What is the median base salary for Tuck MBA graduates?

The median base salary for Tuck’s full-time MBA Class of 2025 is $175,000, with a range from $65,955 to $284,000.

Which industry hires the most Tuck MBA graduates?

Consulting is the top industry for Tuck graduates, hiring 41% of the Class of 2025, with a median base salary of $190,000.

What percentage of Tuck MBAs receive a job offer within three months of graduation?

Among graduates seeking employment, 90% received at least one job offer within three months, and 87% accepted an offer.

Where do most Tuck MBA graduates work after graduation?

Most Tuck MBA graduates work in the United States (96%), with the Northeast as the top region at 55%.

MBA Employment Statistics

The Graduating Class

Of the class of 2025’s 292 graduates, 92% were seeking employment. Those not seeking employment include graduates that were company sponsored, those continuing education, entrepreneurs starting a new business, and more.

Graduates by Work Authorization and Job Search Status (Class of 2025)
Status	U.S. Permanent Work Authorization		U.S. Non-permanent Work Authorization		Total Full-time MBA Graduates
Status	Students	Percent	Students	Percent	Students	Percent
Seeking Employment	179	90%	89	95%	268	92%
Not Seeking Employment	19	10%	5	5%	24	8%
Company-sponsored; Already Employed	12	6%	3	3%	15	5%
Continuing Education	0	0%	1	1%	1	0%
Postponing Job Search	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Starting a New Business	3	2%	1	1%	4	1%
Not Seeking for Other Reasons	4	2%	0	0%	4	1%
No Recent Information Available	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total Graduates	198	100%	94	100%	292	100%

All data as of October 2025.

Offers and Acceptances

By three months after graduation, 90% of job-seeking graduates had received a job offer, and 87% had accepted. For international graduates, 92% received an offer and 88% accepted within the same timeframe.

Job Offers and Acceptances Within Three Months of Graduation (Class of 2025)
Work Authorization	Graduates Seeking Jobs	Offers Received		Offers Accepted
Work Authorization	Graduates Seeking Jobs	Students	Percent	Students	Percent
U.S. Permanent Work Authorization	179	160	89%	155	87%
U.S. Non-permanent Work Authorization	89	82	92%	78	88%
Total Graduates Seeking Jobs	268	242	90%	233	87%

The graduation date for the full-time MBA class of 2025 was June 15, 2025.

Placement and Compensation Summary

Compensation information is self-reported. Salary data was obtained from 89% of those graduates who were seeking employment and accepted a job offer by 3 months after graduation. The median base salary for the class of 2025 is $175,000 and the median signing bonus is $30,000. The combined median compensation of $205,000 sustains a Tuck record. This year, 83% of graduates reported receiving a signing bonus.

Base Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries is $175,000. The top three industries for Tuck graduates were consulting (41%), financial services (27%), and technology (13%). Median salaries for those industries were $190,000, $175,000, and $145,000, respectively.

Base Salary and Signing Bonus by Industry (Class of 2025)
Industry	Percent of Graduates	Median Base Salary	Base Salary Range	Percent Receiving Signing Bonus	Median Signing Bonus	Signing Bonus Range
Consulting	41%	$190,000	$90,000 – $200,000	90%	$30,000	$10,000 – $50,000
Financial Services	27%	$175,000	$110,000 – $284,000	76%	$50,000	$10,000 – $70,000
Investment Banking	13%	$175,000	$175,000 – $225,000	100%	$50,000	$30,000 – $70,000
Investment Management	5%	$175,000	$145,000 – $200,000	67%	$47,500	$15,000 – $70,000
Other Finance	4%	$150,000	$120,000 – $161,017	25%	—	—
Private Equity, Venture Capital	3%	$150,000	$150,000 – $284,000	40%	—	—
Commercial Banking	2%	$140,000	$110,000 – $185,000	80%	$25,000	$10,000 – $30,000
Technology	13%	$145,000	$65,955 – $185,000	74%	$55,000	$7,000 – $110,200
Health Care, Pharma, Biotech	7%	$140,000	$125,000 – $200,000	87%	$30,000	$3,000 – $100,000
Consumer Goods, Retail	6%	$132,500	$110,000 – $156,000	73%	$32,500	$5,000 – $40,000
Energy	3%	$164,100	$125,000 – $185,000	100%	$30,000	$10,000 – $55,000
Manufacturing	2%	$140,000	$130,000 – $176,000	75%	$20,000	$10,000 – $25,000
Media, Entertainment, Sports	1%	—	—	—	—	—
Real Estate	1%	—	—	—	—	—
Government, Nonprofit, Education	1%	—	—	—	—	—
Transportation	1%	—	—	100%	—	—
All Industries	100%	$175,000	$65,955 – $284,000	83%	$30,000	$3,000 – $110,200

