Careers & Salary · Norway

MiM Salary & Careers in Norway.

2 Master in Management programs · FT salary $72,199 to $77,226 at 2 of 2 · 97% employed at 3 months

Of the 2 Master in Management programs we track in Norway, only 2 publish a salary comparable across schools ($72,199 to $77,226) — too few to call a national median, so the figures stand as they are. It is the Financial Times Masters in Management weighted salary — alumni pay reported roughly three years after graduation, adjusted for purchasing power and expressed in US dollars — not the salary a graduate starts on. For the starting number, the national data further down this page puts a first job at kr 64,970/mo (starting salary).

Salary by school

Master in Management programmes in Norway, ranked by reported graduate salary — the FT weighted figure about three years after graduation — with each programme's school and salary.
Rank Program Salary (~3yr) Profile
1 NHH Norwegian School of Economics FT #83 · 93% employed at 3 months $77k
2 BI Norwegian Business School FT #88 · 100% employed at 3 months $72k

Salary is the FT weighted figure measured about three years after graduation (USD, PPP-adjusted) — not a starting salary. A school not in the FT table shows its own reported figure in its own currency, which is why it is named separately above. Click any school for its full salary and career-outcomes breakdown.

What the national data shows

NIFU's Kandidatundersøkelsen surveys Norwegian master's graduates about six months out; SSB's register gives their starting pay. The figures below are for the economics-administration field, the closest match to a MiM.

kr 64,970/mo Starting salary gross/month for econ-admin master's (SSB 2024) — ≈ NOK 780k/year
88% Employed at six months econ-admin master's — a softening market (12% unemployed, up from 2023)
70% In a master's-level job ~30% feel overqualified early on, mostly transitional (NIFU 2025)

Norway publishes no permanent-contract figure for graduates, and NIFU's survey excludes BI Norwegian Business School. Salary is gross monthly from the SSB register; employment is from the NIFU survey six months out — different sources, so treat as a composite.

Read the full breakdown: what a MiM pays in Norway →

Working in Norway after your MiM

Post-study work route Job-seeker residence permit for graduates of a Norwegian institution Up to 1 year, non-renewable

Master in Management graduates who studied in Norway can apply to UDI for a job-seeker residence permit before their student permit expires (UDI advises at least a month ahead). It lasts up to one year and cannot be renewed, and you must show subsistence funds (in the order of NOK 28,000+ per month). While you search for relevant skilled work you may also take other jobs to support yourself, though you cannot be self-employed on this permit.

When you receive a relevant job offer you apply to change to a skilled-worker residence permit; if the offer arrives while the job-seeker application is still pending, UDI lets it be converted into a skilled-worker application. Note that time on this permit does not count toward permanent residence.

Tuition vs. salary

Tuition across these programs runs from NOK 256,400 to NOK 408,000, against the $72,199 to $77,226 reported by the 2 programmes that publish a salary.

Tuition is shown in NOK and salary in US dollars (the FT's reporting currency), and the salary is measured about three years after graduation while the tuition is paid up front — so treat this as a rough orientation, not a precise return-on-investment ratio. Living costs, scholarships and exchange rates all move the real number.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average MiM salary in Norway?
Only 2 of the 2 Master in Management programs we track in Norway publish a salary on a basis comparable across schools ($72,199 to $77,226) — too few to quote as a national median. It is the Financial Times Masters in Management weighted salary — alumni pay reported roughly three years after graduation, adjusted for purchasing power and expressed in US dollars, so it is not the salary a graduate starts on. The national data below puts a first job at kr 64,970/mo (starting salary).
Can I stay and work in Norway after a Master in Management?
Yes. UDI grants graduates of a Norwegian institution a job-seeker permit of up to one year to look for skilled work, with the right to take other work meanwhile. See the work-rights section above for the official details.
What share of MiM graduates in Norway find work after graduation?
Across the Norway programs that report it, a median of 97% of graduates are employed within three months of finishing.

Sources

  • Residence permit for job seekers (incl. those who completed a degree in Norway) ↗ — Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
  • Kandidatundersøkelsen 2025 — masterkandidater, første resultater ↗ — NIFU
  • Hvem har høyest startlønn? (startlønn etter utdanning) ↗ — Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)
  • Salary, employment and recruiter figures are drawn from each school's own reported outcomes — see the individual program pages linked above.