$300,000
Highest reported sign-on bonus
#ONE
Job function for at least six years running: consulting/strategy, with 30% of Class of 2015 respondents accepting such a position
15.5% vs. 24.3%
Change in percentage of MBAs accepting international placements, 2015 vs. 2010
$122,000
Median salary of those entering financial services, plus $40,000 sign-on bonus and $60,500 median year-end bonus
98.4%
Wharton MBA Career Management reported a record-high percentage for the Class of 2015 members who had at least one job offer before they walked at Graduation.
FIVE YEARS
Median work experience pre-MBA
22.3% to 13.4%
Where are those formerly international jobs going? This is the percentages of MBAs accepting jobs in the western U.S., 2015 versus 2010.
36.9%
Percent of class who accepted a position in financial services, the top hiring industry
88%
The full-time MBA is notorious for giving students a chance to pivot away from their previous careers (and lives in some cases). But would you guess that nearly nine out of 10 Wharton MBA students change careers before graduating?
$125,000
Median base compensation
$4,000 to $275,000
Range of reported guaranteed year-end bonuses
11.3%
Percent of class who accepted a position in the technology industries
SEVENTY-ONE
Number of countries represented in the Class of 2015
