Consulting at Notre Dame
Build Your Consulting Career At Notre Dame
Strategic problem-solving. Dynamic teams. Exposure to top executives across industries. Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business MBA students receive all of the above, with many pursuing rewarding careers in consulting at firms including Bain, McKinsey, EY, Accenture, BCG, Guidehouse, PwC and Deloitte, to name a few.
Whether you want to accelerate your career through the One-Year MBA or prefer the traditional Two-Year MBA program, the Notre Dame MBA will help you advance your career in consulting. With access to a broad range of courses, experiential learning and extracurricular opportunities, you can fine-tune your consulting acumen while rounding out your potential to enter today’s complex business world.
30%
MBA Class of 2022 Accepted Roles in Consulting
$155,000
MBA Class of 2022 Median Base Salary in Consulting
275+
Global Alumni Clubs
BOTFL utilizes the dynamic skills of business to address issues including post-conflict rehabilitation, poverty, illicit economies, isolation and prejudice. Students explore key themes such as empathy, barriers to work, identity and mindset while partnering with action-oriented organizations to find local solutions that create jobs or set the conditions for economic growth.
Explore BOTFL Projects
Designed for students interested in building a solid business foundation across disciplines with a focus on critical and creative approaches to solving business problems. Through projects and experiential learning, students will prepare to facilitate teams, manage client relationships, develop presentations and proposals, and participate in new business development.
The student-run MBA Consulting Club provides students with resources and opportunities to become leaders in the consulting field, including workshops with industry experts, guest speakers and networking events with senior alumni from top firms in the industry, and weekly case study practice.
"With my experiences at Mendoza and through BOTFL, I believe that I have become a more empathetic leader, one who actively listens and can gain a sense of understanding from different perspectives throughout my career as I work with teams and different clients regularly."ERIN BIERBUSSE, MBA '20, CONSULTANT, EY-PARTHENON
Careers in Consulting
A career in consulting can take you anywhere, across the country and around the world. With so many options to shape your future in consulting, Mendoza can help you find the fit that’s right for you.
Popular Specializations
Advise on high-level decisions that impact long-term strategy, such as restructuring or entering new markets
Example Firms: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Accenture, L.E.K., Kearney, Deloitte, Roland Berger
Advise on the process of buying, selling, or merging a company including finances and organizational implications
Example Firms: PwC, McKinsey, Bain, BCG, KPMG
Advise on polices impacting corporate finances including cash flow, risk management and tax advisement
Example Firms: FTI, EY, Oliver Wyman
Advise on decisions related to technology ranging from user experience (UX) and systems integration to software management and data analytics
Example Firms: Accenture, Cognizant, Gallup, Deloitte
Advise on strategic initiatives impacting their own company’s efficiency and efficacy including operations, organizational restructuring, finances and process management
Example Firms: Microsoft, Starbucks, American Express
Advise on decisions impacting the performance of government agencies across a variety of areas including strategy, personnel management, processes and more
Example Firms: Booz Allen Hamilton, EY, Guidehouse
Find Notre Dame alumni working in consulting on our LinkedIn page.