While we are navigating a time of change throughout global economies, there continues to be healthy and robust demand for MBA talent. Yale MBA students have leveraged this demand to find meaningful opportunities across diverse industries.
Full-Time: Class of 2024
A Yale MBA prepares you to be a leader who makes a real difference in the world. Students secure roles in which they have an impact across industries and sectors.
| Dimension | Base Salary1 | Median | 75th Percentile | Other Guaranteed Compensation2 | Median Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | Median Signing Bonus | Median Guaranteed Year-End Bonus |
| All | $130,000 | $160,000 | $185,000 | $30,000 | $24,000 |
| U.S. Students and Permanent Residents | $129,500 | $162,500 | $185,350 | $30,000 | |
| International Students | $130,000 | $154,100 | $175,000 | $30,000 |
Amazon.com
Analysis Group, Inc.
Bain & Company, Inc.
Barclays PLC
Citi
Deloitte Consulting
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Mattel
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft Corporation
Morgan Stanley
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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unique employers hired members of the Class of 2024. These firms ranged from startups to boutique consultancies to the biggest companies in the world.
The entire SOM community contributed to my success. The supportive, noncompetitive environment here is what makes this school such a special place. Career Development Office advisors, Veterans Club leaders, the Consulting Club programming, and a bunch of second-year MBA mentors all helped me take this step. I’m now paying it forward, making time to help my classmates, because success for one of us is success for all of us.
Yale SOM prepares leaders for careers that have many chapters—that’s why I chose Yale, and it has turned out to be so valuable. I’ve worked in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and I don’t think I’m done yet.
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Class of 2024 Full-Time Employment by Industry [3]
More SOM students accepted their first role in consulting than in any other industry, but that category contains striking variety. Students accepted consulting roles that focus on the nonprofit industry, healthcare, and strategy among many other fields. Further career diversity that doesn’t appear in the top-line numbers includes 5.2% of students taking nonprofit roles across industries and the 18 graduates who started their own ventures.
| Industry | 25th Percentile | Median Base Salary1 | 75th Percentile | Median Signing Bonus2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Services | $175,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 | $30,000 |
| Finance: Investment Banking | $170,000 | $175,000 | $175,000 | $50,000 |
| Finance: Investment Management | $127,500 | $150,000 | $160,000 | * |
| Finance: Diversified Financial Services | $125,000 | $128,000 | $150,500 | * |
| Finance: Private Equity | * | * | * | * |
| Finance: Venture Capital | * | * | * | * |
| Technology | $137,500 | $146,600 | $158,500 | $30,000 |
| Retail: E-commerce | $140,700 | $142,900 | $164,325 | $73,700 |
| Retail: Other | * | * | * | * |
| Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals | $130,000 | $140,000 | $150,000 | * |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | $120,000 | $123,500 | $127,250 | $20,000 |
| Energy | $120,000 | $130,000 | $140,000 | $10,000 |
| Nonprofit 4 | $99,850 | $105,000 | $110,000 | * |
| Government | $91,500 | $100,000 | $112,000 | * |
| Media/Entertainment | * | * | * | * |
| Transportation | * | * | * | * |
| Manufacturing | * | * | * | * |
| Hospitality | * | * | * | * |
| Architecture | * | * | * | * |
* insufficient data or data not published to maintain student privacy
Class of 2024 Full-Time Employment by Function [3]
| Job Function | 25th Percentile | Median Base Salary1 | 75th Percentile | Median Signing Bonus2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting: External Consulting | $175,000 | $190,000 | $192,000 | $30,000 |
| Consulting: Internal Consulting/Strategy | $112,500 | $130,000 | $150,000 | $30,000 |
| Finance/Accounting | $129,375 | $162,500 | $175,000 | $50,000 |
| General Management | $124,000 | $140,000 | $147,500 | $25,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | $122,000 | $136,250 | $151,375 | $20,000 |
| Operations/Logistics | $123,750 | $137,500 | $143,750 | * |
| Information Technology | $120,000 | $158,000 | $160,000 | * |
| Law | * | * | * | * |
| Social Impact | * | * | * | * |
| Human Resources | * | * | * | * |
| Research and Development | * | * | * | * |
* insufficient data or data not published to maintain student privacy
Employment by U.S. Regions [3]
| Region | Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast | $175,000 |
| West | $156,625 |
| Mid-Atlantic | $145,000 |
| Midwest | $165,000 |
| Southwest | $189,000 |
| South | $117,500 |
Employment by International Regions [3]
| Region | Salary |
|---|---|
| Asia | $120,000 |
| Canada | * |
| Europe | * |
| Central America and Caribbean | * |
| MENA | * |
| South America | * |
* insufficient data or data not published to maintain student privacy
Class of 2024 Notes
1. Compensation information is self-reported. Of students reporting accepted offers, 93.0% included salary information.
2. Of those reporting salary information, 70.4% reported receiving a signing bonus and 10.8% reported receiving a guaranteed year-end bonus. In order to be noted in tables for signing bonus, function and industry must have at least 50% of students reporting signing bonus.
3. One hundred percent of students reporting accepted offers included job industry, 99.1% included function, and 96.5% of students reporting accepted offers included region.
4. Across all industries, 5.2% of accepted jobs were in nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations including ones that are reflected above in consulting, investment management, healthcare, and media/entertainment.
* Asterisk indicates insufficient data or data not published to maintain student privacy.
Internships: Class of 2025
Students use their summer internships to explore an industry of interest, connect with a firm they’re interested in, and clarify their career path.
| Group | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | $1,400 | $2,196 | $3,365 |
| U.S. Students and Permanent Residents | $1,528 | $2,196 | $3,365 |
| International Students | $1,141 | $2,138 | $3,365 |
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students spent their summers working on their own start-ups, and 30 additional students worked at start-ups founded by others.
As an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow, I spent 11 weeks embedded in the U.S. sustainability team at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., helping the company advance its climate goals.
