Part-Time MBA Job Function and Salary

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With roles in everything from strategy to finance to general management and beyond, Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students at Chicago Booth propel themselves within their function and make bold moves across a range of job functions.

Dig in to our most recent job function and MBA starting salary data to learn more about where a Booth MBA can take you.

Function Percent of Employed Students(1) Number of Employed Students(1) Minimum Salary(2) Maximum Salary(2) Median Salary(2) Median
Sign-On(2,3)
Accounting 1.8% 6 $90,000
 $190,000  $145,000   Insufficient Data(2)
Audit 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Controller
 0.3%
 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Treasurer 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2) 
Risk Management
 0.6%
 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Analytics/Data Science 3.0% 10 $162,900 $209,000  $200,000  Insufficient Data(2)
Business Development 3.3% 11 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting 17.3%
 57 $115,000
 $220,000
 $185,000
 $30,000
Information Technology
 1.8%
 6 Insufficient Data(2)
Strategy 13.9% 46 $120,000 $220,000 $185,000 $30,000
Consulting - Other
 1.5% 5 $115,000
 $212,100  $128,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Corporate Development (Fund Raising) 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning 3.3% 11  $95,000 $225,000  $160,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Engineering 2.7% 9 $109,160 $210,000  $120,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Finance 32.7% 108 $59,000
 $325,000
 $160,000
 $40,000
Commercial Banking/Lending 0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) 7.0% 23 $59,000 $190,000 $130,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Banking 5.2% 17 $100,000 $200,000 $175,000 $50,000
Investment Management/Research 7.6% 25 $110,000 $325,000  $155,000  Insufficient Data(2)
Mergers & Acquisitions within a Company 1.2% 4 $140,000
 $260,000  $171,039  Insufficient Data(2) 
Private Client Services 1.2% 4 $88,000
 $165,000 $110,000 Insufficient Data(2) 
Private Equity 2.7% 9 $140,000 $235,000 $160,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Real Estate 0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Risk Management 2.1% 7 $113,000 $169,000 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2) 
Sales & Trading 1.8% 6 $150,000 $200,000 $167,500  Insufficient Data(2) 
Structured Finance  0.3%  1  Insufficient Data(2) 
Venture Capital 1.8% 6 $150,000
 $210,000  $165,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
General Management 9.4%
 31 $100,000
 $323,100 $228,050 Insufficient Data(2)
Customer Relations Management
 0.6%
 2 Insufficient Data(2)
General Management
 7.6%
 25 $100,000 $210,000 $156,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Human Resources 1.2% 4 $133,000
 $323,100  $228,050 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare Practitioner  2.1%  7  $140,00  $400,000  $300,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Information Technology 3.9%
 13 $120,000 $285,000 $162,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Analysis & Design
 2.4%
 8 $120,000
 $200,000
 $155,250
 Insufficient Data(2)
Systems Management
 1.5%
 5 $133,500
 $285,000  $162,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Law 0.3%
 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing - Production / Planning / Scheduling & Control 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing 6.4% 21 $65,000
 $205,000
 $145,100
 Insufficient Data(2)
Advertising / Communications 0.6%  2   Insufficient Data(2)
Brand/Product Management 3.9% 13 $115,000 $205,000 $152.500 Insufficient Data(2)
Merchandising 0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Research 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2) 
Sales 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Operations-Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics 2.1%
 7 $90,000 $246,000 $128,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Production
 0.9%
 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics
 1.2%
 4 $90,000
 $140,000
 $102,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Product Management (Tech) 7.6%
 25
 $140,000
 $212,000  $161,000 Insufficient Data(2
Project Management 2.4%
 8 $100,000 $275,000 $120,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Research and Development 0.3%
 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Other 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
All 100.0%
 330
 $59,000
 $400,000 $165,000 $30,000

  1. Of the 349 graduates with employment information available, 330 had employment statuses that allowed more detailed detailed analysis employment data. Of these, 69.4% of positions included salary information.  The function, industry, and location statistics throughout this report are based on the responses of those 330 graduates.  
  2. Compensation information is self-reported.  Insufficient Data indicates that fewer than 1% of the graduates reported employment and/or less than 50% with salary information in a given function.
  3. Overall, 24.8% of graduates reported receiving a sign-on bonus. Sign-on bonus is also listed by function if more than 50% of the jobs in that function reported a bonus.

Source for all data: 2023 Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Employment Report

About the Data

When Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students choose to leverage their MBA for a career change varies. To account for this, the report tracks career changes four months prior to and four months following graduation.

The 2023 Employment Report had a 98 percent response rate. Among respondents, 28 percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.

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