Full-Time MBA Employment Report
Message from Interim Assistant Dean Laine McDonald
As the Interim Assistant Dean of the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) at the UBC Sauder School of Business, I’m pleased to share the Class of 2024 Full-Time MBA Employment Report with you as you consider the next step in your career journey.
Navigating today’s evolving job market—the shifting economic conditions, emerging industries, and new ways of working— requires more than business expertise. It demands adaptability, emotional intelligence, and strong professional connections. The Class of 2024 rose to the occasion, and this report reflects the ambition and resilience that define UBC Sauder graduates.
The UBC MBA is more than a degree—it’s a transformational experience that prepares students to lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact. The BCC supports this journey through one-on-one career coaching, tailored career programming, job opportunities, and exclusive alumni and employer events. Whether pursuing roles in Canada or globally, in established industries or emerging sectors, students benefit from our personalized support designed to help them clarify their goals and build the skills, knowledge, and networks to achieve them.
Experiential learning is a cornerstone of the UBC Sauder experience. Internships, applied projects, and mentorship opportunities are more than learning moments—they’re launchpads. For many students, these experiences serve as gateways to full-time roles, demonstrating the real-world value of hands-on learning and the strength of our employer and alumni networks. With more than 50,000 alumni worldwide and strong industry relationships, our students gain access to a robust and engaged network that supports them throughout their MBA studies and beyond.
I look forward to welcoming you to UBC Sauder, where our community is shaping the future of business through innovation, sustainability, and responsible leadership.
Students
Average age (range 24 to 45)
Average years’ experience (range 2 years to 22 years)
Academic background
“ During the experiential learning modules, you’re forced to think creatively - which were some of the most rewarding experiences I had, rather than reciting information and knowledge.”
Alex Canning-Choi (BC Hydro)
Full-time employment salaries (CAD) within three months of graduation*
95,502
65,000- $ 162,500
95,919
59,491 Hired within three months of graduation 81% Average
Employment by function Employment by industry
“ I
am impressed by the caliber of students in the UBC MBA program. The strong foundation, practical skills, and innovative thinking taught by Sauder prepares students to add value to their clients and teams in the workplace.”
Ahamed (KPMG)
Jameel
“ Completing the UBC MBA program was a game-changer for my career development. The rigorous curriculum sharpened my strategic thinking and equipped me with the critical skills to thrive in culturally diverse environments. The career services were exceptional, providing me with personalized guidance that helped me refine my resume and excel in my interviews. As a result, I secured a coveted position as a Management Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. I am profoundly grateful to UBC Sauder for providing me with the wisdom and unwavering support that has been instrumental in shaping my career journey.”
Anuja Wadekar (Deloitte)
UBC MBA ‘22
Internships by industry
Internships by function
“ My MBA experience at UBC Sauder equipped me with the right skills to be a competitive candidate in the Canadian job market. The Business Career Centre’s help in enhancing my resume, interview preparation, and salary negotiation played a critical role in securing my role as a Product Manager in IBM.”
Ricardo Montemayor Leos (IBM) UBC MBA ‘23
Empowering you for career success
The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) is here to support you in your professional development, preparing you for the ever-evolving world of work. Our mission is to enhance your career journey with customized services and meaningful connections with the business community. We aim to equip you with the tools and knowledge for a fulfilling and successful career.
Experiential learning
Our approach focuses on learning by doing. We prioritize your transition from the classroom to the workplace by offering various work experience opportunities. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience through internships, industry and entrepreneurial projects, case competitions, and mentorship programs, making you a desirable asset to organizations from the start.
Customized career coaching and career programming
Every student’s career path is different. That’s why our team of career strategists offers a wide range of career development programming and personalized career coaching to support your specific needs and goals. Whether you want to explore your strengths, hone your EQ, pivot to a new industry, or fine-tune your resume and interview skills, we’re here to equip you with the skills and tools to navigate your unique career journey.
