Stanford GSB is the school for future entrepreneurs, tech whizzes and angels, right? Try consultants too! Turns out, the McKinseys, Bains, and BCGs of the world attracted 28% of the GSB’s 2017 Class – paying nearly $143K in base pay along the way. One Stanford MBA even latched onto the highest base that consulting firms paid in 2017: $228K. Smaller programs, such as Boston College Carroll, Washington Olin, Florida Warrington, and Illinois Gies, have also seen double digit pay growth for graduates entering consulting over the past two years, as firms are increasingly targeting top students at these schools to boost their talent levels.
| U.S. News Rank | School | 2017 Consulting Low | 2015 Consulting Low | 2017 Consulting Average | 2015 Consulting Average | 2 Year Difference | 2017 Consulting High | 2015 Consulting High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Chicago (Booth) | $90,000 | $68,000 | $141,131 | $132,903 | $8,228 | $175,000 | $170,000 |
| 11 | Harvard | $74,000 | $52,432 | $136,312 | $129,945 | $6,367 | $175,000 | $170,000 |
| 33 | Wharton | $88,000 | $50,000 | $140,917 | $131,786 | $9,131 | $190,000 | $170,000 |
| 44 | Stanford | $90,000 | $70,000 | $142,793 | $128,278 | $14,515 | $228,000 | $170,000 |
| 55 | MIT (Sloan) | $65,000 | $81,000 | $136,572 | $137,062 | -$490 | $180,000 | $170,000 |
| 66 | Northwestern (Kellogg) | $65,000 | $81,000 | $140,197 | $132,993 | $7,204 | $190,000 | $170,000 |
| 77 | California-Berkeley (Haas) | $78,876 | $24,400 | $135,575 | $131,833 | $3,742 | $170,000 | $175,000 |
| 88 | Michigan (Ross) | $85,000 | $77,500 | $137,070 | $132,235 | $4,835 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| 99 | Columbia | $65,000 | $68,000 | $136,769 | $133,496 | $3,273 | $211,500 | $224,500 |
| 1010 | Dartmouth (Tuck) | NA | $63,466 | $139,214 | $134,645 | $4,569 | NA | $170,000 |
| 1111 | Duke (Fuqua) | $75,000 | $80,000 | $134,045 | $130,374 | $3,671 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| 1212 | Yale SOM | $18,654 | $44,400 | $126,746 | $125,970 | $776 | $200,926 | $170,000 |
| 1313 | Virginia (Darden) | $85,000 | $80,000 | $140,839 | $135,464 | $5,375 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| 1313 | New York University (Stern) | $60,000 | $70,000 | $128,250 | $125,396 | $2,854 | $180,000 | $147,000 |
| 1515 | Cornell (Johnson) | $60,000 | $48,000 | $134,747 | $126,265 | $8,482 | $180,000 | $170,000 |
| 1616 | UCLA (Anderson) | $72,000 | $60,000 | $133,798 | $128,800 | $4,998 | $150,000 | $165,000 |
| 1717 | Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | $77,496 | $90,000 | $132,303 | $127,621 | $4,682 | $152,500 | $155,000 |
| 1717 | Texas (McCombs) | $82,000 | $87,000 | $134,819 | $130,728 | $4,091 | $150,000 | $147,000 |
| 1919 | North Carolina (Kenan Flagler) | $82,000 | $51,006 | $116,579 | $114,470 | $2,109 | $152,500 | $147,000 |
| 2020 | USC (Marshall) | $90,000 | $33,333 | $127,306 | $121,071 | $6,235 | $152,500 | $141,000 |
| 2020 | Emory (Goizueta) | $95,000 | $100,000 | $136,035 | $130,857 | $5,178 | $152,500 | $170,000 |
| 2222 | University of Washington (Foster) | $82,500 | $72,800 | $128,124 | $116,360 | $11,764 | $156,000 | $151,000 |
