Beyond the MBA: where the class of 2024/25 went next

The data on career mobility

Of those who accepted an offer within 3 months of graduation, 88% achieved at least one significant career switch: changing sector, function or country. Seventy-five per cent switched industry sector or sub-sector entirely, 67% moved into a new job function and 45% relocated to a different country for their post-MBA role. Thirty percent of the cohort made all 3 changes simultaneously: switching sector, function and country, which we refer to as the triple jump.

These are not incremental moves. They are the career pivots that take years to plan without the right foundation, and that Cambridge Judge Business School is specifically designed to support.

Ryogo Sekine (MBA 2024), Risk Officer at International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), arrived at Cambridge Judge with a clear ambition: to pivot from traditional insurance into insurtech. His biggest career accomplishment to date, leading the development of a new insurance product in Myanmar that won the industry’s first Best Product of the Year award, speaks to exactly the kind of cross-border, cross-functional work the employment data reflects. For Ryogo, Cambridge represented something specific: “the perfect place to pivot my career across multiple dimensions, namely industries, roles and countries.”

Where graduates are working

The class of 2024 accepted roles across 24 countries, with the United Kingdom, South-East Asia and North America among the most common destinations. The sector picture also highlights broader shifts in the global economy. Industry was the dominant destination, attracting 58% of graduates, with technology the single largest sub-sector, followed by healthcare and pharma and internet and e-commerce.

Strategy consulting accounted for 17% of the cohort, with the majority of those graduates moving into strategy roles, a function that also proved popular across industry and finance. Corporate planning and strategy were the top job function overall, followed by consulting and product management.

Finance attracted 23% of graduates, with fintech and venture capital and private equity among the most popular sub-sectors. Energy also featured strongly as a growing destination, as graduates increasingly sought roles at the intersection of business leadership and the transition to a more sustainable economy.

For Haydn Lewis, who previously worked at GE in mergers and acquisitions, the energy sector was always the goal. He notes: “Having spent a considerable amount of time in the energy industry, I have become passionate about the space and would love to join a startup or company engaged in the financing of the transition to a greener world”. The employment data suggests he was far from alone in this ambition.

The value of non-traditional paths

One of the defining features of the class of 2024 is the breadth of professional backgrounds represented and the way those backgrounds translated into strong outcomes across sectors.

Amanda Boadi, now at the Breakfast Club of Canada, arrived at Cambridge Judge after 6 years in the Canadian social sector, where she had taken on roles of increasing responsibility in national programmes. For Amanda, the Professional Impact scholarship she received was significant not just financially but as a signal. She reflects: “Being awarded this scholarship is reassurance that the experience and skills I am bringing to the programme are valuable”, adding that it is “a reminder that I also have something meaningful to contribute to this cohort of excellent students from varied backgrounds”.

The employment report reflects that diversity of background as a genuine asset. Graduates from NGOs, public policy, healthcare and the arts moved successfully into consulting, strategy and business leadership roles bringing perspectives that employers across sectors are increasingly seeking out

What the outcomes tell us

Sadia Cuthbert, Head of Careers at Cambridge Judge Business School, reflects on what the data reveals:

We are proud to share our MBA 2024/25 destinations data. In a highly competitive global market, our students distinguished themselves through their ambition, adaptability and impact, with 82% securing full-time offers within 4 months of graduation. Their success highlights strong demand from leading employers and a continued shift towards high-growth sectors including technology, energy and healthcare.

Sadia Cuthbert, Head of Careers at Cambridge Judge Business School

The class of 2024 is now working across countries, in roles spanning strategy consulting, venture capital, product management, healthcare leadership and energy finance. Many moved into sectors they had no prior experience in. Many are doing work that simply did not exist a decade ago.

The employment data captures where our MBA class of 2024 ended up. The Cambridge MBA shaped how they got there.