Cambridge Judge Business School The Cambridge MBA
MBA EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2019 Reporting the outcomes of the Cambridge MBA Class of 2017/2018
The Cambridge MBA Employment report 2019
Our graduates use their MBA experience to take their career in new and exciting directions. Some move function or industry, and others use their MBA to access a new location. MBA Class of 2017/2018: Summary data
93%
84%
Graduates with job offers three months out
Employed three months out
24
96%
Number of countries where jobs have been taken
72%
Students switching country, function or industry
74%
Students switching industry sector
Students switching job function
54%
33%
Students switching country
Students switching all three
Companies employing the most Cambridge MBAs: AdStream, Amazon, Google, L.E.K. Consulting, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Shopee, Uber
The Cambridge MBA The Cambridge MBA class 2017/2018
Post-MBA salary
£70,084 $115,917
£95,779 $161,131
Average base salary1
Average package1
GBP and US dollars as converted using purchasing power parity (PPP)
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Post-MBA job function
Post-MBA sector employment
Business development (10%)
Consulting (22%)
Consultant (20%)
Energy/Utilities (2%)
Corporate planning/strategy (9%)
Finance (17%)
Digital (1%)
FMCG/Consumer goods (2%)
Finance (15%)
Healthcare (4%)
General management (7%)
Industry – Other (5%)
Marketing/sales (9%)
Internet/e-commerce (15%)
Operations (5%)
Public sector/NGO/Other (9%)
Product management (5%)
Technology (24%)
Project management (7%) Relationship management (3%) Research and development (1%) Technology management (3%) Other (4%)
The Cambridge MBA The Cambridge MBA Class 2017/2018
Post-MBA – Where students are working now
United Kingdom 49% Southeast Asia 12% Western Europe (excl. UK) 12% North America 8% East Asia 6%
Australasia 4% South Asia 4% Latin America & Caribbean 3% Middle East & North Africa 2% Central Asia 1%
54%
40%
Switched country
Returned to pre-MBA country
59%
Of those who switched, switched to the UK
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