Geography & Salary

Reading the delta: The colored number below each placement % shows (post-MBA %) minus (pre-MBA %). A +15% green in Consulting means 15 percentage points more graduates go into consulting than came from it — a real net attractor. Only shown for schools that publish pre-MBA data.
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Metric / Industry	#1 GSB	#2 Wharton	#3 Booth	#4 Kellogg	#4 HBS	#6 Sloan	#7 Columbia	#7 Stern	#9 Tuck	#10 Haas	#11 Darden	#11 SOM	#13 Ross	#14 Fuqua	#15 Johnson	#16 Tepper	#18 Anderson	#18 McCombs	#21 Kenan-Flagler	#21 Kelley	#23 Goizueta	#25 Marshall	#31 McDonough	#99 Scheller	#99 Olin
Median Salary	$185k	$175k	$175k	$175k	$175k	$172k	$175k	$170k	$175k	$159k	$175k	$175k	$165k	$175k	$158k	$155k	$172k	$125k	$162k	$140k	$155k	$144k	$162k	$130k	$155k
Employment (3mo)	80%	93.1%	91%	92%	90%	93%	90%	89%	90%	86%	90.2%	84.8%	99%	85%	85.6%	97%	88%	91.1%	89%	97%	97%	80%	88%	90%	88%
Post-MBA Industry Placement
Consulting	18.0% -7.0%	25.2% -5.8%	33.8% +9.8%	35.0% +9.0%	18.0% -10.0%	27.5% +5.5%	30.6%	37.0%	44.0%	25.4% +3.4%	42.5%	32.0%	36.0%	39.0%	31.0%	38.0%	25.0%	28.0%	35.0%	28.0%	41.0%	28.0%	36.0%	43.0%	6.0%
Finance	35.0% +5.0%	36.6% +3.6%	32.9% +4.9%	20.0% -2.0%	39.0% +14.0%	21.5% +3.5%	32.0%	35.7%	24.0%	13.7% -4.3%	26.5%	26.2%	17.6%	25.0%	40.0%	28.0%	17.0%	17.0%	25.0%	19.0%	20.0%	20.0%	27.0%	15.0%	31.0%
PE / VC	20.0%	10.0%	9.0%	NR	19.0%	8.2%	8.0%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	—	—	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Traditional Finance	15.0%	11.4%	15.9%	NR	12.0%	13.3%	10.0%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22.0%	18.0%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Investment Banking	—	15.2%	8.0%	NR	8.0%	—	14.0%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	18.0%	—	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
FinTech	—	—	—	NR	—	—	—	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	—	10.0%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Technology	22.0% -6.0%	14.1% +2.1%	15.0% -1.0%	20.0% +2.0%	16.0% +1.0%	20.2% -7.8%	11.0%	9.1%	10.0%	24.3% -10.7%	8.8%	9.6%	15.1%	12.0%	11.0%	25.0%	23.4%	22.0%	18.0%	23.0%	9.0%	18.0%	8.0%	20.0%	31.0%
Consumer / Retail	4.0%	5.9%	5.0%	12.0%	4.0%	4.8%	—	—	8.0%	6.3%	3.7%	—	17.0%	12.0%	7.0%	—	7.1%	6.0%	6.0%	23.0%	8.0%	8.0%	5.0%	5.0%	—
Social Impact / Nonprofit	6.0%	1.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Energy	—	2.1%	—	—	—	8.2%	—	—	—	5.1%	—	—	3.2%	—	—	—	—	10.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Healthcare / Pharma	4.0%	4.5%	4.5%	5.0%	6.0%	7.4%	5.0%	—	5.0%	8.2%	5.2%	1.0%	6.5%	7.0%	6.0%	5.0%	6.2%	5.0%	8.0%	4.0%	5.0%	5.0%	4.0%	8.0%	10.0%
Government / Policy / Nonprofit	—	—	2.0%	—	5.0%	3.4%	2.0%	—	4.0%	3.2%	—	—	—	3.0%	—	—	—	—	4.0%	—	3.0%	—	15.0%	—	—
Entertainment / Media	—	1.5%	—	—	—	—	3.0%	5.4%	—	3.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0%	—	—	—	—	12.0%	—	—	—
Entrepreneurship	—	—	—	—	12.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Real Estate	—	2.0%	—	—	—	—	7.0%	4.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other Industries	11.0% -6.0%	6.6% -17.4%	6.8% -25.2%	8.0% -26.0%	—	7.0% -25.0%	9.4%	8.0%	5.0%	10.8% -14.2%	13.3%	1.2%	4.6%	2.0%	5.0%	4.0%	10.3%	12.0%	4.0%	3.0%	14.0%	9.0%	5.0%	9.0%	16.0%

Delta Δ color key: ≥+10% net attractor +1–9% Neutral Net outflow

Geographic placement shows what % of each school's graduates end up in each US region and internationally. Hover a region label to see which states are included. Heat intensity = higher placement concentration. N/A = not published by that school. View full geography page with sortable columns →

