Across the 2 Master in Management programs we track in Norway, graduates earn a median first-job salary of $74,713 (from $72,199 to $77,226). Figures are each school's most recent reported outcomes, normalised to US dollars by the Financial Times.
Salary by school
Salaries are FT-weighted figures in US dollars where available, so they are comparable across schools. 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.
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
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 a median graduate salary of $74,713.
Tuition is shown in NOK and salary in US dollars (the FT's reporting currency), 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
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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.