Connection with alumni and business communities
Employers significantly shape our students’ career paths. Our employer relations team actively bridges the gap between our students and the business world. We connect MBA students with hundreds of potential employers, from local growing startups to global industry leaders. We facilitate company recruiting sessions, hiring events, networking events, information interviews, mock interviews, and mentorship programs. For the MBA Class of 2024 we posted over a thousand internship and full-time job opportunities spanning diverse industries and roles. While we provide these opportunities, it’s up to you to take action. The career team is here to support you every step of the way.
Support beyond graduation
Our support for you doesn’t end at graduation. We’re committed to helping you thrive in your chosen field, with continued access to self-guided career resources and the BCC jobs board. You will also gain access to alumni UBC discounts and services, including career development programming.
With the BCC, your UBC MBA becomes more than a degree; it’s a launchpad for lifelong professional success.
“ Our goal is to ensure students are ready for their unique career journey as responsible leaders, both today and tomorrow.”
Laine McDonald
Interim Assistant Dean, Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre
UBC Sauder School of Business
“ The UBC MBA enabled my career pivot from public health to retail by strengthening my strategic thinking and business skills. It also introduced me to a great network of lifelong friends.”
Nicki Murdoch
UBC MBA ‘22
Manager, Strategy & Operations, Aritzia
Todd Shewfelt - UBC MBA ‘03
Regional
Vice President, RBC Private Banking British Columbia
Todd Shewfelt has been tapping into MBA talent at the UBC Sauder School of Business’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School for years and says he continually witnesses the positive effects.
“When we hire UBC Sauder students, we get people with an excellent education and a set of hard and soft skills that are readily adaptable to banking, even without applied training in this particular area.”
In fact, since RBC began hiring interns from UBC Sauder more than 20 years ago, seven of the hires now hold leadership positions at the bank, including five vice-presidents.
“The idea is that if they’re a good fit, from both the students’ perspective and our perspective, then we’ll offer them a position as a commercial account manager, which is not an entry level position at RBC,” explains Shewfelt.
New MBA hires are frequently trusted with senior roles at the bank and are tasked with dealing directly with the needs of the bank’s business clients, which requires both excellent communication and leadership skills.
“UBC MBAs have proven themselves to be responsible leaders and excellent hires, so we want to increase our exposure to this talent. Our relationship with UBC Sauder School of Business has been a successful one and we look forward to continuing this collaboration,” Shewfelt says.
2024 Hiring Partners & Engaged Employers
Key hiring partners*
Aurora Hydrogen
Amazon
BC Hydro
City of Vancouver
Deloitte
DHL
FortisBC
Engaged employers**
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
ABC Supply
AIMA - The Alternative Investment Management Association
ALSTOM
AON
ATB Financial
Abbott
Aecon Group Inc.
Agentis Capital
Albourne Partners Ltd.
Alcon Canada Inc.
Aldo Group
AlixPartners
Allwest Insurance Services Ltd.
Alpha FMC
Amgen Inc.
Analog Devices
Analysis Group
Aquilini Investment Group
Arc’teryx
Aritzia
Arup
Aviso Wealth Inc.
BC Assessment
IBM Innovation UBC
Jacobs Kite Company Creator
KPMG
Lorval Capital lululemon
BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy
BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB)
BC Ministry of Finance
BC Ministry of Health Services
BC Public Service Agency (BCPSA)
BDC
BDC Capital Growth Equity
BDO Canada
BMO
BMO Capital Markets
Bain & Company
Bank of Canada
Bell Canada
Berlineaton
BlackBerry
BlackRock Inc.
Blonyx Biosciences
Boeing
Bombardier
Boomi
Bosa Development
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Bounteous
BrainStation
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Quinn & Partners Inc.
RBC
Redteam Projects Inc.
Teladoc Health Inc.
TELUS
Brattle Group Inc.
Brightspot
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)
Burkett Asset Management Ltd.
CFA Society
CGI Group Inc.
