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Where Strategy leads

The path you take through Strategy shapes the offers you get. Here's the map.

1,227
Strategy students across 19 cohorts
100%
placement rate
1 in 4
alumni found a company
The Map

Path × Career Track

Each star marks a path we recommend for that career track: Strategy as your major, Strategy + a minor, or your major + a Strategy minor.

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PathManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementCorporate StrategyResearch / Pre-PhDPre-Law
Path 1Strategy OnlyNo Minor★★★
Path 2Strategy + Minor+ Economics★★★★
+ Healthcare Leadership★★
+ Computer Science★
+ Manufacturing Eng.★
+ Statistics★★
Path 3Your Major + Strategy MinorEcon + Strat Minor★★★★
CS + Strat Minor★
Stats + Strat Minor★★
Engineering + Strat Minor★★
★Recommended path for this career track
The Bigger Picture

What these careers demand

Zoom out from the paths and a pattern appears. Every Strategy destination clusters where two things meet: analytical rigor and the ability to influence people. Here is every U.S. occupation scored on both, with Strategy's destinations highlighted.

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Career Destination

Management Consulting

21%
of recent grads
McKinseyBainBCGDeloitteEY-ParthenonL.E.K.KearneyStrategy&AccentureBridgespan
Three ways to get here
S
Strategy OnlyMajor without a minor
The traditional route and still common. Deep case method training, consulting practicums, and a direct recruiting pipeline. You'll be well-prepared, but without a minor your differentiator is Strategy itself.
“I'm a strategist. Consulting is what I trained for.”
STRAT 422Consulting Practicum
STRAT 411Competitive Strategy
STRAT 325Intro to Consulting
S+
Strategy + MinorMajor + designated minor
Everything in Strategy Only: same courses, same practicums, same network. Plus domain expertise from your minor. You walk into interviews with a story beyond “I study strategy.” 9 credits double-count.
“I'm a strategist who also thinks like a [economist / data scientist / engineer].”
★Paired grads report stronger differentiation in consulting recruiting. Firms value the “what else do you bring?” answer.
Strong minor pairings
EconomicsStatisticsComputer ScienceCybersecurityHealthcareManufacturingMathematics
+S
Your Major + Strategy MinorAny major + our minor
You lead with your field. The Strategy minor adds case training, consulting frameworks, and the alumni network most non-business grads lack. You won't have the full practicum depth, but you bring domain credibility they can't match.
“I'm a [CS major / economist / engineer] who can also consult.”
★Many of your existing courses already satisfy Strategy prerequisites. The net credit cost is lower than you think.
Majors that pair well
EconomicsStatisticsComputer ScienceMathematicsPolitical SciencePhilosophy
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