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Comprehensive side-by-side comparison for all 25 top programs. Toggle between industry placement, geographic placement, and salary & bonus data.

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 SOM#11 Darden#13 Ross#14 Fuqua#15 Johnson#16 Tepper#18 Anderson#18 McCombs#21 Kenan-Flagler#21 Kelley#23 Goizueta#25 Marshall#26 Foster#28 Jones#28 Fisher#28 Mendoza#31 McDonough#34 Carlson#35 Owen#37 Smeal#40 Questrom#99 Olin#99 Scheller
Median Salary$185k$175k$175k$175k$175k$172k$175k$170k$175k$159k$175k$175k$165k$175k$158k$155k$172k$125k$162k$140k$155k$144k$145k$153k$120k$130k$162k$125k$148k$115k$130k$155k$130k
Employment (3mo)80%93.1%91%92%90%93%90%89%90%86%84.8%90.2%99%85%85.6%97%88%91.1%89%97%97%80%93%94%91%95%88%90%97%91%88%88%90%
Post-MBA Industry Placement
Consulting18.0% -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%32.0%42.5%36.0%39.0%31.0%38.0%25.0%28.0%35.0%28.0%41.0%28.0%30.0% +10.0%31.0% +11.0%27.0%30.0%36.0%28.0%35.0%25.0%20.0%6.0%43.0%
Finance35.0% +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%26.2%26.5%17.6%25.0%40.0%28.0%17.0%17.0%25.0%19.0%20.0%20.0%14.0% -4.0%24.0% +2.0%28.0%26.0%27.0%32.0%22.0%30.0%18.0%31.0%15.0%
PE / VC20.0%10.0%9.0%NR19.0%8.2%8.0%NRNRNRNRNRNRNR——NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Traditional Finance15.0%11.4%15.9%NR12.0%13.3%10.0%NRNRNRNRNRNRNR22.0%18.0%NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Investment Banking—15.2%8.0%NR8.0%—14.0%NRNRNRNRNRNRNR18.0%—NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
FinTech———NR———NRNRNRNRNRNRNR—10.0%NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Technology22.0% -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%9.6%8.8%15.1%12.0%11.0%25.0%23.4%22.0%18.0%23.0%9.0%18.0%35.0% +3.0%12.0%15.0%8.0%8.0%18.0%15.0%12.0%22.0%31.0%20.0%
Consumer / Retail4.0%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%8.0%—17.0%14.0%5.0%12.0%10.0%18.0%10.0%—5.0%
Social Impact / Nonprofit6.0%1.5%————————30.0%——————————————————————
Energy—2.1%———8.2%———5.1%——3.2%————10.0%—————22.0% -6.0%—————————
Healthcare / Pharma4.0%4.5%4.5%5.0%6.0%7.4%5.0%—5.0%8.2%1.0%5.2%6.5%7.0%6.0%5.0%6.2%5.0%8.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%6.0%8.0%4.0%5.0%10.0%8.0%15.0%10.0%8.0%
Government / Policy / Nonprofit——2.0%—5.0%3.4%2.0%—4.0%3.2%———3.0%————4.0%—3.0%————7.0%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 Industries11.0% -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%1.2%13.3%4.6%2.0%5.0%4.0%10.3%12.0%4.0%3.0%14.0%9.0%8.0% -22.0%6.0% -24.0%7.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%8.0%7.0%15.0%16.0%9.0%
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 SOM#11 Darden#13 Ross#14 Fuqua#15 Johnson#16 Tepper#18 Anderson#18 McCombs#21 Kenan-Flagler#21 Kelley#23 Goizueta#25 Marshall#26 Foster#28 Jones#28 Fisher#28 Mendoza#31 McDonough#34 Carlson#35 Owen#37 Smeal#40 Questrom#99 Olin#99 Scheller
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%48.0%25.0%25.0%25.0%42.0%30.0%12.0%10.0%22.0%18.0%18.0%10.0%12.0%15.0%18.0%22.0%25.0%12.0%20.0%38.0%52.0%20.0%15.0%
Mid-Atlantic (Mid-Atl)3.0%7.0%4.0%3.0%7.0%7.0%3.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%6.0%22.0%4.0%10.0%5.0%8.0%3.0%3.0%8.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%6.0%40.0%3.0%7.0%12.0%5.0%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%5.0%12.0%6.0%30.0%6.0%8.0%5.0%8.0%35.0%8.0%45.0%5.0%4.0%8.0%8.0%20.0%8.0%7.0%38.0%8.0%7.0%8.0%40.0%
Midwest (MW)2.0%7.0%35.0%30.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%10.0%4.0%5.0%8.0%35.0%10.0%10.0%18.0%5.0%8.0%8.0%42.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%50.0%30.0%5.0%58.0%8.0%20.0%6.0%38.0%10.0%
Southwest (SW)5.0%3.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%8.0%3.0%5.0%6.0%5.0%5.0%6.0%10.0%45.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%10.0%8.0%55.0%5.0%5.0%3.0%5.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%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%53.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%12.0%10.0%12.0%
International (Intl)15.0%15.0%12.0%13.0%20.0%19.0%15.0%10.0%13.0%14.0%20.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%10.0%10.0%12.0%7.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%12.0%15.0%7.0%5.0%6.0%8.0%5.0%8.0%5.0%12.0%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 SOM#11 Darden#13 Ross#14 Fuqua#15 Johnson#16 Tepper#18 Anderson#18 McCombs#21 Kenan-Flagler#21 Kelley#23 Goizueta#25 Marshall#26 Foster#28 Jones#28 Fisher#28 Mendoza#31 McDonough#34 Carlson#35 Owen#37 Smeal#40 Questrom#99 Olin#99 Scheller
Median Base Salary & Signing Bonus by Industry — Class of 2024
Consulting
Base (Median)$191K$191K$186K$185K$188K$188K$180K$175K$185K$185K$173K$175K$178K$178K$173K$165K$173K$165K$160K$155K$155K$165K$160K$165K$148K$155K$165K$148K$162K$140K$148K$148K$150K
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$20K$15K$15K$20K$15K$20K$15K$15K$15K$15K
Finance / Investment Banking
Base (Median)$175K$175K$175K$175K$175K$175K$175K$175K$165K$165K$165K$160K$160K$155K$160K$155K$160K$150K$150K$145K$148K$150K$145K$155K$135K$145K$155K$138K$148K$130K$140KN/AN/A
Signing Bonus$65K$75K$70K$60K$60K$55K$70K$65K$50K$45K$50K$40K$40K$35K$40K$35K$35K$30K$30K$25K$25K$30K$25K$35K$20K$25K$35K$20K$25K$20K$20KN/AN/A
Technology
Base (Median)$200K$180K$183K$175K$188K$195K$175K$170K$170K$190K$170K$165K$170K$165K$165K$175K$185K$170K$155K$150K$155K$170K$155K$150K$140K$140K$160K$140K$148KN/A$145KN/A$165K
Signing Bonus$30K$25K$25K$20K$25K$30K$20K$20K$20K$30K$20K$15K$20K$15K$20K$20K$25K$20K$15K$15K$15K$20K$20K$15K$15K$15K$15K$15K$15KN/A$15KN/A$15K
Healthcare / Pharma
Base (Median)N/A$175KN/A$165K$175KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$165K$160K$155K$158KN/AN/AN/AN/A$150KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$140KN/AN/A$145KN/A$138KN/AN/A
Signing BonusN/A$20KN/A$15K$20KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$15K$15K$15K$15KN/AN/AN/AN/A$15KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$15KN/AN/A$15KN/A$15KN/AN/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.

