UVA Darden School of Business MBA Employment Report: Salary, Industries, Outcomes
Darden Full-Time MBA Class of 2025 employment outcomes: median and mean salary, signing bonus, job offers and acceptances, industries, functions and regions.
Employment overview
Darden reported 352 Full-Time MBA graduates in the Class of 2025, of whom 327 were seeking employment. 79.5% of job seekers had an offer by graduation and 90.2% by three months after graduation; 76.8% had accepted a job by graduation and 89.3% by three months after graduation. The median base salary was $175,000 (mean $162,578) and the median signing bonus was $30,000 (mean $36,906). Consulting (37.3%), financial services (26.0%) and technology (16.1%) were the largest industries.
Salary and compensation, Class of 2025
- Median base salary
- $175,000
- Median signing bonus
- $30,000
- Salary reporting rate
- 96.9%
Offers and acceptances, Class of 2025
- Offer by graduation
- 79.5%
- Offer by 3 months
- 90.2%
- Accepted by graduation
- 76.8%
- Accepted by 3 months
- 89.3%
Industry distribution
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 37.3% |
| Financial Services | 26% |
| Technology | 16.1% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 3.8% |
| Healthcare | 3.1% |
| Retail | 3.1% |
| Manufacturing | 2.7% |
| Energy | 2.4% |
| Transportation and Logistics | 2.4% |
Function distribution
| Function | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 39.4% |
| Finance/Accounting | 30.5% |
| General Management | 13.7% |
| Marketing/Sales | 7.2% |
| Operations/Logistics | 4.5% |
| Information Technology | 3.1% |
| Human Resources | 1% |
| Other | 0.7% |
U.S. regional distribution
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | 25.3% |
| Northeast | 25% |
| South | 14.4% |
| West | 13.4% |
| Southwest | 12.3% |
| Midwest | 7.9% |