2025 Employment Report

Internship Data

Student Profile

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I came to CBS for the MBAxMS program seeking a path that would prepare me to excel in Big Tech and grow as a startup founder. As an international student with no prior tech experience, I found in CBS the perfect environment to learn, explore, and belong. From the Career Center’s incredible guidance to classes that blend business, analytics, and innovation, CBS transformed both my technical and leadership skills. Beyond the tools and frameworks, CBS taught me how to lead with empathy and purpose at the very center of business.

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Jayat González Palomeras ‘26

Senior Program Manager Intern, Amazon

Internship Compensation Summary

Offers and Acceptances

99%

Students Receiving Offers

99%

Acceptances

Compensation Report

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By Industry

By Function

			Monthly
% Offers	Industry		High	Median

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16.1%	Consulting	$33,650	$15,750
5.4%	Consumer Products
1.8%	Beverages/Food	$10,833	$9,200
3.6%	Other/Diversified Products	$8,050	$6,000
1.4%	Education/Government/Nonprofit	—	—
41.3%	Financial Services
1.8%	Consumer Finance & Analytics	$18,406	$11,086
20.4%	Investment Banking	$33,000	$14,583
8.3%	Investment Management	$18,000	$11,666
5.0%	Private Equity	$20,000	$9,011
4.8%	Venture Capital	$14,000	$6,000
1.1%	Other Finance	$12,000	$6,400
1.4%	Fintech	$11,720	$8,100
3.8%	Healthcare
2.1%	Pharma/Biotech/Devices	$10,000	$10,000
4.7%	Providers & Services	$10,400	$8,250
0.6%	Other Healthcare	—	$7,794
0.6%	Manufacturing	—	—
3.6%	Media, Entertainment & Sports	$24,000	$6,960
2.9%	Real Estate	$10,800	$7,500
1.4%	Retail	$14,400	$4,800
17.5%	Technology
3.3%	Hardware / Software / Telecom	$13,750	$6,850
9.4%	Internet Services / E-Commerce	$16,000	$10,115
4.8%	Other Technology	$15,300	$9,620
4.7%	Other	$20,000	$5,600

To offer a more complete picture of Columbia Business School's graduating class, the employment report includes sponsored students. This report includes students who cited employment by three months post-graduation or August 21, with information collected through September 21.

For the purpose of rankings, the School submits data to ranking organizations and publications in adherence with CSEA standards, which ask that sponsored students returning to their employers not be included.

			Monthly
% Offers	Industry		High	Median

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22.7%	Consulting
12.9%	Consulting	$33,650	$15,750
9.9%	Internal Consulting / Strategic Planning	$16,500	$8,000
45.5%	Finance
7.1%	Corporate Finance	$18,406	$9,505
25.1%	Investment Banking	$33,000	$14,583
1.5%	Investment Management	$18,000	$10,800
5.6%	Private Equity	$20,000	$12,500
3.9%	Venture Capital	$14,000	$6,400
2.4%	Other	$14,583	$11,666
6.0%	Management
2.8%	General Management / Leadership Development Program	$13,315	$7,000
3.2%	Operations / Production	$11,128	$6,080
19.1%	Marketing
13.3%	Brand / Product Management	$24,000	$10,000
3.0%	Business Development	$14,000	$5,200
2.4%	Product Marketing	$11,000	$7,690
0.4	Other	—	—
3.9%	Real Estate
3.2	Asset Management / Investments	$13,000	$8,281
0.6%	Development	—	$8,667
2.8%	Other
0.4%	Law	—	—
2.4%	Other	$12,083	$8,000

I came to CBS with a clear mission: to transition my career into clean energy and play a role in addressing climate change from a business perspective. Through the resources of the Career Management Center, the Tamer Center, and the Energy & Infrastructure and Green Business Clubs, I found the guidance, network, and hands-on opportunities to make that goal a reality. CBS gave me the platform to align business strategy with climate impact, and I’m excited to pursue a rewarding career advancing the energy transition.

Heather Hartel '26

MBA Intern, NextEra Energy

Top Employers

Class of 2026 Internship Employers

Company		New Hires
Amazon		48
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.		27
McKinsey & Company		21
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		16
Morgan Stanley		14
Bain & Company		14

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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC		13
PricewaterhouseCoopers		13
Bank of America		11
Barclays Capital		9
Kearney		9
Perella Weinberg Partners L.P.		8
UBS Group AG		8
Citigroup Inc.		8
Wells Fargo & Company		8
American Express		7
Lazard Inc.		7
Pfizer Inc.		6
Evercore Inc.		6
Moelis & Company		5
Apple		5
Google		5
Adobe Inc.		5
Oliver Wyman		4
IBM		4
PepsiCo, Inc.		4
Deloitte		4
Olayan Group, The		4
Microsoft Corporation		4

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