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2007 Employment
Statistics
Graduate
The 2007 Employment Statistics report
presents a survey of employment data
from full-time MBA students at the
Robert H. Smith School of Business who
graduated in December 2006 and May 2007.
The Smith School adheres to MBACSC
standards for gathering and reporting
this data. The official MBA Career
Services Council standards can be viewed
by accessing the following link:
www.mbacsc.org.
NOTE:
91.5% of seeking
students placed within three months.
Salary
Statistics
Overall Compensation Packages:
|
|
Mean |
Median |
High |
Base Salary
(US Citizens/Permanent Residents) |
$90,244 |
$92,000 |
$120,000 |
|
Base Salary (Foreign Nationals) |
$86,058 |
$88,000 |
$120,000 |
Signing Bonus
(US Citizens/Permanent Residents)* |
$17,214 |
$15,000 |
$47,500 |
|
Signing Bonus
(Foreign Nationals)** |
$17,886 |
$11,066 |
$48,000 |
* 37% of graduates accepting positions reported a
signing bonus.
** 23% of
graduates accepting positions reported a
signing bonus.
Top Four Career Choices By Industry:
|
Career Choice by Industry |
Percent of Class* |
|
Financial
Services |
36% |
|
Consulting Services |
21.3% |
|
Technology |
12% |
|
Consumer Products |
10.7% |
* Class
is defined as number of full-time MBA
students seeking employment.
Top Three Career Choices By Function:
|
Career Choice by Function |
Percent of Class*
|
|
Finance/Accounting |
48% |
|
Consulting |
24% |
|
Marketing/Sales |
20% |
* Class
is defined as number of full-time MBA
students seeking employment.
Top Five Geographic (Career
Choice) Regions:
|
Location |
Percent of Class* |
|
Middle Atlantic |
48% |
|
Northeast |
29.3% |
|
International |
6.7%
|
|
Midwest |
5.3% |
|
West |
5.3% |
* Class is defined as number of
full-time MBA students seeking
employment.
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Detailed
Compensation Statistics
Compensation by Industry:
|
Industry |
Mean |
Median |
High |
|
Consulting Services |
$89,166 |
$92,000 |
$120,000 |
|
Financial Services |
$91,960 |
$95,000 |
$120,000 |
|
Manufacturing |
$82,333 |
$87,000 |
$95,000 |
|
Consumer Products |
$83,573 |
$90,000 |
$92,000 |
|
Media/Entertainment |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
|
Petroleum/Energy |
$92,500 |
$92,500 |
$100,000 |
|
Pharma/BioT/Healthcare Products |
$87,600 |
$85,000 |
$95,000 |
|
Technology |
$88,777 |
$90,000 |
$100,000 |
|
Non-Profit |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
|
Other Services |
$95,000 |
$95,000 |
$95,000 |
Compensation by Function:
|
Function |
Mean |
Median |
High
|
|
Consulting |
$93,138 |
$94,500 |
$120,000 |
|
Finance/Accounting |
$88,363 |
$90,000 |
$120,000 |
|
General Management |
$65,000 |
$65,000 |
$65,000 |
|
Human Resources |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
|
Marketing/Sales |
$84,352 |
$90,000 |
$97,000 |
|
MIS |
$87,500 |
$87,500 |
$90,000 |
|
Operations/Production |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
|
Other |
$95,000 |
$95,000 |
$95,000 |
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Top Hiring Companies (in
terms of number of students hired)
|
Company Name |
Campbell Soup Company
Citibank
Constellation Energy
Deloitte Consulting
IBM
JPMorgan Chase
Key Bank
KPMG
MC Dean
PricewaterhouseCoopers
UBS
Wachovia
Wells Fargo |
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Undergraduate
Our undergraduate
business student
population averages
between 2,800 and 2,900
students. Smith
exemplifies diversity;
almost 42% of our
students are female. The
average incoming GPA is
over 3.9, with an
average SAT score of
1360.
During their freshman
year, all Smith
undergraduate students
begin working on a broad
core of business courses
including public
speaking, accounting,
calculus and economics.
In addition to
specialized coursework,
upper level required
classes for all
undergraduate business
students include
business law, management
and organizational
theory, finance and
marketing. Thus,
graduating undergraduate
Smith students are not
only exceptionally
prepared for work in
their chosen field, they
are big-picture,
independent thinkers who
can truly lead through
innovation and
excellence.
Spring
Class of 2007 Employment
Statistics
|
Average Salary |
$ 49,133 |
|
|
|
|
Average Signing Bonus |
$ 4,795 |
Average Salary by Major
|
Major |
Salary |
|
Accounting |
$51,317 |
|
Finance |
$49,769 |
|
General Business |
$33,375 |
|
Information Systems |
$58,857 |
|
International Business |
$42,286 |
|
Logistics & Transportation |
$51,906 |
|
Marketing |
$43,673 |
|
Operations/Quality Management |
$47,370 |
Employment
Location
|
Location |
Percent (%) |
|
Middle Atlantic |
87% |
|
Northeast |
10.7% |
|
South |
1.4% |
|
Midwest |
<1% |
|
West |
<1% |
Top Hiring Companies (in
terms of number of students hired)
|
Company Name |
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ernst & Young
KPMG
Accenture
Deloitte and Touche
Lehman Brothers
Morgan Stanley
Reznick Group
JP Morgan
Citigroup
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
American Capital Strategies
Beers & Cutler
Department of Defense
IBM
Northrop Grumman
T. Rowe Price
Aldi, Inc.
Alverez and Marsal Tax
Banc of America Securities |
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