Advanced Degree Candidates
North America

Advanced Degree Candidates 

ADCs@BCG
The fresh and distinct perspective of ADCs is needed at BCG. You'll join a team of incredibly diverse backgrounds, where your intellectual curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving skills can make valuable contributions to client projects from day one. At BCG, you will continuously expand your areas of knowledge, enhance your skills, and advance your career in a way and at a pace unmatched by most other companies.

We will help you transition into business through our on-the-job apprenticeship model, mentorship opportunities, and extensive training program. We offer customized training programs for non-business background consultants to ensure a strong foundation for a successful career in strategy consulting.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to the ADC Recruiting team. 

Who is considered an Advanced Degree Candidate?
Eligible degree programs and pathways include:
  • PhD or equivalent (e.g., EdD, PsyD, DBA)
  • MD or equivalent (e.g., DO, MBBS, DDS/DMD, DNP, PharmD, DVM)
  • JD or equivalent (e.g., LLB with licensure to practice)
  • Postdoctoral researcher
  • Medical trainee (e.g. resident, intern, fellow)
  • Practicing physician
  • Current non-MBA masters with at least four years of full-time work experience after completing their bachelors and/or who've already obtained a JD, MD, or PhD
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 Advanced Degree OpportunitiesExplore opportunities we offer to advanced degree candidates below.
BCG Accelerate
BCG Accelerate is a tailored virtual info series for advanced degree candidates. Explore a career as a BCG consultant and gain essential skills and insights for success at BCG.
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Bridge to BCG Workshop
Bridge to BCG is a job application for a full-time role, paired with a workshop to experience BCG's culture and prepare for final interviews. 
  
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MDs, Residents, Practicing Physicians at BCG
Learn more about how we recruit and support incoming medical candidates to BCG.
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Advanced Degree Application Process
BCG knows that advanced degree candidates bring a diverse skillset to our firm and thus can contribute to several different positions. We offer the following job opportunities for ADCs.  If you are a UK advanced degree candidate, please learn more about our recruiting process and events here.

Need resume tips? Check out our Resume Writing Workshop for suggestions on what to provide on a one-page, business style resume.

Full-Time Consultants
General consultants work on varied projects across topics and industries analyzing problems, discovering insights, delivering recommendations, and making change happen for our clients. We hire across all advanced degree backgrounds and concentrations.

The full-time application deadline has passed for the class of 2025.
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Consultant Interns
Thank you for your interest in internship opportunities for advanced degree candidates!

Please note the following:
  • BCG's U.S. offices do not offer internships for advanced degree candidates.  
  • While BCG does offer internships for advanced degree candidates in Canada and international offices, the application deadline for Summer 2025 has passed.
BCG X Data Scientists
Data scientists design and build powerful, analytics-based solutions in order to help our clients tackle their business problems. BCG X hires candidates with advanced degrees with excellent academic achievements in specific fields such as computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning, deep learning, operations research, etc. BCG X also looks for relevant experience in data science and proficiency in Python.
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