CIBC
CIBC Capital Markets
CPP Investments
CREW Vancouver
Cambium Business
Consulting
Canaccord Genuity
Canada Drives
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Revenue Agency
Canadian Security
Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Canadian Tire Corporation
Canfor
* Key hiring partners = Companies that have hired two or more students from the Class of 2024 (internship or full-time)
** Engaged employers = Companies that have hired a 2024 graduate or engaged with the class in other ways
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
WorkSafeBC
Cansbridge Fellowship
Canucks Autism Network
Canucks Sports & Entertainment
Capital One
Cargojet
Cascadia Partners
Celex Laboratories
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Charles River Associates (CRA)
Chick-fil-A
Chrysalix Venture Capital
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Citibank
City of Burnaby
City of Coquitlam
City of Edmonton
City of Merritt
City of Prince George
CityHive
Clariti Software
Clio
Cloud Vital
Coast Capital Savings
Credit Union
Colliers International
Community Energy Association
Community Living
British Columbia
Competition Bureau
Compugen
Connor, Clark & Lunn
Investment Management (CC&L)
Convergint Technologies
Conversion
Corix
Coulson Group of Companies
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Creative Energy
Creator Circuit
Crossover
Cyberium
Cymax Group Technologies
D2L
DIALOG
DarkVision Technologies Inc.
DataCamp
Definity
Dig Insights
Diversio
Divisin
Doane Grant Thornton
Dream Unlimited
Dyson
EY Consulting
East Side Games
Elastic Path
Electronic Arts (EA)
Elevated Signals
Eli Lilly
Elysian Health Group
Empowered Startups Ltd.
Enterprise Mobility
Equinix
Excelar Technologies
Expedia
Farm Credit Canada
Farm Lending Canada Inc.
Fernwood NRG
Fidelity Investments
Financial Confidence Advisors
Fintel Connect
First Key Consulting
First Majestic Silver Corp.
First Nations Health Authority
First West Credit Union
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fispan
Flair Airlines Ltd.
Fortinet Technologies
Fortis Games
Fraser Health Authority
Fulcra Asset Management
GE Healthcare
GEI Consultants Inc.
Gaia Technologies Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
GeoComply
George & Bell Consulting Inc.
Geotab
GlobalBX
Golden Pear Capital
Government of Canada
Grainger
Greater Victoria Public Library
Guidehouse
HCLTech
HP
HTuO Biosciences
Hatch
Hatch Innovations
Health Quality BC
Herschel Supply Company
Hershey Canada Inc.
Hines
Hong Kong–Canada
Business Association
HungryPanda Tech Ltd.
IG Wealth Management
IGM Financial Inc.
Ideon Technologies
Ikigai Labs
Imperial Oil
Indigenous Services Canada
Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilm)
IntellectuLogy Solutions Inc.
Interior Health
Intuit
Invesco Canada
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Isaac Operations
Island Health
JLL
JP Morgan
Jamieson Wellness Inc.
Jane App
Jobscan
Johnson & Johnson
Kabam Games Canada
Kardium
Kartners Bath Accessories
Kearney
Kenvue
Kinaxis Inc.
Klick
Klue
Konrad Group
Kroll
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
L’Oréal
LGM Financial Services
Labatt Breweries of Canada
Lafarge
Latecoere
Later
Ledcor
LifeLabs Medical
Laboratory Services
Lime Connect Canada
Loblaws
Loewen Kruse Chartered
Professional Accountants
Lumen5
MDA Space
MNP Consulting
MTA Network
Mackenzie Investments
MacroHealth
Make a Future
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
Mark Anthony Group Inc.
Marsh & McLennan
Companies
Marvell
Mastercard
Maximizer Software Inc.
McKinsey & Company
Methanex
Microserve
Microsoft
Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
MintList
Moment Energy
Morgan Stanley
Morningstar Inc.
Mortgage Investment Association of BC
Motorola Solutions
Mott MacDonald
Multiverse Computing
Toronto
Nanovation Therapeutics
National Bank of Canada
National Judicial Institute
Neptune Terminals
Nestlé
NetEase Games
Netflix
Netskrt Systems Inc.
Newmont Goldcorp Inc.
Nimbus Synergies
Noise Digital
Northchild Group
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Oliver Wyman
Olympic Industries Inc.
