Outcomes
Career outcomes for 845 BYU Strategy alumni across 19 cohorts — by function, firm, salary, and career stage.
Where graduates start their careers
First job after graduation, classified by function. About 1 in 5 enters consulting — but 79% take a different path across 16 functions. Finance and Product are the #2 and #3 first destinations.
Source: career_outcomes_deck.pdf — 845 of 1,227 program students with identifiable first post-graduation jobs, Feb 2026. “Product” = PM + Product Adjacent. “Finance” = Corporate Finance + Banking/PE/VC.
The highest starting salary in the Marriott School
Strategy has had 100% placement and the highest average starting salary among Marriott School majors.
Source: The State of Strategy 2025 — 2024 BCC & Advisement; PM-track new-hire reports.
How career paths have shifted
First-job distribution across four cohort eras. Product is the breakout story — from 8% of early cohorts to 18% today. Consulting anchors at ~19–24%.
Source: career_outcomes_deck.pdf — first-job distribution across four cohort eras.
Your first job isn’t your last
The same 313 alumni (cohorts 2007–2014), tracked at three career stages. Toggle between stages: consulting shrinks as alumni exit into product, entrepreneurship, and PE — while Product more than doubles and Entrepreneurship more than triples.
Source: career_outcomes_deck.pdf — 313 alumni with LinkedIn data at all three stages.
The founder & leadership pipeline
Strategy training builds founders and executives over time. Most founders didn’t start as entrepreneurs — they pivoted from finance, marketing, and sales.
1 in 4 alumni have founded a company
1 in 5 reach VP+, C-suite, MD, or Partner
Source: career_outcomes_deck.pdf — based on all LinkedIn experience records.
Top first-job employers
Companies that hire the most BYU Strategy graduates. Qualtrics is #1 — a reflection of Provo’s tech ecosystem — and 8 of the top 15 are consulting firms.
Source: career_outcomes_deck.pdf — first-job employer counts, Feb 2026.
A live cut of 873 tracked first jobs across 528 employers — explore it by role, employer, and cohort below.
First Job by Role
Top 25 Employers (First Job)
Role Distribution by Cohort Era
Consulting
Work with leading firms on complex business challenges. BYU students who served missions are well-prepared by the parallels: senior-leader collaboration, small-team work, project rotations.
Corporate Strategy
Shape long-term business direction inside major companies. Work with senior leadership on competitive positioning, M&A, market entry, and growth initiatives.
Product Management
Bridge customer needs, business goals, and engineering. Strategy students bring problem-solving, prioritization, and customer-centric thinking to PM roles.
Entrepreneurship
Turn ideas into ventures — founding startups, joining early-stage teams, or launching within established companies.
Academia
Contribute through research, teaching, and thought leadership. The Research track prepares students for top PhD programs and academic careers.
Other paths
Private equity, venture capital, social impact, policy, business development, and general management — analytical rigor opens doors.
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A sampling of the firms hiring Strategy grads across consulting, tech, finance, and corporate strategy.