| 2323 | Rice (Jones) | $80,000 | $88,000 | $122,961 | $124,600 | -$1,639 | $152,500 | $140,000 |
| 2424 | Washington U. (Olin) | $63,000 | $72,000 | $128,795 | $104,067 | $24,728 | $152,500 | $140,000 |
| 2525 | Georgetown (McDonough) | $78,043 | $30,708 | $121,025 | $118,208 | $2,817 | $150,000 | $147,000 |
| 2626 | Vanderbilt (Owen) | $85,000 | $80,000 | $127,733 | $121,093 | $6,640 | $208,000 | $147,000 |
| 2727 | Indiana (Kelley) | $60,000 | $72,000 | $131,281 | $126,164 | $5,117 | $180,000 | $140,000 |
| 2828 | Georgia Tech (Scheller) | $86,000 | $98,000 | $113,091 | $109,100 | $3,991 | $147,000 | $135,000 |
| 2929 | Arizona State (Carey) | $78,000 | $80,000 | $107,000 | $100,000 | $7,000 | $135,000 | $125,000 |
| 2929 | Minnesota (Carlson) | $50,000 | $72,500 | $116,158 | $120,313 | -$4,155 | $152,000 | $147,000 |
| 3131 | Penn State (Smeal) | $80,000 | $93,000 | $118,750 | $117,000 | $1,750 | $152,500 | $135,000 |
| 3131 | Notre Dame (Mendoza) | $72,800 | $62,000 | $108,600 | $113,712 | -$5,112 | $147,000 | $140,000 |
| 3131 | Ohio State (Fisher) | $77,500 | $68,000 | $103,981 | $111,147 | -$7,166 | $152,500 | $140,000 |
| 3434 | Florida (Warrington) | $115,000 | $68,000 | $129,583 | $106,000 | $23,583 | $147,500 | $140,000 |
| 3535 | BYU (Marriott) | $80,000 | $105,000 | $108,000 | $127,143 | -$19,143 | $125,000 | $135,000 |
| 3636 | Texas A&M (Mays) | $79,000 | $100,000 | $111,000 | $115,833 | -$4,833 | $147,000 | $120,000 |
| 3737 | Michigan State (Broad) | $80,000 | $80,000 | $117,219 | $107,500 | $9,719 | $147,500 | $135,000 |
| 3737 | Wisconsin | $1,120,000 | $58,000 | $126,000 | $117,700 | $8,300 | $140,000 | $190,000 |
| 3838 | California-Davis | NA | $85,000 | NA | $106,000 | NA | NA | $130,000 |
| 4040 | Georgia (Terry) | $70,000 | NA | $91,286 | NA | NA | $125,000 | NA |
| 4040 | Texas-Dallas (Jindal) | $65,000 | $60,000 | $78,333 | $76,998 | $1,335 | $100,000 | $120,000 |
| 4242 | California-Irvine (Merage) | $80,000 | $60,000 | $96,429 | $95,745 | $684 | $100,000 | $132,000 |
| 4242 | Boston U. (Questrom) | $23,500 | $79,000 | $105,828 | $112,375 | -$6,547 | $135,000 | $135,000 |
| 4444 | Tennessee (Haslam | $60,000 | NA | $133,400 | NA | NA | $140,000 | NA |
| 4444 | Rutgers | $75,000 | NA | $107,686 | NA | NA | $125,000 | NA |
| 4444 | Utah (Eccles) | $75,000 | NA | $93,603 | NA | NA | $120,120 | NA |
| 4444 | Rochester (Simon) | $75,000 | $72,000 | $111,372 | $110,364 | $1,008 | $147,000 | $135,000 |
| 4848 | Boston College (Carroll) | $90,000 | $63,000 | $109,600 | $84,714 | $24,886 | $135,000 | $120,000 |
| 4848 | Illinois | $63,000 | $75,000 | $106,786 | $92,547 | $14,239 | $147,000 | $155,100 |
| 4848 | Maryland (Smith) | $70,000 | $60,000 | $112,385 | $98,700 | $13,685 | $135,000 | $125,000 |
| 4848 | SMU (Cox) | $65,000 | $76,000 | $106,343 | $104,333 | $2,010 | $145,000 | $135,000 |
| 5252 | Pittsburgh (Katz) | $68,000 | NA | $86,768 | NA | NA | $115,000 | NA |
| 5353 | Purdue (Krannert) | $72,000 | $65,000 | $95,500 | $96,175 | -$675 | $135,000 | $125,000 |
| 5959 | George Washington | $47,000 | NA | $95,250 | NA | NA | $125,000 | NA |
| 6969 | Arizona (Eller) | $62,000 | NA | $85,300 | NA | NA | $147,500 | NA |