Onex Corp
Ontario Health
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Teachers’
Pension Plan
Onyx Initiative
Operto Guest Technologies
Orbis Investment
Oxford Properties Group
PC Urban Properties Corp.
PCL Construction
PIMCO
PNP Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PSP Investments
Pacific Economic
Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Pacific West Mechanical
Pala Investments Ltd.
PayByPhone
Peak Group of Companies
PenderFund Capital Management
PepsiCo
Pillway
Powerex Corp.
Powertech Labs Inc.
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
Procter & Gamble
Propulo Consulting
Providence Health Care
Ventures
PwC Consulting
QuadReal Property Group
Quandri
Quantum Lifecycle
RBC Capital Markets
RSM Canada
Rakuten Kobo
Rally Assets
Reeve Consulting Inc.
Restaurants Brands
International (RBI)
Reya Health
Richmond Family
Place Society
Ripple
Rivian
Roche
Rockwell Automation
Rogers Communications Inc.
Rolfe, Benson LLP
Rothmans Benson & Hedges
SAP
SAXX
SE Health
SSENSE
STEMCELL Technologies
Safe Software Inc.
Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Salas O’Brien
Salesforce
Samsung Electronics
Sanctuary AI
Sapling Financial Consultants
Saputo, Inc.
Scotiabank
Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
Sea Smart
Second Mountain
Semios Technologies
Shell
Shift
Shift Health
Siemens
Sierra Wireless
Signal Technologies
Simon Fraser University
Slate Asset Management
Sobeys
Solar Earth Technologies Ltd.
Solaris Worldwide
Spare Labs
Specsavers
Spocket
Spotify
Stalwart Insurance Group
Stanley Black & Decker
Staples
StellerVista Credit Union
Stifel Financial Corp.
Stream Systems
Stripe
Sun Life Financial
TD
TEALEAVES
TTG Canada
TTT Studio
Taymor Industries Ltd.
TechPRO Media
Technical Safety BC
Techtronic Industries Inc.
Teck Resources Ltd.
Tejpar Group
Tesla Motors
The Home Depot
The Regulators Consultancy
The Writers’ Exchange
Thentia
ThoughtFarmer
ThoughtsWin Systems
TikTok
Traine Construction and Development
TransLink
Transdev
Trez Capital
TrustFlight
Two Worlds Consulting Ltd.
Unbounce
Unique Get Together Society
Universal Music Canada
University of Victoria
Univerus
Urban Systems Ltd.
VEER Business Advisors Ltd.
Vancity Savings Credit Union
Vancouver Airport Authority
Vancouver Chinatown
Foundation for Community Revitalization
Vancouver Fraser
Port Authority
Vancouver Imaging
Vancouver Island Human
Rights Coalition
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
VersaFile
Vidyard
Visa Consulting
Visier
VodaSafe
West Fraser
WestJet
Westcore Logistics
Western Forest Products
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Wipro Technologies Inc.
Wishpond
Workday
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Xerox
Zafin Labs
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Zen Educate
Zymeworks Inc.
Interpreting our employment and internship data
Accreditation
UBC Sauder proudly holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a globally recognized body that provides specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. This accreditation is a testament to the quality and rigor of our programs and is considered the gold standard in business education worldwide.
Reporting standards
The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) is a member of the Career Services and Employer Alliance (CSEA). The CSEA has set guidelines for reporting employment, salary, and other related statistics, which are recognized as the standard for sharing this information with external ranking organizations and the CSEA itself. The data presented in this report has been collected and interpreted in accordance with the CSEA Full-Time MBA Employment Reporting Standards (2017).
Salary statistics
When considering salary compensation, it’s important to look beyond the average and consider the median (mid-point) and range. These additional data points offer a more comprehensive view of salary distribution among the class. It’s worth noting that the average can be skewed by a small number of students receiving either very high or very low salary offers. For consistency and ease of comparison, all salaries are reported in Canadian dollars, with foreign salaries converted using the prevailing exchange rate.
