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HBS vs Wharton

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HBS

Wharton

HBS · Class profile

Class size
930
Female
45%
International
35%
GMAT median
740Classic
Salary median
$9,594/mo

Source: hbs.edu/recruiting/employment-data/…

School (primary)Verified, non-CSEAhbs.edu/recruiting/employment-data/… · Extracted 2026-05-04

What do these labels mean?
School (primary). Currently published by the school on its own site at extraction time. The most authoritative source.
Secondary reporting. Published by a credible third-party outlet (Poets & Quants, Clear Admit, GMAT Club, news publications) that itself sourced the data from the school's release at the time. Used when a school doesn't archive its own historical data and the Wayback Machine doesn't have the relevant page either. Trust is one transcription removed from the school.
Verified, non-CSEA. Extracted and double-checked, but the source report did not follow CSEA (MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance) standards.
Secondary attribution. Two sources combined: primary contributed most fields; secondary fills gaps. View secondary source (Secondary reporting).

Wharton · Class profile

Class size
866
Female
47%
International
31%
GMAT median
—Classic
Salary median
$10,416/mo

Source: mba-pardot.marcomm.wharton.upenn.edu/l/327371/… · Archived

School (primary)Verified, non-CSEAp. 1 · Extracted 2026-05-04

What do these labels mean?
School (primary). Currently published by the school on its own site at extraction time. The most authoritative source.
School (archived). The school previously published this fact, but has since removed or replaced the page; we retrieved it via the Wayback Machine of the school's own URL. The bytes are still the school's, but the school no longer surfaces them. Trust is high; discoverability is the only loss.
Verified, non-CSEA. Extracted and double-checked, but the source report did not follow CSEA (MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance) standards.
Secondary attribution. Two sources combined: primary contributed most fields; secondary fills gaps. View secondary source (School (archived)).

HBS · Industries

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HBS: industries by share of class
Industry% of classMedian salary
Technology25%$9,000
Consulting15%$16,000
Private Equity10%$11,000
Health Care8%$8,000
Manufacturing7%$8,000
Investment Management / Hedge Fund7%$14,000
Venture Capital6%$8,000
Services4%$8,000
Other Financial Services4%$7,000
Investment Banking4%$15,000
Consumer Products4%$7,000
Entertainment / Media4%$6,000
Nonprofit / Government3%$6,000

Wharton · Industries

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Wharton: industries by share of class
Industry% of classMedian salary
Technology18%$10,115
Consulting14%$15,750
Investment Banking/Brokerage13%$14,583
Private Equity/Buyouts/Other12%$11,806
Health Care9%$9,013
Venture Capital7%$8,000
Social Impact5%$7,000
Investment Management4%$14,792
Media, Entertainment & Sports4%$5,720
Retail3%$8,016
Insurance & Diversified Services2%$11,613
Consumer Products2%$8,666
Manufacturing2%$6,759
Real Estate1%$8,334
Energy1%$8,016
Hedge Funds/Other Investments1%$12,708
FinTech1%$9,533
Legal & Professional Services1%$18,750
Travel & Hospitality1%—

HBS · Functions

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HBS: functions by share of class
Function% of classMedian salary
Finance31%$11,000
Consulting15%$16,000
Marketing15%$10,000
Business Development15%$6,000
Strategic Planning12%$7,000
General Management8%$9,000
Other4%$7,000

Wharton · Functions

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Wharton: functions by share of class
Function% of classMedian salary
Consulting/Strategy25%$12,750
Private Equity/Venture Capital - Investor19%$10,000
Investment Banking12%$14,583
Product Management8%$10,833
General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development7%$9,208
Business Development5%$8,666
Investment Management/Portfolio Mgmt5%$14,398
Operations/Production Management/Supply Chain4%$9,375
Product/Brand Marketing4%$9,146
Management Information Systems/IT2%$10,399
Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury)2%$8,666
Portfolio Company Operations/Value Creation1%$9,167
Real Estate1%$8,667
Legal Services1%$18,750
Entrepreneurial Management1%$5,700
Analytics/Data Science1%—
Sustainability/Environment1%—
Investor Relations0%—

HBS · Regions

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HBS: regions by share of class
Region% of classMedian salary
Northeast52%$9,600
West23%$9,967
South4%$10,400
Mid-Atlantic4%$14,792
Southwest4%$11,267
Midwest4%$9,854
Europe3%$6,000
Asia3%$6,033
Latin America2%$6,067
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HBS · No employer data available for this cohort.
Wharton · No employer data available for this cohort.