Deals, Dollars, and Degrees: 2025 Wharton MBA Finance Placements

In this episode of Winning MBA Admissions Tips Podcast, Atul Jose - Founding Consultant and Editor of F1GMAT, covers the reasons for Wharton MBA's $200,000 median base salary and the factors keeping the IB base salary at $175,000

From deal-value-led recoveries to rising pressure from LPs, Atul breaks down:

1) What's driving demand for execution-heavy banking teams?

2) How is the PE recruitment changing

3) What do Wharton numbers say about base salaries in Investment Banking?

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Episode Number

115

Episode Length

1:59

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2025 Wharton MBA Finance Salary and Placements

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