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- Consulting Trends for 2025
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Hiring Trends
2025 Jobs Outlook
- Highly competitive; number of qualified applicants exceeds supply of jobs
- Recruiting starts early
- Apply early and meet first deadline
- Good outlook for specialty masters graduates
- Good outlook for internships, which will be a key path to full-time opportunities
Demand for consulting services is expected to improve, but firms will be cautious in hiring. The best path to a full-time offer is through an internship. Expect limited spring just-in-time hiring for experienced industry specialists. Consider also boutique firms and internal strategy practices.
Percent of MBA Class Accepting Opportunities in Consulting
Consulting Offers Accepted by Years of Experience
Top U.S. Locations of Accepted Offers
- Boston Metro
- New York City Metro
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Chicago Metro
- Houston Metro
- Miami Metro
Salary Summary
| Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | 25th-75th Percentile | |
| Class of 2024 | $179,172 | $190,000 | $175,000-$190,000 |
| Class of 2023 | $180,036 | $190,000 | $175,000-$190,000 |
| Class of 2022 | $175,068 | $175,000 | $175,000-$190,000 |
| 3-Year Average | $178,139 | $186,500 | $175,000-$190,000 |
Featured MBA/LGO Employers
| AlixPartners Analysis Group Bain & Company Beta Technologies Boston Consulting Group The Brattle Group Deloitte Consulting | EY-Parthenon Frontier Design IDC L.E.K. Consulting McKinsey & Company PEM Motion PricewaterhouseCoopers | RISE Corporate Innovation Roland Berger Sia Partners Strategy& Wilson Perumal & Company Yamada Consulting Group |
Click to view the complete Consulting Hiring Trends with data gathered from the MBA and LGO program Employment Survey.
Alumni Employment in Consulting
Data gathered from the 2020-2023 Alumni Employment Surveys of MBA, LGO, MSMS, MFin, MBAn, EMBA, SFMBA degree-program graduates, 5 and 10 years after graduation.
Featured Alumni Roles
- Associate
- Associate Partner
- Director
- Independent Consultant
- Managing Director
- Partner
- Project Leader
Alumni Salaries
| Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | 25th-75th Percentile | |
| 5 Years After Graduation | $196,353 | $197,000 | $180,000-$215,000 |
| Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | 25th-75th Percentile | |
| 10 Years After Graduation | $304,400 | $320,000 | $247,000-$355,000 |
Featured Alumni Employers
| AlixPartners Analysis Group Bain & Company The Boston Consulting Group | The Brattle Group Deloitte Consulting EY-Parthenon L.E.K. Consulting | McKinsey & Company Roland Berger Sia Partners |
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