Individual School Career Outcomes

GSB
Stanford University
#1
Salary: $185K · Employed: 80%
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Wharton
University of Pennsylvania
#2
Salary: $175K · Employed: 93.1%
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Booth
University of Chicago
#3
Salary: $175K · Employed: 91%
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Kellogg
Northwestern University
#4
Salary: $175K · Employed: 92%
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HBS
Harvard University
#4
Salary: $175K · Employed: 90%
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Sloan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6
Salary: $172K · Employed: 93%
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Columbia
Columbia University
#7
Salary: $175K · Employed: 90%
Stern
New York University
#7
Salary: $170K · Employed: 89%
Tuck
Dartmouth College
#9
Salary: $175K · Employed: 90%
Haas
University of California, Berkeley
#10
Salary: $159K · Employed: 86%
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SOM
Yale University
#11
Salary: $175K · Employed: 84.8%
Darden
University of Virginia
#11
Salary: $175K · Employed: 90.2%
Ross
University of Michigan
#13
Salary: $165K · Employed: 99%
Fuqua
Duke University
#14
Salary: $175K · Employed: 85%
Johnson
Cornell University
#15
Salary: $158K · Employed: 85.6%
Tepper
Carnegie Mellon University
#16
Salary: $155K · Employed: 97%
Anderson
University of California, Los Angeles
#18
Salary: $172K · Employed: 88%
McCombs
University of Texas at Austin
#18
Salary: $125K · Employed: 91.1%
Kenan-Flagler
University of North Carolina
#21
Salary: $162K · Employed: 89%
Kelley
Indiana University
#21
Salary: $140K · Employed: 97%
Goizueta
Emory University
#23
Salary: $155K · Employed: 97%
Marshall
University of Southern California
#25
Salary: $144K · Employed: 80%
Foster
University of Washington
#26
Salary: $145K · Employed: 93%
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Jones
Rice University
#28
Salary: $153K · Employed: 94%
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Fisher
Ohio State University
#28
Salary: $120K · Employed: 91%
Mendoza
University of Notre Dame
#28
Salary: $130K · Employed: 95%
McDonough
Georgetown University
#31
Salary: $162K · Employed: 88%
Carlson
University of Minnesota
#34
Salary: $125K · Employed: 90%
Owen
Vanderbilt University
#35
Salary: $148K · Employed: 97%
Smeal
Pennsylvania State University
#37
Salary: $115K · Employed: 91%
Questrom
Boston University
#40
Salary: $130K · Employed: 88%
Olin
Washington University in St. Louis
#99
Salary: $155K · Employed: 88%
Scheller
Georgia Institute of Technology
#99
Salary: $130K · Employed: 90%

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