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- Wharton has a strong job placement rate (98.5%) for students looking for roles after graduation.
- Two industries attracted students from the class of 2019 the most: finance (35.8% overall accepts) and consulting (25.1%).
- Here are the 60-plus companies that hired two or more graduates from the class of 2019.
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Wharton's MBA Careers Report was released this week, revealing exactly which companies hired at least two graduates from its most recent class.
The class of 2019 consisted of 863 students, according to the report. Wharton is known for its strong job placement, and this year was no exception. Nearly every graduate who was searching for a job now has one, for a 98.5% placement rate. The employers that contributed to this high percentage tackle everything from healthcare to legal services, although this year saw a higher than usual representation of venture capital job placements.
The two industries that attracted the class of 2019 the most were finance and consulting. This trend is mirrored in the following employers.
You can read a report on the salary breakdown for the graduating class here, including the industries that are paying the MBA grads the most.
Here are the 62 companies that hired the most heavily from Wharton's class of 2019, listed in alphabetical order:
- AB BERNSTEIN
- Industry: Investment Management
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 501-1,000
- ACCENTURE STRATEGY
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Number of Employees: 11-50
- ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- Industry: Entertainment
- Location: Santa Monica, California
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- AMAZON
- Industry: Internet
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Number of Employees: 10,000+
- BAIN & COMPANY
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- BARCLAYS
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- BC PARTNERS
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Location: London, the UK
- Number of Employees: 51-200
- BECHTEL ENTERPRISES
- Industry: Construction
- Location: Reston, Virginia
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- BLACKSTONE GROUP, LP
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- BOX
- Industry: Internet
- Location: Redwood City, California
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- BRIGHT HEALTH
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Number of Employees: 201-500
- CARGILL, INC.
- Industry: Food Production
- Location: Wayzata, Minnesota
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- CELGENE
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Location: Summit, New Jersey
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- CITADEL
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- CITI
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 51-200
- COOLEY, LLP
- Industry: Law Practice
- Location: Palo Alto, California
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- CREDIT SUISSE
- Industry: Banking
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- CRESSEY & COMPANY, LP
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees: 11-50
- DAVITA
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- DELOITTE CONSULTING, LLP
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- DUPONT
- Industry: Chemicals
- Location: Wilmington, Delaware
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.
- Industry: Computer Games
- Location: Redwood City, California
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- EVERCORE PARTNERS
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- FACEBOOK
- Industry: Internet
- Location: Menlo Park, California
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- FLATIRON HEALTH
- Industry: Internet
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 501-1,000
- GENERAL MILLS, INC.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- GOOGLE
- Industry: Internet
- Location: Mountain View, California
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- H.I.G. CAPITAL
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees: 201-500
- IBM
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Location: Armonk, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- IFC- INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- J.P. MORGAN
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP
- Industry: Law Practice
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS (KKR) & COMPANY
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- L.E.K. CONSULTING
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- MICROSOFT
- Industry: Computer Hardware
- Location: Redmond, Washington
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- MOELIS & COMPANY
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 501-1,000
- MORGAN STANLEY
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- OLIVER WYMAN
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- PIMCO
- Industry: Investment Management
- Location: Newport Beach, California
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- PROCTER & GAMBLE
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- PRUDENTIAL
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Newark, New Jersey
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- Industry: Investment Management
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 51-200
- STRATEGY& (PART OF PWC NETWORK)
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- TCV
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Location: Menlo Park, California
- Number of Employees: 51-200
- THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- TISHMAN SPEYER
- UBER
- Industry: Internet
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS
- Industry: Capital Markets
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 51-200
- WALMART E-COMMERCE
- Industry: Retail
- Location: Bentonville, Arkansas
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- WARBURG PINCUS, LLC
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Location: New York, New York
- Number of Employees: 201-500
- WAYFAIR
- Industry: Internet
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000
- WELLS FARGO SECURITIES
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees: 10,001+
- WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, LLC
- Industry: Financial Services
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
- ZOOX
- Industry: Automotive
- Location: Foster City, California
- Number of Employees: 501-1,000