Values are excluded where the sample size is too small. Values that are greater than 0 but less than 1 are rounded to show presence. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. All data as of October 2025.

Base Compensation by Function

The top roles by function for Tuck graduates were consulting, finance, and marketing.

Base Salary and Signing Bonus by Job Function (Class of 2025)
Function	Percent of Graduates	Median Base Salary	Base Salary Range	Percent Receiving Signing Bonus	Median Signing Bonus	Signing Bonus Range
Consulting	42%	$190,000	$105,160 – $200,000	89%	$30,000	$10,000 – $65,000
Finance	27%	$175,000	$120,000 – $225,000	81%	$50,000	$5,000 – $92,400
Investment Banking	14%	$175,000	$175,000 – $225,000	100%	$50,000	$30,000 – $70,000
Corporate Finance	4%	$142,800	$134,000 – $180,000	78%	$33,000	$20,000 – $92,400
Private Equity, Venture Capital	4%	$150,000	$140,000 – $192,000	38%	$10,000	$10,000 – $30,000
Other Finance	3%	$160,000	$124,500 – $200,000	80%	$65,000	$5,000 – $82,600
Investment Management	2%	$175,000	$120,000 – $180,000	33%	—	—
Marketing	13%	$140,000	$65,955 – $190,000	85%	$30,000	$7,000 – $110,200
General Management	8%	$150,000	$65,957 – $200,000	78%	$30,000	$3,000 – $100,000
Other	5%	$176,000	$90,000 – $284,000	73%	$30,000	$10,000 – $45,000
Operations, Logistics	3%	$142,800	$125,000 – $192,000	43%	$44,300	$30,000 – $83,000
Human Resources	1%	—	—	100%	—	—
All Functions	100%	$175,000	$65,955 – $284,000	83%	$30,000	$3,000 – $110,200

Values are excluded where the sample size is too small. Values that are greater than 0 but less than 1 are rounded to show presence. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. All data as of October 2025.

Base Compensation by Location

The Northeast was the top destination for Tuck 2025 graduates, welcoming 55% of the class. The West and Midwest were the next top spots, welcoming 15% and 9% of graduates. The median base salary is $175,000 in the U.S. and across all locations.

Base Salary by Work Location (Class of 2025)
Location	Percent of Graduates	Median Base Salary	Base Salary Range
United States	96%	$175,000	$90,000 – $284,000
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT)	55%	$175,000	$110,000 – $225,000
New York	27%	$175,000	$132,500 – $225,000
Boston	27%	$185,000	$110,000 – $200,000
Other Northeast	1%	$125,000	$115,000 – $145,000
West (AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)	15%	$165,000	$124,500 – $284,000
San Francisco Bay Area	9%	$167,500	$125,000 – $284,000
Seattle	5%	$142,800	$124,500 – $192,000
Other West	2%	$145,000	$125,000 – $190,000
Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)	8%	$150,000	$120,000 – $192,000
Chicago	4%	$190,000	$120,000 – $192,000
Other Midwest	4%	$141,400	$125,000 – $192,000
Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)	8%	$165,000	$125,000 – $192,000
Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX)	6%	$190,000	$90,000 – $192,000
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)	5%	$168,200	$110,000 – $192,000
Outside U.S.	4%	$105,160	$65,955 – $161,017
Asia	2%	—	—
Latin America & the Caribbean	1%	—	—
Canada	1%	—	—
All locations	100%	$175,000	$65,955 – $284,000

Values are excluded where the sample size is too small. Values that are greater than 0 but less than 1 are rounded to show presence. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. City names listed include the surrounding metropolitan areas. Location reported includes both in-person and remote work. All data as of October 2025.