On the FT's own measure this is the highest-earning cohort in the 2025 Masters in Management top ten. The FT 2025 ranking puts HEC's weighted three-year salary at US $141,611, with 99% of the class employed within three months. Behind that number is a generalist programme with a finance and consulting tilt — financial services 28% of first roles, consulting 24%, technology 11%, legal 7%, retail and luxury 5% — recruited by McKinsey, BCG, Bain, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, LVMH, Kering and Amazon. Placement runs roughly 60% in France, 25% elsewhere in Europe and 15% beyond, and a substantial share of graduates relocate within two or three years. Whether that return justifies €58,900 is the question our HEC Paris ROI piece takes on directly.
Graduates of the HEC Paris MiM report $142k on the Financial Times' weighted measure — pay about three years after graduation, not a starting salary. The employment rate within three months of graduation is 99%.
That places it #1 of 51 programs we track on graduate salary, above the cohort median.
Compare this against every Master in Management in France on our MiM salary & careers in France guide.
Top industries
| Financial Services | 28% |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 24% |
| Technology | 11% |
| Legal | 7% |
| Retail & Luxury | 5% |
Top recruiters
McKinsey & Company · Boston Consulting Group · Bain & Company · J.P. Morgan · Goldman Sachs · LVMH · Kering · Amazon · Deloitte · EY
Frequently asked questions
What careers do HEC MiM graduates pursue?
How competitive is HEC Paris MiM admission?
Sources
- HEC Paris — Master in Management (Grande École) official page ↗ — HEC Paris
- HEC Paris — MiM Admissions (Sept-2027 calendar NOW PUBLISHED: four rounds, R1 7 Oct 2026 · R2 26 Nov 2026 · R3 17 Feb 2027 · R4 26 Apr 2027, each 12:00 noon CET/CEST; the earlier five-round Oct–May pattern no longer applies) ↗ — HEC Paris
- HEC Paris — MiM Fees & Financing (re-read at source 2026-09-03; the page now prices the 2027/2028 M1 intake, which is the intake its published four-round calendar admits to. Schedule as published: M1 2027/2028 academic fees EUR 26,500 + student service fees EUR 1,950 + administrative fees EUR 1,000 = EUR 29,450; M2 2028/2029 identical, EUR 29,450; 'Total Program Cost' EUR 58,900. A third row prices 'M2 post Gap Year (2029/2030)' at EUR 2,950 — service and administrative fees only, no academic fee — so the gap-year route adds EUR 2,950 rather than a full year of tuition. Also published: EUR 170 non-refundable application fee; EUR 5,000 non-refundable seat-confirmation deposit, deducted from total tuition; an International Student Surcharge of 'EUR 2,000 additional to tuition fees', from which 'Domestic students and students from the European Union, and associated countries of the Erasmus+ scheme, are exempt'; living costs 'approximately EUR 1,500/month in 2026, covering housing, food, compulsory insurances (health and civil liability), sports and leisure'. The page does NOT mention the CVEC. This figure supersedes the EUR 57,700 read on 2026-07-05, which priced the 2026-27 cohort — a cycle this profile's own deadlines no longer admit to) ↗ — HEC Paris
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- CEMS Global Alliance — HEC Paris (founding member) ↗ — CEMS