Haas in 2021 has challenged the M7 status. Inching closer to the title of the best school in industries and functions that matter to career switchers, Haas’ 34% placements in Consulting and 28% in Technology while also placing 16% in General Management, have cemented the school’s reputation among top talents.
• Haas MBA Salary by Industry (2021)
• Haas MBA Salary by Function (2021)
• Haas MBA Salary by Location (2021)
• Haas MBA Top Employers (2021)
• Haas MBA Career Service Team - Effectiveness (2021)
Haas MBA Salary by Industry (2021)
Haas leads the top schools with placements into the Technology industry (34%) – ahead of Stanford (29%) and Kellogg (30%). The total salary in the industry is the highest ($185,427) and the median base salary second highest, behind Stanford and Harvard ($150,000).
Haas MBAs also secured the highest median sign-on bonus in Consulting against the median base salary of $165,000 (standard across top schools), taking the total to $196,339 - highest among top schools.
The offers in Finance (median base salary $150,000) are way behind the leaders – Chicago Booth and NYU Stern ($175,000). With total median salaries in Finance touching the quarter-million mark, it is fair to say that Haas's competitive advantage has shifted to producing MBAs for the Technology and Consulting industries.
Haas MBA Salary by Industry | Percent Hired | Median Base Salary | Median Sign-on Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
Technology | 34% | $144,000 | $41,427 |
Consulting | 28% | $165,000 | $31,339 |
Financial Services | 12% | $150,000 | $39,554 |
Health/BioTech/Pharma | 7% | $135,000 | $28,333 |
CPG/Retail | 6% | $122,500 | $26,364 |
Haas MBA Salary by Function (2021)
The marginally higher median sign-on bonus in Consulting compared to its peers takes Haas to earn the unique title of the school with the best Consulting remuneration ($195,929) – beating the heavyweights Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, and Wharton.
Haas graduates also led the percentage of graduates hired in General Management, securing the highest median base salary of $150,000 and also the highest median sign-on bonus of $30,977. Consequently, on total median salary, Haas leads in the General Management function ($180,977), even overtaking specialists like Stanford ($177,500).
Haas is tied with Harvard on graduates hired in the marketing function but ranks second ($157,143) behind Harvard ($165,000) on total median salary.
Haas MBA Salary by Function | Percent Hired | Median Base Salary | Median Sign-on Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
Consulting | 31% | $165,000 | $30,929 |
Finance | 17% | $149,000 | $46,071 |
General Management | 16% | $150,000 | $30,977 |
Technical (Information Technology) | 14% | $144,250 | $39,898 |
Marketing | 11% | $130,000 | $27,143 |
Haas MBA Salary by Location (2021)
91% of all MBA placements were in North America, followed by Asia (4.7%) and Latin America (3.8%). The median base salary was the highest in North America at $150,000, followed by Asia at $130,000 while Latin America & Caribbean offers were at $82,499.
In the US, 73% of offers were in the West. 44% of all graduates settled in San Francisco/North Bay that attracted the highest median base salary in the US ($160,000), followed by South Bay that could fetch offers that were $10,000 lower.
Los Angeles and Seattle were the third and fourth most chosen cities with a median base salary of around $144,000. Only 5% of Haas graduates opted to settle in the Northeast, for the second-highest salary ($158,000) in comparison to the Bay Area.
Haas MBA Top Employers (2021)
Haas did not reveal the numbers behind each of the hiring firms, other than the fact that they hired more than 3 graduates each. However, we can speculate that McKinsey and Amazon were at least in the top 5 employer list given the heavy number of hires in Technology and Consulting by industry and function.
The Technology, Consulting, and Finance trio trend couldn’t be replicated at Haas as Finance firms didn’t feature in the top Employer list to the same extent as other M7 schools.
Haas MBA Top Employers | 2021 |
|---|---|
Adobe | Amazon |
Boston Consulting Group | Deloitte |
Bain & Company | EY-Parthenon |
Facebook/Meta | |
McKinsey & Company | Microsoft |
L.E.K Consulting | strategy& |
Samsung |
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Haas MBA - Career Service Team - Effectiveness (2021)
68% of all job offers were facilitated by Haas, primarily through the school-facilitated internships that converted into full-time roles, followed by job postings and Haas-facilitated interviews.
The 32% of student-initiated jobs came mainly from personal network connection or previous employer.
Only 4.7% of student-initiated internships converted into full-time offers.
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