Part-Time MBA Career Impact
A Chicago Booth Evening or Weekend MBA supports both career advancement and career change alike.
Can you change careers with a Part-Time MBA from Chicago Booth? Yes.
In our most recent Employment Report, 76 percent of recent graduates who were seeking a career change made one within four months of graduation.
Class of 2025 Employment Data: By the Numbers
The Career Services team produces an employment report each year for Evening MBA and Weekend MBA graduates. The 2025 report includes graduates from Summer 2024 through Spring 2025. Individuals are surveyed as early as four months prior to graduation and up to four months following completion of the program. The 2025 Employment Report had a 97.3 percent response rate. Of all respondents, 30.9 percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.
76 percent of graduates seeking a career change made one†
Discover more Part-Time MBA career outcomes from our most recent Employment Report.
*not mutually exclusive
†16% report that they continue to seek a career change; 2.7% did not respond to the survey. The employment report reflects changes made within the four months prior to and four months following graduation.
How a Chicago Booth Part-Time MBA Supports Your Career Goals
Not every student comes to Booth for the same reason. Whichever career goal brought you here, Career Services builds a plan around it. Your access to the resources provided by our Career Services team begins when you’re a student and continues after you graduate.
Advance in Your Current Organization
Not looking to leave your employer? You’re in good company—many Part-Time MBA students are after a bigger seat at the table, not a new one. Career coaching helps you build the case for a promotion or expanded scope, and the Executive-in-Residence Program puts you in direct conversation with senior leaders who’ve navigated that path themselves.
Transition to a New Industry
Seventy-six percent of recent graduates who were seeking a career change made one within four months of graduation, and you’ll have the same support behind you. Benefit from alumni career advisors who’ve made that same move, industry-specific clubs that connect you with professionals already working in the field, and campus recruiting.
Change Job Functions
Moving from, say, operations into finance within the same industry takes a different kind of support than an industry change. Career coaching, Booth’s alumni network, and a jobs portal with more than 3,000 annual postings help you make that move with real data behind it, not just ambition.
Launch a New Venture
For students building something of their own, Startup Networking Night connects you directly with entrepreneurs across funding stages, and entrepreneurship-focused clubs give you a built-in network of founders and future cofounders.
Explore Our Employment Report
See exactly where our graduates work, what they do, and how they got there. Our annual Employment Report breaks down outcomes for the most recent class of Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students by industry, job function, employment source, and employer.
Industry and Salary
Our Part-Time MBA students go on to work in industries ranging from consulting and financial services to health care and technology.
Industry and Salary
Job Function and Salary
Chicago Booth Part-Time MBA students make bold moves across a variety of job functions. Explore career outcomes by function and salary.
Job Function and Salary
Employment Source
Dig into the data to see how our Part-Time MBA students connect with employers and find their next jobs.
Employment SourcePart-Time MBA Career Services and Resources
As an Evening MBA or Weekend MBA student, you’ll have access to an extensive array of career resources. Our staff are based at Gleacher Center and are available evenings, Saturdays, and virtually to fit around your job, not the other way around.
More than 3,000 job openings are posted to our jobs portal each year, spanning a wide variety of functions, industries, levels, and geographies. This gives you direct access to opportunities for which employers are specifically seeking Booth talent. Companies also seek talent directly by accessing our database of student and alumni résumés.
Work one-on-one with an experienced career coach for feedback and guidance on:
- Your career-search timeline
- The best way to build your network
- How to advance in your career
- Employer-related issues
- Preparing to reenter the workforce after taking a career break
Connect with a graduating student or recent graduate—someone who’s already made the move you’re planning—for a small-group workshop or one-on-one advising appointment. Our alumni career advisors focus on entry-level MBA and associate-level roles in industries such as consulting, corporate finance, investment management, general management, product management, investment banking, and marketing.
Starting in Autumn Quarter, our campus recruiting program brings top employers to campus to interview students for full-time roles across industries and functions—so you’re in front of employers without leaving your job search to chance. Eligibility requirements include:
- Completion of at least 12 MBA courses by the time campus recruiting begins
- Attendance at all required preparation sessions
- Completion of at least 100 course units while participating in campus recruiting
- Not having taken more than 1,900 course units
Twice a year, Startup Networking Night brings together 50–60 startups—from bootstrap to Series D—and Chicago Booth students for informal networking receptions, putting you face-to-face with entrepreneurs across every funding stage.
The Executive-in-Residence Program brings distinguished executives to campus for candid conversations and small-group advisory sessions, where they answer career-related questions and offer guidance from people who’ve been where you’re trying to go.
As an Evening MBA or Weekend MBA student, you can research and contact alumni and fellow students around the world through Booth’s online tools and resources—warm introductions instead of cold outreach, and an excellent way to build valuable connections in your field of interest.
Career Services provides access to the same web-based self-assessment tools and databases professionals in your target industry use—including Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Gartner, PitchBook, Statista, and more—along with staff who can help you use them.
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