Introduction to Clear Admit’s MBA Career Trends Series
In this Clear Admit content series, we review full-time MBA employment reports for U.S. business schools to present job placement trends for recent MBA graduates. We hope that you find this information helpful as you choose which MBA program is the right fit for you. You can also find our coverage of individual MBA employment reports here.
Since one of the main benefits of going to business school is to advance in a career, many MBA applicants are often interested in seeing the employment outcomes for recent graduates. In response, business schools issue employment reports that include annual MBA job placement outcomes by industry, function and geography. The schools agree to follow a set of reporting standards set by the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSEA), which allows for some cross-school comparison.
See the list of articles below and stay tuned for more.
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2025 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- How Bay Area AI Funding Drove MBA Tech Industry Hiring in 2025 at Stanford GSB and Berkeley Haas
- Why an MBA Remains One of the Best Pathways into Management Consulting Careers
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2024 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- Consulting Placement Trends at Leading MBA Programs
- Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top MBA Programs – Class of 2024 Trends
- Mapping MBA Career Outcomes: Job Placements by U.S. Region for Top MBA Programs
- M7 Business Schools Continue to Dominate in Venture Capital and Private Equity Fields
- ‘Big Tech’ Hiring Declined for Class of 2024 MBA Graduates
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2023 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Hiring Declined in 2023
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Jobs & Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 B-Schools Lead in VC & PE Careers
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2022 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: 2019-2022 Job Placement in Tech, Consulting, and Finance
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Roles Remain Popular with Graduates
- MBA Career Trends: MBB and Amazon’s Impact on Job Placements
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Job Placements at Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 Schools Lead in VC & PE MBA Placements
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Job Decline at Top B-Schools
A Closer Look at the Full-Time MBA Classes of 2021
- MBA Career Trends: Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Employment Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Finance Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Consulting Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Regional Job Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: U.S. Regional Employment Outcomes
See notes on how region, industry and function are defined for the series.
MBA Applywire
- Engineer at a top Aerospace & Defense company (Blue Chip / Fortune 100 company)
- 3 years of FT experience, have had 1 promotion so far, expecting 1 more before matriculation in Fall 2028
- Will have 4.7 Yrs FT experience (+2 undergrad internships) at matriculation
- Applying R1 2027 for Fall 2028 Full Time Entry
- Mechanical Engineering BS with Aerospace Engineering Minor, GPA 3.53
- Undergraduate volunteering included leadership role for a Pediatric Cancer philanthropy that raised $XX,XXX / yr.
- Also had an undergrad internship with a Blue Chip / Fortune 100 automotive company
- Hold a Masters in Engineering Management from Washington University in St. Louis, GPA 3.94
- Masters Capstone was a consulting project sponsored by a boutique firm in NYC
- Currently in MIT Sloan's Pre-LGO Pipeline Program
- Currently prepping for GMAT Focus, I am a strong test taker and expect 95th Percentile+. First attempt will be in early Q1 2027.
- Post-MBA goal: MBB Consulting in the Aerospace & Defense or broader industrials sector. Also considering a pivot to A&D/Industrials Investment Banking. (Any/all advice on how either of these map better to my profile is appreciated!)
29, applying R1 2027 for Fall 2028 entry. GMAT Focus not yet taken; targeting ~670. 3.49 GPA, B.B.A. Finance (magna cum laude, full-tuition scholarship) from a state school.
~3 years at GS (margin lending ops to internal audit), now an Audit Manager in internal audit at TD covering Global Markets (fixed income, munis, prime services, counterparty credit risk). Lead audits as Auditor-in-Charge, manage small teams, support regulator exams. Use SQL/Alteryx in audit work. CIA in progress. Fluent in Spanish. Starting Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteering.
Goal: move from risk/controls into strategy or product roles at an established fintech (lending, brokerage, payments). Long term: run a fintech business line.
Schools: Wharton, Columbia, Yale SOM, Tuck, Stern, Fuqua, Ross/Johnson, Georgetown. Planning to use the Consortium for several. Also considering Stern part-time.
I’ve done a stint at a startup which got acquired by a Singapore based VC firm, post that I was working in my family business.
Working at a small strategy management software company, currently 4 people.
Athletics (Rowing) have been a big part of my life: Scholarship for US college (captain of D1 team), National team, rowed across the Atlantic and raised $100k for youth development charities during that.
Additionally some mentoring/volunteering.
Likely aiming for consulting post MBA, long term entrepreneurship or sustainability in CPG. Would like to avoid going into debt for the MBA.
MBA LiveWire
Round 1 through The Consortium
Army Veteran