Duke Fuqua School of Business MBA Employment Report: Salary, Industries, Outcomes
Duke Fuqua Daytime MBA Class of 2025 employment outcomes: median salary, signing bonus, offers and acceptances, industries, functions, and locations.
Employment overview
Fuqua's 2025 employment report covers the Daytime MBA Class of 2025: 350 graduates, of whom 315 were seeking employment. Among graduates pursuing full-time jobs, 72.4% had an offer and 68.6% had accepted an offer by graduation; by 3 months after graduation, 82.2% had an offer and 79% had accepted one. The median base salary was $160,000 and the median signing bonus was $30,000; 85.1% reported receiving a signing bonus. Graduates accepted full-time positions with 106 employers.
Salary and compensation (Class of 2025)
- Median base salary
- $160,000
- Median signing bonus
- $30,000
- Received a signing bonus
- 85.1%
Offers and acceptances (Class of 2025)
- Offers by graduation
- 72.4%
- Accepts by graduation
- 68.6%
- Offers by 3 months
- 82.2%
- Accepts by 3 months
- 79%
Full-time hires by industry
| Industry | Share of accepts | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 34.0% | $190,000 |
| Financial services | 20.9% | $175,000 |
| Technology | 15.6% | $144,000 |
| Healthcare (including products and services) | 7.4% | $140,000 |
| Consumer packaged goods | 4.9% | $125,000 |
| Other | 4.5% | $135,000 |
| Energy | 2.9% | $145,000 |
| Retail | 2.5% | $130,000 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0% | $135,000 |
| Real estate | 2.0% | $123,000 |
| Hospitality | 1.2% | $130,000 |
| Transportation and logistics services | 1.2% | $130,000 |
| Non-profit | 0.8% | Not reported |
Full-time hires by function
| Function | Share of accepts |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 35.9% |
| Finance / Accounting | 27.4% |
| General management | 16.5% |
| Marketing / Sales | 13.1% |
| Operations / Logistics | 4.2% |
| Other | 2.1% |
| Human resources | 0.4% |
| Information technology | 0.4% |
Employment by location
| Region | Share of accepts |
|---|---|
| US Northeast | 21.3% |
| US South | 17.4% |
| US Southwest | 16.1% |
| US West | 15.7% |
| US Mid-Atlantic | 11.7% |
| US Midwest | 10.0% |
| South America | 6.1% |
| Canada | 0.4% |
| Africa (Sub-Saharan) | 0.4% |
| Asia | 0.4% |
| Middle East and North Africa | 0.4% |
Sources
- 1. Duke Fuqua, Daytime MBA Employment Report 2025
- 2. Duke Fuqua, Career Development, Daytime MBA