UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles Placements

Anderson School of Management Placements

MBA programs are increasingly valuable, as evidenced by the placement data from the University of California. UCLA’s data highlights the strong return on investment for its graduate programs. This article details UCLA’s MBA placement outcomes. The Class of 2021’s full-time MBA (FTMBA) graduates secured positions in various countries, including Canada, India, South Korea, Chile, Japan, Switzerland, China, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The majority of these graduates found opportunities in financial services, technology, and consulting, with 68.5% of placements in these sectors. Over 60% of students obtained their jobs through UCLA’s resources such as summer internships, myCareer job postings, campus recruiting programs, and national MBA career conferences. Approximately 36.8% of students found positions through external means, including personal networking, other job websites, online resources, company websites, and pre-MBA employer networks.

UCLA Full-Time MBA Placement Highlights 2021

Job Offers at Graduation: 81.8%
Job Offers 6 Months After Graduation: 98%
Top Sources of Employment: Summer Internships, Job Websites, myCareer Job Postings, Campus Recruitment
Industry with the Highest Placement Rate: Technology
Function with the Highest Placement Rate: Product Management
Overall Mean Annual Base Salary: $135,273

UCLA Full-Time MBA Class Profile 2021

Out of 2,817 applications, 360 students were admitted to the entering class. Here’s an overview of the class demographics:

• Average Work Experience: 5 years
• Gender Distribution: 34% women and 66% men
• International Students: 33%
• Countries Represented: 37

Top Pre-MBA Experiences by Industry:

• Technology: 26%
• Finance: 25%
• Consulting: 20%
• Healthcare: 10%
• Consumer Goods: 7%
• Public Sector/Non-Profit: 5%
• Real Estate: 4%
• Entertainment/Media: 3%

UCLA Full-Time MBA Graduate Job Offers

This section provides an overview of job offers received by UCLA Full-Time MBA graduates at various points: at graduation, three months after graduation, and six months after graduation. By the time of graduation, 81.8% of students had secured job offers. Three months post-graduation, 93% had received offers, and 98% had job offers six months after graduation.

By Graduation:

• Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 61.6%
• Non-Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 20.2%

Three Months After Graduation:

• Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 69.2%
• Non-Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 23.8%

UCLA Full-Time MBA Graduate Job Acceptances

By graduation, 80.1% of students had accepted job offers. Three months after graduation, 92.7% had accepted offers, and 97% had accepted offers six months post-graduation. Notably, 46.1% of full-time job offers came from summer internships, marking a 5% increase from 2020.

By Graduation:

• Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 60.6%
• Non-Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 19.5%

Three Months After Graduation:

• Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 68.9%
• Non-Permanent U.S. Work Authorization: 23.8%

Source of Employment

Data from UCLA’s graduate student placement sources indicates that the university places significant emphasis on helping students secure employment.

The top UCLA Anderson-facilitated resource for full-time MBA employment was summer internships (34.3%), primarily through campus recruitment. This was followed by myCareer Job Postings (8.6%), summer internships found through other Anderson resources (6.1%), campus recruiting programs (5.4%), alumni and classmates (4.3%), and other Parker CMC resources (1.4%).

For non-UCLA Anderson-facilitated resources, the leading source of employment was other websites/online resources (36.8%). This was followed by company websites (8.2%), family/friends/personal/undergraduate networks (5.7%), summer internships (5.7%), and direct company contact (3.6%).

UCLA Full-Time MBA Top Employers

• Accenture
• Bank of America Corporation
• Capital One
• Deloitte
• Facebook
• Gartner Inc.
• HBO Max
• Intel Corporation
• Johnson & Johnson
• KPMG LLP
• L’Oréal USA
• McKinsey & Company
• Nike
• Optum
• PwC
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Vistaprint
• Walmart
• Zoom
• Adobe Systems
• Barclays
• Cisco Systems
• Delta Air Lines
• Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Huawei Technologies
• JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• Microsoft Corp.
• Procter & Gamble
• Amazon