If you're completing your advanced degree program in 2026 and are interesting in learning more about McKinsey through events, newsletters and other recruiting activites, please complete our Connect with APD 2025 Interest Form.

This form is intended for Advanced Professional Degree (APD) candidates who will be applying as full time Associates to join in 2026.

Graduating between December 2025 - Fall 2026: The full-time Associate deadline is September 4, 2025. Please apply between July 1 - September 4, 2025 for consideration. Applications will be processed after the September 4, 2025 deadline.


Graduating before November 2025: Apply to our Associate role at any time. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Graduating after Fall 2026: Thanks for connecting with us early! Your application deadline will be in 2026.

Insight 2025: The Insight application deadline has passed. Please explore our full-time Associate role deadlines (listed above) if you will be graduating and looking to join in 2026.

Advanced Professional Degree (APD) represents candidates who are postdocs or working toward the following degrees: PhD, MD (including medical interns, residents and fellows), JD, PharmD, Nursing, and non-MBA Masters. APDs typically join us as full-time associates. They can work as generalists or expert consultants if they have a specific function or industry on which they would like to focus such as digital, analytics, or operations.

Non-MBA Master candidates must have at least four years between the completion of their undergraduate degree and graduate degree to qualify as an APD. If a non-MBA Masters candidate does not have four years between completion of their undergraduate and graduate degrees, they would qualify for our Business Analyst position.

We encourage APD candidates to explore all job openings—consulting or non-consulting—that fit their professional interests and academic or research expertise. These roles include data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, digital marketers, and a variety of other positions.

APDs typically join us as full-time associates. They can work as generalists or expert consultants if they have a specific function or industry on which they would like to focus such as digital, analytics, or operations. 

We encourage APD candidates to explore all job openings—consulting or non-consulting—that fit their professional interests and academic or research expertise. These roles include data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, digital marketers and a variety of other positions.