Harvard MBA Placement 2021: Top Recruiters, Average Salaries

Harvard Business School MBA Top Employers

Around 680 companies hired each MBA graduate from the class of 2021 and summer interns from the class of 2022 of Harvard Business School. Apple, Amazon, Google, Deloitte, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, IBM, and L’Oreal are some of the big names welcoming HBS students. The school invites recruiting partners to join them in finding the eligible candidates with leadership potentials.

Harvard Business School MBA Placement Trends

Consulting (23%), Technology (19%) and Private equity (14%) are the three leading sectors where Harvard Business School MBA graduates joined. Following is the 5 years trend of these sectors employing students taking admission to Harvard Business School:

HBS MBA Placement Across Industries

The placement report of Harvard Business School across various industries are as follows:

HBS MBA Placement Across Functions

Following are the various MBA jobs in USA across which Harvard Business School graduates are currently working:

Harvard Business School MBA Entrepreneurship

Around 12% of the Harvard Business School graduates became a part of startups. Among the 15% of international aspirants moving forward with startup plans, 8% were Asians, which is highest among the international students. The average base salary of the entrepreneurs ranges around 150,000 USD. 

At least 22 startups of the Harvard Business School MBA 2021 batch made a social impact making it one of the best business schools in USA. Following is a distribution of the sectors where Harvard Business School MBA graduates are working as entrepreneurs:

Harvard Business School MBA Internships

Following are the percentages of 2022 interns securing a position through Harvard Business School MBA placement. While healthcare, retail and private equity dipped a bit for the 2022 batch, a certain increase has been observed in consulting, technology, venture capital and others. The report of 3 consecutive years are as follows:

Around 74% of the Harvard Business School graduates were looking for jobs after graduation. Among them, 96% of the aspirants received job offers from several globally leading industries. Around 12% of the students were already employed or studying with sponsorship from their companies. 8% of students were confident enough to start their own business after graduation.