Message from Assistant Dean Martina Valkovicova, UBC MBA ‘11
As Assistant Dean of the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) at the UBC Sauder School of Business, I’m thrilled to extend a warm welcome as you consider taking the next step in your career with us.
UBC Sauder’s Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) program is a transformative experience designed to develop data-driven business leaders ready to succeed in today’s rapidly changing economy. To enrich this degree’s curriculum, which provides a unique combination of quantitative expertise and practical business insight, we offer career development services and exclusive resources to support you in taking charge of your career and achieving your goals.
Whether you want to launch a new career in business analytics or pivot into an analytics-focused role, our MBAN program is the ideal platform. The program is uniquely structured to accommodate and nurture diverse career aspirations. The BCC plays a pivotal role in this journey. Our team, which includes Career Strategists and employer relations professionals, works closely with each MBAN student to help them identify and achieve their career goals. Through personalized career coaching, exclusive employer events, embedded career programming, and a suite of career development resources, the BCC ensures that every student, regardless of background or career stage, is fully supported in pursuing a thriving business analytics career.
Success requires combining technical skills and holistic personal development in today’s multifaceted business environment. UBC Sauder distinguishes itself through a comprehensive approach, which includes targeted career development and analytics experiential learning preparation courses weaved into the immersive MBAN curriculum. Along with providing essential industry knowledge and career skills to ensure you’re well-equipped to excel in the competitive job market, our career programming emphasizes personal development and emotional intelligence (EQ). This focus on EQ prepares you for long-term professional success by offering strategies to upskill your leadership, communication, and relationship management abilities.
With an MBAN degree, you get career mobility both in terms of advancing your career and being sought after by employers across Canada and around the world. Whether you’re interested in British Columbia’s job market, which includes headquarters for companies like lululemon athletica and Teck Resources or want to follow in many alums’ footsteps by launching your career in Toronto or Calgary, Canada’s welcoming environment for innovation provides a fertile ground for our graduates.
The skills and insights gained from the MBAN program won’t just set you up for career success today. This degree is a strategic investment in a career at the forefront of the digital economy. Data-driven decision-making is the source of competitive advantage in virtually every industry, and the demand for professionals who can interpret, analyze, and turn data into actionable insights continues to soar. The high employability of MBAN graduates has translated into our alums success across various industries, including consulting, finance, technology, healthcare, and retail.
We look forward to welcoming you into the UBC Sauder community, where your ambition meets our expertise, guiding you toward a future where you don’t just adapt – you lead. CONTENTS
Profile Class of 2023
Overview
Average age (range 21 to 46)
Academics
Average GMAT
Average GRE
Students graduated International
12 Countries of citizenship
Average years’ experience (range 0 to 25) GMAT range
Academic background
“ The UBC MBAN complimented my background in engineering which I applied in the technical courses. The Business Career Centre was crucial in helping me connect my work experience to a new career path in Canada and expand my horizons.”
Darian Ghorbanian (lululemon)
UBC MBAN ‘23
“ The personalized coaching and feedback I received from the Business Career Centre were instrumental in distinguishing my profile in the Canadian job market.”
Divsahib Singh Sachdeva (Scotiabank)
‘22
“ At EY we look for top performers and innovators, and we are proud of our differences and all they bring to our firm and our clients. In the summer of 2023 we hired two data scientists from the UBC Sauder programs who joined brimming with intellectual curiosity, knowledge of markets, and eager to dive in to any collaborative work or volunteering opportunity available. UBC prepared them with foundational knowledge, technical skills, and a positivity toward teaming and joining that will continue to serve them well at EY and among our Consulting data practice. ”
Tammy Morris (EY Consulting) Director, Accessibility & Workforce Innovation
UBC MBAN Experiential Learning Pathways
We offer flexible experiential learning options for you to choose from. Between May and August, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in an experience that supports your learning and career goals.
Internship: A short-term paid professional working position where you will gain work experience in analytics. You will be responsible for finding, applying to, and securing your own internship position. The Business Career Centre works closely with employers to promote available opportunities.
Group Industry Project: In groups, you will be partnered with an organization to provide consulting services addressing business challenges using your analytics skills. This will provide hands-on experience working with clients and as part of a team.
Research Project: An independent analytics initiative that you create and propose. This allows you to dive into an area of interest, build your portfolio of experiences and develop transferable business analytics skills that align with your career goals.
Internship
Group Industry Project
Research Project
Empowering you for career success
The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) at the UBC Sauder School of Business supports 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 business communities. We aim to equip you with the tools and knowledge for a fulfilling and successful career.
Hands-on experience
Our approach focuses on learning by doing. Starting in the classroom, we help prepare you to break into analytics roles through dedicated career development and experiential learning preparation courses. These will help you scale up your job search and career progression skills, build your network, craft targeted applications, and interview confidently. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience through either a personal research project, group industry project, or internship, as well as hackathons sponsored by companies like Google, case studies, and behavioral mock interviews. These opportunities not only give you practical work experience during your degree but also provide exposure to local and national career opportunities.
