Part-Time MBA Industry and Salary

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Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students at ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Booth go on to work in industries ranging from consulting and financial services to health care and technology.

Explore our most recent industry and Part-Time MBA salary data to learn more about what our students do after graduation.

Industry Percent of Employed Graduates(1) Number of Employed Graduates(1) Minimum Salary(2) Maximum Salary(2) Median Salary(2) Median Sign-On(2,3)
Accounting 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Advertising/Marketing Services/Communications 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Construction 1.7% 5 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting 17.3% 52 $108,000 $230,000 $185,000 $30,000
Consumer Products 4.3% 13 $109,500 $210,000 $135,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Consumer Goods 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Food/Beverage/Tobacco 4.0% 12 $109,500 $210,000 $135,000 $57,500
Education 2.7% 8 Insufficient Data(2)
Energy 3.3% 10 $165,000 $236,700 $172,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Clean Tech/Renewables 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Oil & Gas 2.0% 6 Insufficient Data(2)
Utilities 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Financial Services 21.9% 66 $94,500 $300,000 $175,000 $50,000
Commercial Banking 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Diversified Financial Services 6.6% 20 $94,500 $230,000 $175,000 $40,000
Hedge Funds 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Insurance 2.3% 7 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Banking/Brokerage 4.3% 13 $150,000 $215,000 $165,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Management/Research 4.3% 13 $120,000 $185,000 $175,000 $50,000
Private Equity 2.3% 7 $131,000 $300,000 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Forest Products/Packaging 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Government 1.3% 4 $101,000 $182,000 $140,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Federal 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Military 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare 7.0% 21 $114,500 $400,000 $144,200 Insufficient Data(2)
Biotech & Life Sciences 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare Products/Medical Devices 1.3% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthtech/Telemedicine 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Pharmaceutical Products 2.0% 6 $135,000 $170,000 $137,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare - Services 2.0% 6 $200,000 $400,000 $201,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Hospitality 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Import/Export/Trading Companies 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Law 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing 6.6% 20 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing 6.0% 18 Insufficient Data(2)
Chemicals/Plastics 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Non-Profit 2.0% 6 Insufficient Data(2)
Printing/Publishing 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Real Estate 3.0% 9 Insufficient Data(2)
Retail 1.7% 5 $128,000 $157,700 $141,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Technology 21.3% 64 $94,000 $280,000 $180,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Ecommerce & Internet 9.6% 29 $94,000 $260,000 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Financial Technology 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Hardware 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Technology - Services 3.3% 10 Insufficient Data(2)
Software 6.3% 19 Insufficient Data(2)
Travel and Transportation 2.3% 7 $140,000 $141,834 $140,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Aerospace/Aviation 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Automotive/Transportation Equipment 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Transportation Services 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
All 100.0% 301 $90,000 $400,000 $170,500 $30,000
  1. Of the 329 graduates of the Evening and Weekend programs in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, and Spring 2025 quarters, employment information is available for 320 (97.3%). Information was collected prior to graduation and up to four months post-graduation.
  2. Of the 320 graduates with employment information available, 301 had employment statuses that allowed for more detailed analysis of employment data. The function, industry, and location statistics throughout this report are based on the responses of those 301 graduates.
  3. Overall, 24% of graduates reported receiving a sign-on bonus. Sign-on bonus is also listed by function if more than 50% of the jobs in that function reported a bonus.

About the Data

When Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students choose to leverage their MBA for a career change varies. To account for this, the report tracks career changes four months prior to and four months following graduation.

The 2025 Employment Report had a 97.3 percent response rate. Among respondents, 30.9% percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.

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