The Cornell SC Johnson Graduate School of Management has released the MBA Class of 2025 employment report. This year, 239 out of the 285 graduates of the two-year program were seeking employment. Within three months of graduation, 85 percent had received job offers and 83 percent had accepted offers–both improvements over last year’s placement.
The median base salary remains unchanged from 2024 and 2023 at $175,000. The average base salary was reported at $158,426 and average signing bonus landed at $39,795. The top employers for the Class of 2025 were global giants such as Amazon, McKinsey & Company, Citi, EY, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley and more.
Top Industries
Financial services again topped the industry destinations for Cornell MBAs, hiring 41 percent of the class. Consulting placement landed at 28 percent this year, only a three percent dip from last year’s class. Tech industry hires remained unchanged at 11 percent while consumer goods recruited five percent. Healthcare/medical services/pharmaceuticals and manufacturing tied at four percent of Cornell MBA graduates.
| Financial Services | 41% | $166,253 |
| Consulting | 28% | $171,625 |
| Technology & Telecommunications | 11% | $129,592 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5% | $126,000 |
| Healthcare/Medical Services/Pharmaceuticals | 4% | $135,400 |
| Manufacturing | 4% | $132,125 |
| Energy/Utilities | 2% | $151,250 |
Regional Placement
Roughly 95 percent of the Cornell MBA Class of 2025 remained in the U.S. for work, with 60 percent staying in the Northeast region. Twelve percent moved to the West while the Midwest became home for nine percent of the recent graduates. Another seven percent headed to the South region of the U.S. The Southwest and Mid-Atlantic took in six and five percent, respectively. Internationally, four percent took work in Asia & MENA.
| Northeast | 60% | $162,561 |
| West | 12% | $157,676 |
| Midwest | 9% | $152,412 |
| South | 7% | $154,900 |
| Southwest | 6% | $167,222 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 5% | $168,000 |