Customized career coaching
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, work in a start-up, 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 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 MBAN students with hundreds of potential employers, from global industry leaders like Deloitte Consulting to innovative local companies like Aritzia. Many of these potential employers are also UBC Sauder’s own alumni.
We facilitate company recruiting sessions, hiring, and networking events throughout the program. Additionally, we bring companies such as TD to teach technical courses, providing ample opportunity to connect with their teams. We posted over 1,100 internship and full-time job opportunities for the MBAN Class of 2023 spanning diverse industries and roles. While we provide these opportunities, it’s up to you to act. The BCC’s 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 with continued access to self-guided career resources and the BCC jobs board. You’ll also gain access to alumni UBC discounts and services, including career development programming.
With the BCC, your UBC MBAN is more than a degree; it’s a launchpad for lifelong professional success, where you gain not only knowledge but also invaluable networks and connections.
“ I really appreciate the ability of MBAN students to join the team and hit the ground running. The combination of previous working experience and newly developed technical skills allows them to quickly fit right in to a business environment and start contributing almost immediately.”
Jorge Marques (Powerex Corp.) Manager, Management Reporting & Planning
“ Our goal is to ensure students are ready for their unique career journey as responsible leaders, both today and tomorrow.”
Martina Valkovicova
Assistant Dean, Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre
UBC Sauder School of Business
UBC Sauder
Hiring partners and engaged employers
Key hiring partners*
EY Consulting
BC Ministry of Health
City of Vancouver
Deloitte Consulting
Fraser Health Authority
HCL Tech
Engaged employers
7Gen
Accenture Inc.
Activision Blizzard
ACUVA Technologies Inc.
Aecon Group Inc.
Agentis Capital
Albourne Partners Limited
Aldo Group
AlixPartners
Alpha FMC
ALSTOM
AltaGas Ltd.**
ALTEA Healthcare
Amgen Inc
Analog Devices
Aon
Arc’teryx Equipment Inc.
Aritzia
Arup
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB)**
aterio
Axia Real Assets
Bain & Company
BC Assessment
BC Cancer Agency**
BCCHR | BC Children’s
Hospital Research Institute**
lululemon athletica
Island Health
Provincial Health Services Authority
Vancity Savings Credit Union
Visier Inc.
BCIT**
BCLC (BC Lottery Corporation)**
BC Ministry of Citizen’s Services*
BC Ministry of Health Services
BC Patient Safety & Quality Control Council (BCPSQC)
BC Public Service Agency (BCPSA)**
BC Tech Association
BDC Capital Growth Equity
BDO Canada LLP
Bell Canada
Binance.US
BlackBerry
BlackRock Inc.
Bluvium Inc
BMO
BMO Capital Markets
BMW Group Sales
Bosa Development
Bounteous
BrainStation
Brattle Group Inc
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)
Altas Partners
BC Housing
BCI
Health Information Management (HIM)
Powerex Corp.
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
Burkett Asset
Management Limited
Canada Drives
Canada Revenue Agency
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Canadian Tire
Corporation Limited
Canadian Venture Capital
Canfor*
Canfor Corporation
Canucks Sports & Entertainment
Capco
CarboNet
Cargojet
Cascadia Partners
CBRE Group Inc.**
CDL-Vancouver
Celestica Inc
Cenovus Energy**
CEP Vancouver
Ceridian Canada Ltd.
CFA Society
CGI Group Inc.
Charity Intelligence Canada
CheckSammy**
*Key hiring partner = employer that hired 2 or more students (internship or full-time)
**Hired from the Class of 2023
Providence Health Care
RBC
SE Health
TrustFlight
Vancouver Coastal Health
Chick-fil-A
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
CIBC**
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Citibank Canada
City of Brampton
City of Edmonton
City of Merritt
City of New Westminster**
Clariti Software
CMLS Financial Ltd.
CN
Coast Capital Savings
Credit Union
Colliers International
Community Living
British Columbia**
Connor, Clark & Lunn
Investment Management (CC&L)
Conversion
CoPilot AI
CPABC (Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia)
CPP Investments
CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates)
CREW Vancouver
Critical Mass Inc
Cyberium
Cymax Group Technologies
Daanaa
Data Sea Consulting
Definity
Deloitte Accounting
Department of National Defence | Government of Canada
Divisin**
Doman Building Materials Group Ltd.
Duer**
EcoVadis
Electronic Arts/EA Sports
Eli Lilly
Emmes
Enercare Inc.**
Enterprise Holdings Inc.
Equinix
ETS Canada
Farm Credit Canada
Fastloop**
Fidelity
Finofo
First Nations
Health Authority**
First West Credit Union
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
FLYHT
Fortinet Technologies**
FPInnovations
Fresh Tracks Canada**
fusionSpan
Gemma Analytics**
GeoComply
Geotab
Glen Group
Global Impact
Investing Network
Golden Pear Capital
Government of British Columbia
Government of Canada, Environment and Climate
Change Canada
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
Guidehouse
Hatfield Consultants
Healthcare of Ontario
Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Helcim Inc.**
Hershey Canada Inc.
