2024 Employment Report
Columbia Business School graduates impact the world of business across industries and sectors. Through their education and career preparation, they become sought-after candidates, ready to drive organizational change and deliver results. Explore their career insights to see how a Columbia MBA opens doors to opportunity and success.
Student Profile
Class of 2025
900
Students Entering in 2023
5
Average Years of Work Experience
Demographics
44%
Women
43%
Minorities of U.S. Origin
47%
Non-U.S. Citizens
Exam Performance
730
Average GMAT Score
700-760
GMAT Range
These figures include August and January entering cohorts, whereas internship employment data reports on August entering cohort only.
CBS is at the forefront of equipping future technology leaders. I chose the MBAxMS program because of the ways this institution leverages AI in education, designs courses on the impact of GenAI in business, and establishes partnerships to enable in-system tools available to students and staff. Thanks to the amazing faculty and high-profile speakers, I have seen exponential growth in my analytical skills and the ways in which I tackle academic and professional problems.”
Seon Augusto de Souza Ferreira '25
Senior Product Manager Intern, Technical, Amazon
Internship Compensation Summary
Offers and Acceptances
99%
Students Receiving Offers
99%
Acceptances
Will Parsons '25
Summer Associate, Boston Consulting Group
Compensation
Internship Compensation Report
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| Monthly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Offers | Industry | High | Median | |
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| 17.3% | Consulting | $32,500 | $15,667 | |
| 5.7% | Consumer Products | |||
| 2.8% | Beverages/Food | $16,000 | $8,880 | |
| 2.9% | Other/Diversified Products | $8,500 | $6,800 | |
| 1.3% | Education/Government/Nonprofit | — | $2,251 | |
| 43.8% | Financial Services | |||
| 1.5% | Consumer Finance & Analytics | $11,200 | $10,667 | |
| 20.7% | Investment Banking | $33,000 | $14,583 | |
| 10.7% | Investment Management | $27,000 | $12,500 | |
| 5.8% | Private Equity | $25,000 | $11,000 | |
| 4.7% | Venture Capital | $10,000 | $5,664 | |
| 0.3% | Other Finance | — | — | |
| 1.9% | Fintech | $10,400 | $7,750 | |
| 4.2% | Healthcare | |||
| 2.6% | Pharma/Biotech/Devices | $12,000 | $8,900 | |
| 1.6% | Providers & Services | $16,250 | $8,462 | |
| 2.9% | Media, Entertainment & Sports | $18,000 | $5,900 | |
| 3.7% | Real Estate | $22,500 | $8,000 | |
| 1.1% | Retail | — | $8,100 | |
| 14.3% | Technology | |||
| 7.5% | Hardware / Software / Telecom | $14,427 | $9,500 | |
| 6.8% | Internet Services / E-Commerce | $15,249 | $10,115 | |
| 3.7% | Other | $9,280 | $4,800 |
To offer a more complete picture of Columbia Business School's graduating class, the employment report includes sponsored students. This report includes students who cited employment by three months post-graduation or August 15, with information collected through September 15.
For the purpose of rankings, the School submits data to ranking organizations and publications in adherence with CSEA standards, which ask that sponsored students returning to their employers not be included.
| Monthly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Offers | Industry | High | Median | |
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| 26.2% | Consulting | |||
| 18.8% | Consulting | $32,500 | $15,750 | |
| 7.5% | Internal Consulting / Strategic Planning | $15,883 | $8,800 | |
| 42.8% | Finance | |||
| 3.1% | Corporate Finance | $14,400 | $10,000 | |
| 20.7% | Investment Banking | $33,000 | $14,583 | |
| 7.2% | Investment Management | $27,000 | $12,000 | |
| 6.5% | Private Equity | $25,000 | $11,000 | |
| 2.4% | Venture Capital | $10,000 | $6,000 | |
| 2.9% | Other | $18,750 | $12,500 | |
| 6.7% | Management | |||
| 2.9% | General Management / Leadership Development Program | $27,884 | $10,000 | |
| 3.8% | Operations / Production | $13,000 | $8,440 | |
| 18.8% | Marketing | |||
| 11.1% | Brand / Product Management | $18,000 | $9,060 | |
| 5.5% | Business Development | $10,133 | $4,650 | |
| 1.7% | Product Marketing | $10,133 | $4,650 | |
| 0.5% | Other | — | — | |
| 4.3% | Real Estate | |||
| 3.4% | Asset Management / Investments | $22,500 | $9,000 | |
| 1.0% | Development | — | $7,200 | |
| 1.2% | Other Functions | |||
| 1.2% | Other | $10,000 | $8,480 |
To offer a more complete picture of Columbia Business School's graduating class, the employment report includes sponsored students. This report includes students who cited employment by three months post-graduation or August 15, with information collected through September 15.
For the purpose of rankings, the School submits data to ranking organizations and publications in adherence with CSEA standards, which ask that sponsored students returning to their employers not be included.
Top Employers
Class of 2025 Internship Employers
| Company | New Hires |
|---|---|
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 36 |
| Amazon | 31 |
| McKinsey & Company | 17 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 14 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 14 |
| Bank of America | 13 |
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| Morgan Stanley | 11 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 10 |
| Citigroup Inc. | 10 |
| Bain & Company | 9 |
| Deloitte | 9 |
| Moelis & Company | 8 |
| Evercore Inc. | 8 |
| Apple | 7 |
| Lazard Inc. | 6 |
| UBS Group AG | 6 |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 5 |
| PJT Partners | 5 |
| Perella Weinberg Partners L.P. | 5 |
| Alvarez & Marsal | 5 |
| Guggenheim Partners, LLC | 5 |
| Barclays | 5 |
| Ernst & Young Global Limited | 5 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 4 |
| Adobe, Inc. | 4 |
| Nike, Inc. | 4 |
| American Express | 4 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 4 |
| IBM | 4 |
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