Region	#1 GSB	#2 Wharton	#3 Booth	#4 Kellogg	#4 HBS	#6 Sloan	#7 Columbia	#7 Stern	#9 Tuck	#10 Haas	#11 Darden	#11 SOM	#13 Ross	#14 Fuqua	#15 Johnson	#16 Tepper	#18 Anderson	#18 McCombs	#21 Kenan-Flagler	#21 Kelley	#23 Goizueta	#25 Marshall	#31 McDonough	#99 Scheller	#99 Olin
Geographic Placement by Region (% of Graduates)
Northeast (NE)	28.0%	45.0%	25.0%	25.0%	38.0%	36.0%	62.0%	65.0%	55.0%	18.0%	25.0%	48.0%	25.0%	25.0%	42.0%	30.0%	12.0%	10.0%	22.0%	18.0%	18.0%	10.0%	25.0%	15.0%	20.0%
Mid-Atlantic (Mid-Atl)	3.0%	7.0%	4.0%	3.0%	7.0%	7.0%	3.0%	3.0%	5.0%	3.0%	22.0%	6.0%	4.0%	10.0%	5.0%	8.0%	3.0%	3.0%	8.0%	3.0%	5.0%	3.0%	40.0%	5.0%	5.0%
Southeast (SE)	2.0%	5.0%	7.0%	7.0%	5.0%	4.0%	3.0%	4.0%	5.0%	4.0%	12.0%	5.0%	6.0%	30.0%	6.0%	8.0%	5.0%	8.0%	35.0%	8.0%	45.0%	5.0%	8.0%	40.0%	8.0%
Midwest (MW)	2.0%	7.0%	35.0%	30.0%	5.0%	4.0%	3.0%	3.0%	10.0%	4.0%	8.0%	5.0%	35.0%	10.0%	10.0%	18.0%	5.0%	8.0%	8.0%	42.0%	7.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%	38.0%
Southwest (SW)	5.0%	3.0%	5.0%	5.0%	4.0%	5.0%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	8.0%	5.0%	3.0%	6.0%	5.0%	5.0%	6.0%	10.0%	45.0%	5.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%	3.0%	5.0%	5.0%
West Coast (West)	45.0%	18.0%	15.0%	16.0%	17.0%	22.0%	8.0%	8.0%	12.0%	45.0%	10.0%	10.0%	12.0%	10.0%	18.0%	18.0%	45.0%	15.0%	10.0%	12.0%	8.0%	48.0%	8.0%	12.0%	10.0%
International (Intl)	15.0%	15.0%	12.0%	13.0%	20.0%	19.0%	15.0%	10.0%	13.0%	14.0%	8.0%	20.0%	8.0%	8.0%	10.0%	10.0%	12.0%	7.0%	8.0%	8.0%	8.0%	12.0%	8.0%	10.0%	10.0%

Source: Official school employment reports, Class of 2024–2025. Some schools publish only partial regional data — those cells show N/A.

Salary data shows median base salary and median signing bonus by industry from official Class of 2024 employment reports. N/A = school does not publish industry-specific salary breakdowns. All figures are medians; individual outcomes vary significantly.

Industry / Metric	#1 GSB	#2 Wharton	#3 Booth	#4 Kellogg	#4 HBS	#6 Sloan	#7 Columbia	#7 Stern	#9 Tuck	#10 Haas	#11 Darden	#11 SOM	#13 Ross	#14 Fuqua	#15 Johnson	#16 Tepper	#18 Anderson	#18 McCombs	#21 Kenan-Flagler	#21 Kelley	#23 Goizueta	#25 Marshall	#31 McDonough	#99 Scheller	#99 Olin
Median Base Salary & Signing Bonus by Industry — Class of 2024
Consulting
Base (Median)	$191K	$191K	$186K	$185K	$188K	$188K	$180K	$175K	$185K	$185K	$175K	$173K	$178K	$178K	$173K	$165K	$173K	$165K	$160K	$155K	$155K	$165K	$165K	$150K	$148K
Signing Bonus	$35K	$38K	$30K	$30K	$35K	$30K	$30K	$25K	$30K	$25K	$25K	$25K	$25K	$25K	$20K	$20K	$20K	$20K	$20K	$15K	$15K	$20K	$20K	$15K	$15K
Finance / Investment Banking
Base (Median)	$175K	$175K	$175K	$175K	$175K	$175K	$175K	$175K	$165K	$165K	$160K	$165K	$160K	$155K	$160K	$155K	$160K	$150K	$150K	$145K	$148K	$150K	$155K	N/A	N/A
Signing Bonus	$65K	$75K	$70K	$60K	$60K	$55K	$70K	$65K	$50K	$45K	$40K	$50K	$40K	$35K	$40K	$35K	$35K	$30K	$30K	$25K	$25K	$30K	$35K	N/A	N/A
Technology
Base (Median)	$200K	$180K	$183K	$175K	$188K	$195K	$175K	$170K	$170K	$190K	$165K	$170K	$170K	$165K	$165K	$175K	$185K	$170K	$155K	$150K	$155K	$170K	$160K	$165K	N/A
Signing Bonus	$30K	$25K	$25K	$20K	$25K	$30K	$20K	$20K	$20K	$30K	$15K	$20K	$20K	$15K	$20K	$20K	$25K	$20K	$15K	$15K	$15K	$20K	$15K	$15K	N/A
Healthcare / Pharma
Base (Median)	N/A	$175K	N/A	$165K	$175K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$160K	$165K	$155K	$158K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$150K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Signing Bonus	N/A	$20K	N/A	$15K	$20K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15K	$15K	$15K	$15K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: Official school employment reports, Class of 2024. Base = median base salary. Signing Bonus = median signing bonus where reported.

Data sources: Official school employment reports, class of 2024–2026. Industry delta (Δ) = Post-MBA placement % minus Pre-MBA background % for the same industry. Salary figures = median base, excluding signing bonuses unless noted.
NR / N/A = Not reported by school. For per-school deep dives, see individual career outcome pages below.

MBA Career Outcomes

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