MBA Employment Statistics

Interpreting employment data

Employment data for the UW Foster School of Business Full-time MBA Program is compiled from responses of graduates who share their employment information with MBA Career Management. We strongly urge this data be used judiciously. The median and ranges reported should be interpreted as only one source of information when making a decision regarding the appropriateness of an offer. Market conditions strongly influence salary levels as well as the number of offers extended by an organization. The amount of a salary offer tends to be influenced by a number of factors:

Student profiles

• Class of 2018
• Class of 2019
• Class of 2020

125Entering class size

5.97Average years of work experience

0–20Range of years of work experience

691Average GMAT

636–730Mid 80th range

3.38Average undergraduate GPA

29Average age

24–43Range of ages

16%Veterans

61%Domestic

39%International

43%Women

57%Men

Undergraduate majors

• Business: 23%
• Computer science: 4%
• Economics: 16%
• Engineering: 21%
• Math and science: 7%
• Social sciences and humanities: 28%

90Entering class size

5.68Average years of work experience

2.25–12Range of years of work experience

693Average GMAT

640–740Mid 80th range

3.39Average undergraduate GPA

28Average age

24–35Range of ages

11%Veterans

73%Domestic

27%International

34%Women

66%Men

Undergraduate majors

• Business: 19%
• Computer science: 10%
• Economics: 10%
• Engineering: 17%
• Math and science: 4%
• Social sciences and humanities: 40%

125Entering class size

6.06Average years of work experience

0–15Range of years of work experience

696Average GMAT

650–730Mid 80th range

3.31Average undergraduate GPA

29Average age

24–39Range of ages

7%Veterans

73%Domestic

27%International

42%Women

58%Men

Undergraduate majors

• Business: 19%
• Engineering: 16%
• Humanities: 16%
• Social sciences: 14%
• Economics: 14%
• Math and science: 13%
• Computer science: 8%

Class of 2018 graduate salary breakout (base salary)

Statistics across functions

Function	Percentage	Average	Low	High
Consulting	20%	$125,709	$94,000	$152,500
Finance / Accounting	22%	$114,818	$60,000	$130,000
General Management	7%	$123,857	$100,000	$135,000
Marketing / Sales	41%	$118,373	$72,000	$160,000
Operations / Logistics	9%	$105,998	$54,989	$130,000

Statistics across industries

Industry	Percentage	Average	Low	High
Consulting	16%	$129,386	$100,000	$152,500
Consumer Packaged Goods	3%	$103,333	$100,000	$110,000
Financial Services	5%	$112,000	$75,000	$135,000
Healthcare	4%	$108,250	$97,000	$120,000
Manufacturing	3%	$112,600	$100,800	$122,000
Real Estate	3%	$110,666	$105,000	$115,000
Retail	5%	$108,000	$72,000	$120,000
Technology	60%	$119,308	$54,989	$160,000

Statistics across regions

Region	Percentage	Average	Median	Low	High
Outside WA	19%	$113,375	$120,000	$54,989	$160,000
WA state	81%	$119,927	$120,000	$75,000	$152,500

2017 and 2018 Employers

Select each header below for the list of recent MBA graduate employers.