Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Students Placed in Tech
Business and tech are intertwined, as people need tech to access services and products. As this symbiotic relationship grew during the 21st century, demand for the skill set of the MBA with a technology specialization has become pervasive. In this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions, see what percentage of students of the MBA Classes of 2024 placed into the tech field.
| Business School | % in Tech |
|---|---|
| Boston College Carroll School of Management | 6% |
| Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business | 27% |
| Cambridge Judge Business School | 23% |
| Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business | 29% |
| CEIBS | 19% |
| Columbia Business School | 10% |
| Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management | 11% |
| Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business | 10% |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | 12% |
| Emory University Goizueta School of Business | 9% |
| Esade | 7%* |
| ESCP | 20%* |
| ESMT Berlin | 23%* |
| Georgetown University McDonough School of Business | 8% |
| Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business | 12% |
| Harvard Business School | 16% |
| HEC Paris | 16% |
| IE | 27%* |
| IESE | 12% |
| IMD | 16%* |
| Imperial | 21%* |
| Indiana University Kelley School of Business | 14% |
| INSEAD | 11% |
| Johns Hopkins Carey Business School | 5% |
| London Business School | 21% |
| Manchester AMBS | 25%* |
| Michigan State University Eli Broad Graduate School of Management | 32% |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | 19% |
| Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management | 20% |
| Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business | 9% |
| NYU Stern School of Business | 9% |
| The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business | 17% |
| Oxford Saïd Business School | 11% |
| Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business | 15% |
| SDA Bocconi School of Management | 9%* |
| SMU Cox | 11% |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | 22% |
| UC Berkeley Haas School of Business | 24% |
| UCI Merage School of Business | 32% |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 23% |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | 15% |
| University of Edinburgh Business School | 17%^ |
| University of Florida Warrington | 13%* |
| University of Georgia Terry | 19% |
| University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business | 15% |
| University of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School of Management | 10%** |
| University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School | 14% |
| University of Rochester Simon Business School | 26% |
| USC Marshall School of Business | 19% |
| UT Austin McCombs School of Business | 22% |
| University of Toronto Rotman | 7%* |
| UVA Darden School of Business | 9% |
| UW Foster School of Business | 47% |
| Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Business | 8% |
| Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School | 31% |
| The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania | 14% |
| Yale School of Management | 10% |
*Class of 2023
^Classes of 2021 & 2022
**Tech grouped with “other industries”
The percentages of MBA students placed in tech in this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions are based on the full-time Classes of 2024 unless otherwise noted.
See Also
Consulting Industry Placement at Top Business Schools
Finance Industry Placement at Top Business Schools
MBA Applywire
I want to be on a COO track in the medical device industry. I want to focus my MBA on strategy within an operations framework, so I can be the best applicant for MBB consulting in the medical device industry.
Education/Testing
- T20 US University, 3.73 GPA, Economics - Graduated 2022
- Won some research/academic awards in undergrad - not sure if that matters
- GRE 332: 167Q/165V
Background & Experience
- 26M, based in South America, work across two roles in a family business
- Role 1: Small division within the family business making a leather goods (private label for a small client base). I led the entire public launch of our own brand, from the ground up, including hiring the full team and building out retail placement. Now have 3 of our own retail locations plus placement in larger third-party retailers, roughly $1.5M in sales over the last two years
- Role 2: Regional sales leadership for a distribution business, leading two teams (40+ people total). Led a strategy pivot that roughly quadrupled our regional sales target over three years to 250K$
ECs
- Regional chair of global professional organization
Pivot to Energy Strategy Consulting and potential achievable universities. GMAT Focus: 665. India-based Chemical Engineering gold medalist (rank#1) with 5+ years in India at renowned US-based EPC major, delivering process engineering on two flagship LNG EPC projects, earning 6+ internal recognitions and 2 merit based promotions. Took on a parallel 6-month international leadership role coordinating a USAID-funded social impact project in Zambia, managing a 16-person local team. Extracurricular national-level footballer, leadership of two Toastmasters clubs (one to President's Distinguished status), and an accredited Mental Health First Aider certification. Post MBA transition into Energy Strategy Consulting to build commercial and strategic capability before returning to scale a GCC-based family business, which currently supporting for past 9 months, into an energy transition solutions provider. Thank you!
Chemical Engineering Bachelors and Masters (3.44 and 3.88 respectively)
Currently mentoring entry level engineers as well.
Worried about transition from a more engineering field to consulting and how the masters impacts admission odds
Background:
24F, Indian
GPA - 7.5 from a Tier 1 Indian college
Participated in CBSE Swimming nationals, and won medals in relay
Took part in badminton clusters
Was part of the prefectorial body in which we welcomed delegates from all around the world
Took part in a NASA program wherein we visited the Johnson Space Centre in Houston
College:
Not good GPA but can defend it
Part of college badminton team and won many laureates
Got bronze in an inter-collegiate tournament as the women’s badminton team captain. And created history as this wasn’t achieved before by any woman’s badminton team
Was the sportswoman of the year for my college
Was part of the incubation center management team of the college. Was part of the strategic relations team (where we almost got Steve Wozniak to deliver a speech) and was the event management team lead
Work Experience:
3yrs Software eng/ quant experience in a top investment bank (front office and back office Eng roles)
Got a promotion
Lead a 2months intern project
What are my chances for the above colleges for a MBA and can I expect any scholarship?
Should I retake the test? Planning to apply in R1
MBA LiveWire
June 8 applied
June 26 interview invite
July 2 interview
July 8 acceptance via email about portal update
Applied 6/4
Interview Invite 6/24
Interview 6/30
Accepted 7/8
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