Columbia MBA Career Outcomes

Columbia University · Class of 2024

90%

Employed (3 months)

$175K

Median Base Salary

US News Rank

Pre-MBA data not published by Columbia University. Delta (Δ) column not available. See Admissions Profiles for schools that do publish this.

Industry / Function	Pre-MBA %	Post-MBA %	Δ Delta
Finance	NR	32.0%	—
Investment Banking	NR	14.0%	—
PE / VC	NR	8.0%	—
Other Finance	NR	10.0%	—
Consulting	NR	30.6%	—
Technology	NR	11.0%	—
Real Estate	NR	7.0%	—
Healthcare / Pharma	NR	5.0%	—
Media / Entertainment	NR	3.0%	—
Government / Nonprofit	NR	2.0%	—
Other Industries	NR	9.4%	—

Delta Δ: Strong net attractor (≥+10%) Slight attractor (+1–9%) Roughly neutral Slight outflow (−1–9%) Strong outflow (≥−10%)

NYC-focused (60%+ placed in New York). Real estate 7% reflects CBS real estate program strength. Columbia CBS Employment Report 2024.
Median base salary excludes signing bonuses. Employment rate at 3 months post-graduation. Data year: 2024.

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