The MBA Class of 2025 employment report from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has been released, demonstrating the strength of Kellogg’s MBAs against a difficult global economy. By three months post-graduation, 88 percent had received an offer of full-time employment, and 86 percent had accepted an offer. The latter number increased to 90 percent after six months. The Class of 2025 set a new record for entrepreneurship, with 20 graduates launching new businesses.
This year’s median base salary of $175,000 marks an increase over last year’s median salary of $170,000, while the median signing bonus was $30,000. Over the last five years, median salaries for Kellogg MBAs have risen 22 percent.
Liza Kirkpatrick, Assistant Dean of Career Services at Kellogg, writes in the school’s blog, “Armed with Kellogg’s hands-on experience, trademark collaborative skills and analytical rigor, these graduates entered the job market ready to drive results from day one.”
Industry Placement and Salaries
Consulting, financial services, and technology are the top three industries again for Kellogg MBAs, recruiting 38 percent, 21 percent, and 19 percent of the class, respectively. Median salaries in consulting again hit $190,000, while tech jobs reported a median salary of $151,500. Consumer packaged goods, with nine percent of the class, and healthcare jobs, with six percent, rounded out the top five industries.
Select employers across industries included Bain & Company, J.P. Morgan Chase, Adobe, General Mills, and Davita.
| Consulting | 38% | $190,000 |
| Financial Services | 21% | $175,000 |
| Technology | 19% | $151,500 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 9% | $128,000 |
| Healthcare | 6% | $142,500 |
Regional Job Placement
Ninety-four percent of the Kellogg MBA class stayed in the United States to begin their careers. Kellogg divvies up its national employment results into four sections. Likely due to its proximity to the international business hub of Chicago, 39 percent of MBAs found employment in the Midwest. Twenty-five percent relocated to the Western U.S., which stretches from the coast through Colorado and Wyoming. The East includes the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, where 23 percent of students went to work, and just seven percent moved to the South, which on Kellogg’s map includes Texas to the East Coast of North Carolina.
| Midwest | 39% |
| West | 25% |
| East | 23% |
| South | 7% |
| International | 6% |
Six percent of the Kellogg MBA Class of 2025 headed abroad for work.
