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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 0.7% 3
Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Controller
 0.5%
 2
 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Treasurer
 0.2%
 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Analytics/Data Science 6.1% 25
Insufficient Data(2)
Business Development 4.4% 18
Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting 15.1%
 62 $100,000
 $225,000
 $165,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Information Technology
 0.7%
 3
 Insufficient Data(2)
Strategy 14.4% 59
 $100,000 $225,000 $163,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Investor Relations
 0.2% 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning 8.0% 33
Insufficient Data(2)
Engineering 2.9% 12
 Insufficient Data(2)
Finance 29.5% 121 $80,000
 $250,000
 $143,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Commercial Banking/Lending 1.7% 7
 Insufficient Data(2)
Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) 6.6% 27
 $85,000 $240,000 $125,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Banking 4.9% 20 $130,000 $175,000 $162,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Management/Research 6.8% 28
 Insufficient Data(2)
Mergers & Acquisitions within a Company 0.7% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Private Client Services 1.2% 5
 $121,000
 $250,000 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Private Equity 2.0% 8
 $120,000 $185,000 $125,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Real Estate 1.7% 7
 $140,000 $200,000 $155,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Risk Management 1.7% 7 Insufficient Data(2)
Sales & Trading 1.2% 5 Insufficient Data(2)
Venture Capital 1.0% 4
 Insufficient Data(2)
General Management 5.9%
 24
 Insufficient Data(2)
Customer Relations Management
 0.5%
 2
 Insufficient Data(2)
General Management
 4.6%
 19
 Insufficient Data(2)
Human Resources 0.7% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Information Technology 2.7%
 11
 Insufficient Data(2)
Analysis & Design
 1.5%
 6
 $103,000
 $150,000
 $120,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Integration/ Implementation
 1.0%
 4
 Insufficient Data(2)
Systems Management
 0.2%
 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Law 0.5%
 2
Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing 0.7%
 3
 Insufficient Data(2)
Plant/Facility Management
 0.5%
 2
 Insufficient Data(2)
Production/Planning/Scheduling & Control
 0.2%
 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing 6.1% 25 $60,000
 $180,000
 $120,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Advertising/ Communications 0.5% 2
 Insufficient Data(2)
Brand/Product Management 3.2% 13 $83,218 $150,000 $115,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Merchandising 0.2% 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Sales 2.2% 9
 Insufficient Data(2)
Operations-Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics 4.9%
 20
$99,000 $164,000 $130,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Materials
 0.2%
 1
 Insufficient Data(2)
Production
 1.0%
 4
 Insufficient Data(2)
Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics
 3.7%
 15
 $99,000
 $164,000
 $130,000
 Insufficient Data(2)
Product Development 1.7%
 7
Insufficient Data(2)
Product Management (Tech) 5.4%
 22
Insufficient Data(2)
Project Management 4.4%
 18
 $100,000 $160,000 $132,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Research and Development 0.7%
 3
Insufficient Data(2)
All 100.0%
 410
$60,000
 $250,000 $143,000 $35,000

  1. Of the 437 graduates with employment information available, 410 had employment statuses that allowed more detailed detailed analysis employment data. Of these, forty-nine percent of positions included salary information.  The function, industry, and location statistics throughout this report are based on the responses of those 410 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, 14% 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: 2021 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 2021 Employment Report had a 98 percent response rate. Among respondents, 23 percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.

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