UF MBA among the top-ranked programs that train well-paid consultants
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA was named to U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top 45 MBA programs with graduates who earn the most in the consulting industry.
With an average consulting salary of $113,750 in 2019, UF MBA is the No. 15 program among U.S. public schools and No. 41 program overall on the list. The U.S. News & World Report No. 10 public program also reported a $105,168 average salary among all sectors in 2019.
In addition to strong salary numbers in consulting and other industry sectors, UF MBA is ranked among the top 5 programs in the nation for return on investment. With a salary-to-debt ratio of 5.4 to 1, it is the No. 2 MBA program with the strongest ROI in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
In 2019, UF MBA reported graduates earning an average salary and signing bonus within three months of graduation of $126,162, while their average debt was $23,176. With an overall ranking of No. 28 in the nation, UF MBA is among the highest rated MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report among MBA programs with strong ROIs.
In addition to a superb return on investment, UF MBA also offers Full-Time students the opportunity to earn a full-tuition scholarship, further offsetting the cost of a graduate business degree.
Full-Time alumnus and U.S. Army veteran Chris DiBiase (MBA ’20) credits the program’s strong ROI and individualized career services with helping him land his role as a senior strategy consultant with Accenture without having to worry about using his salary to pay off student debt.
“I was most impressed by UF’s placement statistics and career services approach,” he told Poets & Quants. “The director of career services from UF interviewed me, but this was different from every other program where I had little to no interaction with career services as part of admissions. As a small-program with ~30-35 admits in each cohort, I realized that we would have a lot of attention from career services, which was important to me leaving the military.
“Without a doubt, this approach enabled me to land with a top consulting firm and earn my MBA completely debt-free.”
