The MIT Sloan School of Management has released the MBA Class of 2025 employment report. Out of 396 graduates, 64.6 percent sought full-time employment. Ninety-one percent of those seeking employment received an offer within three months of graduation, and 87 percent accepted an offer within that timeframe. Nearly 63 percent students sourced work through school-facilitated activities such as internships, job postings, sponsored events, alumni and more. For those not seeking new careers, 18.7 percent of graduates returned to sponsoring employers, and 11.1 percent chose to start their own businesses.
The average base salary for the Class of 2025 was reported at $173,132 and the median at $175,000. Fifty-seven percent reported receiving other compensation, which includes relocation and moving expenses, tuition reimbursement, stock and equity, and other performance or retention bonuses, and averaged $85,149 in value. The average signing bonus this year was an impressive $40,192, with the median coming in at $30,000.
The top five employers for graduating MBAs were Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Amazon, Bain & Company, and Verizon.
Industry and Regional Placement
The top industries for MIT Sloan graduates continue to be consulting, tech, financial services and healthcare/pharma/biotech.
Nearly a third of the class accepted positions in the consulting industry. Another 23 percent went into tech while 20.6 joined the financial services industry. Healthcare, pharma, and biotech companies recruited 8.1 percent of Sloan MBA graduates. Last year, auto and aerospace jobs were in the top five, but this year that industry was replaced by retail and consumer packaged goods, which attracted 3.6 percent of graduates.
The reported mean salary for consulting rose to $183,928, a nearly $5,000 increase over last year. Finance saw a significant drop in average reported base salary, from $176,677 to $169,849.
| Consulting | 32.3% | $183,928 |
| Technology | 23.3% | $169,849 |
| Financial Services | 20.6% | $168,402 |
| Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech | 8.1% | $167,853 |
| Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods | 3.6% | $140,000 |
Ninety-four percent of the MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2025 found work in the U.S. Though the Mid-Atlantic region was where the mean highest salaries were reported at $187,400, just 5 percent of the class relocated there, and most to the Washington D.C. Metro area. Boston and New York were the big attractors in the Northeast, where 52.3 percent of graduates found employment. MIT Sloan MBAs are historically well represented in the West Coast tech industry, and this year 21.8 percent reported a mean salary of $181,651 there, concentrated mostly in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
| Northeast | 52.3% | $173,046 |
| West | 21.8% | $181,651 |
| South | 5.9% | $171,538 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 5% | $187,400 |
| Southwest | 5% | $185,500 |
| Midwest | 2.3% | $177,333 |
“Employment outcomes are a collective achievement, shaped by each candidates’ career aspirations and the shared support of our community,” said Susan Brennan, Assistant Dean of MIT Sloan’s Career Development Office, in the report’s introduction. “MIT Sloan offers a powerful foundation for professional success, through world-class curriculum, innovative learning labs and centers that combine real-world experiences with leadership development, and a global community of engaged alumni.”
