# Professional MBA Career Highlights 2024

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## 2024 Professional MBA Employment Report

The Rice MBA continues to deliver exceptional results for our students and graduates, who consistently demonstrate resilience and fortitude in their job search. Our graduates accept positions in a wide range of industries and job functions, including many who secure promotions and pivot to different companies. The data presented in this report reflects the three-year average for the Class of 2022–2024. For more detailed employment data, please view our Professional MBA [employment reports](https://cdo.business.rice.edu/reports/).

$156K\*

average starting salary

\*Class of 2022-2024

$33k\*

average signing bonus

42%\*

average who changed companies

## Lifelong Career Support

As a Professional MBA student, we recognize that your career path is unique so our Career Development Office (CDO) will work closely with you to tailor a strategy that aligns with your goals throughout your program and beyond. Whether you’re advancing or shifting your career, you’ll benefit from personalized guidance to help you network with employers and alumni across industries.

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| Function | Start of MBA | | | Four Months Post MBA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Number** | **Percent** | **Number** | **Percent** |
| Accounting | 8 | 3% | 4 | 1% |
| Business/Data Analytics | 14 | 5% | 15 | 3% |
| Consulting | 25 | 8% | 88 | 19% |
| Finance | 49 | 16% | 118 | 25% |
| General Management | 29 | 9% | 30 | 6% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| Marketing/Sales | 32 | 10% | 38 | 8% |
| Operations/Logistics | 48 | 16% | 79 | 17% |
| Other | 99 | 32% | 87 | 19% |

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