Highspot
HSBC**
Huawei
Hydro One Networks Inc.
IBM
ICBC**
Ideon Technologies
IGG Canada
IGM Financial Inc
Imperial Oil Limited
Indigenous Services Canada
Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilms)
Innovative Research Group**
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
Intact Insurance
IntellectuLogy Solutions Inc.**
Interfor Corporation**
Intracorp Projects
Invico Capital Corporation
Isaac Operations
I’m a HIPpy**
JLL
Johnson & Johnson
JTE Claims Consultants Ltd
Kabam Games Canada
Kardium
Kearney (formerly A.T.)
Kerr Wood Leidal
Kinaxis Inc
KIRCHHOFF Automotive GmbH
Klick**
Klue
Konrad Group
KPMG Accounting
KPMG Consulting
Kroll
Labatt Breweries of Canada
LandSure Systems Ltd.
Latecoere**
Later
Ledcor Group of Companies
Licker Geospatial Consulting Co.**
Life Sciences BC
LIFT Vancouver
Lilac Solutions inc**
Lily Lou’s Aromas
Lime Connect Canada
Live to Play Sports
Loblaws**
Lohn Caulder LLP
L’Oréal
Mackenzie Investments
Maison Blanche Consulting Inc.
Major Tom Make a Future
Mark Anthony Group Inc.
Marsh & McLennan
Companies
Marvell
Mastercard Canada
McKinsey
McKinsey & Company**
Meaningful Technology Inc.
Mercator.ai Inc.
Metro Vancouver**
Microserve
MLSE
MNP Accounting
MNP Consulting
Moment Energy
Morgan Stanley
Morningstar Inc.
Mortgage Investment Association of BC
Moz**
MTA Network
Multiverse
Computing Toronto
Nasdaq
National Bank Financial
National Bank of Canada
Natu‘Oil services Inc
Navitas
Nestlé
NetEase Games
Netflix
New/Mode**
Newmont Goldcorp Inc.**
Nimbus Synergies
Noise Digital
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Odlum Brown Limited
Olympic Industries Inc.
OMERS
Onex Corp
Ontario Health
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
*Key hiring partner = employer that hired 2 or more students (internship or full-time)
**Hired from the Class of 2023
Onyx Initiative
Orbis Investment
Oxford Properties Group
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) (Formerly WD)
Paladin Security Group**
Paper Excellence
PCL Constructions**
PC Urban Properties Corp.
PenderFund Capital
Management
PepsiCo
Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics
Peterson Investment Group Inc.
PNP Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PointClickCare Corp
Procogia
Procter & Gamble Inc.
PSP Investments
Putnam Associates Inc
PwC Accounting
PWC Consulting**
QuadReal Property Group
Quantum Lifecycle
Rakuten Kobo
RBC Capital Markets
RecycleSmart**
Recycle Track Systems
REstack**
Restaurants Brands
International (RBI)
Ripple
Rival Technologies Inc**
Rockwell Automation
Rogers Communications Inc.
Rothmans Benson & Hedges
RSM Canada
RUNVAN**
S&P Data LLC
Sanofi
SAP
Sapling Financial Consultants
Scotiabank**
Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
Second Mountain
Semios Technologies
Sentis Market Research
Shift Health
Sid Lee
Slalom Consulting
Solaris Worldwide
Specsavers
Spocket
Spotify**
Square
SSENSE
Staples
**Hired from the Class of 2023
Star Solutions
State Street Corp.
StellerVista Credit Union
STEMCELL Technologies Inc
Stream Systems
Stryker Novadaq
Technologies ULC
Synopsys Canada
Tangerine
TD Bank**
Techtronic Industries Inc
Teck Resources Limited
TELUS
Tennis Canada**
Tesla Motors
Thales Canada Inc
The Boston Consulting Group**
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP)
The Deetken Group
The Home Depot of Canada
The Jonah Group
Thentia
The Rec Room
ThoughtFarmer
ThoughtsWin Systems**
TikTok
TOIT Events IncRBC GranFondo
Transdev
TransLink (South Coast British Columbia
Transportation Authority)
Transportation Investment Corporation
Treewalk
UBC Finance & Operational Excellence**
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Utradea
Valitas Capital Partners
Vancouver Airport Authority
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority**
VEER Business Advisors Ltd.
Visa Consulting
Vitacore Industries Inc
Western Forest Products
West Fraser Timber Co.
WestJet**
WorkSafeBC**
Workstream
Technologies Inc
WTW
Zebra Technologies Corporation
ZS Associates**
Zurich Insurance Group**
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 rigour 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 MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance (MBA CSEA). The MBA 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 MBA CSEA itself. The data presented in this report has been collected and interpreted in accordance with the MBA CSEA Specialty Masters 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.
