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Employment Statistics

This page provides employment statistics for students in the Smeal MBA Program.

Employment Statistics

The Smeal MBA Program compiles with the placement reporting standards of the MBA Career Services Council.

For detailed information please download our 2007 Employment Report.

Class of 2007 Permanent Employment - data as of 9/30/2007
Compensation Mean Median
Base Salary $83,098 $85,000
Signing Bonus $12,424 $12,000



Employment as of 3 months after graduation

% of Class holding one or more offers 1
90%
% of Class accepted a position
90%
Employment by Function
Finance and Accounting 47%
Marketing and Sales 23%
Operations and Supply Chain Management 17%
Consulting 7%
General Management 4%
Human Resources 2%
Employment by Industry
Financial Services 26%
Manufacturing 26%
Technology 15%
Pharma/Biotech & Healthcare 13%
Miscellaneous 8%
Consumer Products 4%
Petroleum/Energy 4%
Consulting 2%
Media/Entertainment 2%
Employment by U.S. Geographic Region
Northeast 32%
Mid-Atlantic 30%
Southwest 15%
West 9%
Midwest 8%
South 4%
International l2%
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