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 Graduates(1) Number of Employed Graduates(1) Minimum Salary(2) Maximum Salary(2) Median Salary(2) Median Sign-On(2,3)
Accounting 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Analytics/Data Science 4.0% 12 $140,000 $300,000 $192,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Business Development 2.0% 6 $140,000 $196,800 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting 18.6% 56 $94,500 $280,000 $188,000 $30,000
Consulting - Information Technology 1.7% 5 $125,000 $280,000 $230,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting - Strategy 15.3% 46 $108,000 $210,000 $190,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting - Other 1.7% 5 $94,500 $192,000 $155,000 $27,500
Corporate Development (Fund Raising) 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning 5.0% 15 Insufficient Data(2)
Engineering 3.0% 9 $101,000 $236,700 $150,917 Insufficient Data(2)
Finance 21.9% 66 $100,000 $265,000 $175,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Commercial Banking/Lending 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) 6.3% 19 $100,000 $265,000 $152,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Investment Banking 3.3% 10 $175,000 $196,000 $175,000 $50,000
Investment Management/Research 4.7% 14 $150,000 $175,000 $170,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Mergers & Acquisitions within a Company 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Private Client Services 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Private Equity 2.0% 6 $130,000 $250,000 $215,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Real Estate 1.7% 5 $115,000 $250,000 $175,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Risk Management 1.3% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
Sales & Trading 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Venture Capital 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
General Management 15.0% 45 Insufficient Data(2)
Chief of Staff 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Customer Relations Management 1.3% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
CXO 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
General Management 8.6% 26 Insufficient Data(2)
Project Management 4.0% 12 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare Practitioner 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Information Technology 3.0% 9 Insufficient Data(2)
Information Technology - Analysis & Design 2.0% 6 Insufficient Data(2)
Information Technology - Systems Management 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Law 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing - Plant/Facility Management 0.7% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing - Production/Planning/Scheduling & Control 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing 5.6% 17 $94,000 $190,000 $140,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing - Advertising/Communications 1.3% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing - Brand/Product Management 2.3% 7 $109,500 $180,000 $150,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing - Merchandising 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing - Research 0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)
Marketing - Sales 1.3% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
Operations - Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics 3.7% 11 $130,000 $175,000 $137,500 Insufficient Data(2)
Product Development 1.7% 5 $141,000 $200,000 $145,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Product Management (Tech) 11.0% 33 $104,000 $200,000 $169,100 Insufficient Data(2)
Research and Development 1.0% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
All 100.0% 301 $90,000 $400,000 $170,500 $30,000
  1. Of the 329 graduates of the Evening and Weekend programs in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, and Spring 2025 quarters, employment information is available for 320 (97.3%). Information was collected prior to graduation and up to four months post-graduation.
  2. Of the 320 graduates with employment information available, 301 had employment statuses that allowed for more detailed analysis of employment data. The function, industry, and location statistics throughout this report are based on the responses of those 301 graduates.
  3. Overall, 24% 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.

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 2025 Employment Report had a 97.3 percent response rate. Among respondents, 30.9% percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.

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