Functions
Industry says who signs your paycheck. Function says what you actually do all day. Come here to see which schools feed the job you want.
Function 1
What the Class of 2025 was hired to do
TL;DR: What MBAs are actually hired to do, which matters more than the industry.
Data nerd note: Same idea as Industry 1. Use these as your baseline when a school looks heavy in a function.
Same data, table format
| Function | All 29 schools | Top 10 schools | Next 19 schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 31.5% | 33.7% | 30.4% |
| Finance | 22.9% | 19.5% | 24.7% |
| Marketing / Sales | 12.1% | 6.6% | 15.0% |
| General Management | 11.3% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| Operations | 7.2% | 3.0% | 9.4% |
| Other | 5.2% | 4.2% | 5.7% |
| Product Management | 2.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% |
| Private Equity | 1.9% | 4.9% | 0.3% |
| Technology | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Business Development | 1.3% | 3.3% | 0.2% |
| Venture Capital | 1.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Real Estate | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Analytics / Data Science | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Angela’s take: Read function before industry. Industry tells you who signs the check; function tells you what your working life looks like, and it's the better predictor of whether you'll like the job.