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Employment Statistics | 2002

Base Salaries by Function—Full Time

Major Functions Chosen by Graduates 1998-2002
Percent of Acceptances
Function   '02 '01 '00 '99 '98
Business development   5 5 7 5
Consulting*   25 41 39 40 40
General management/Leadership development   10 6 6 6 6
Investment banking   10 12 11 7 14
Investment management/research   4 5 3 3 3
Operations/production   1 1 1 1
Other finance   5 6 5 6 2
Other marketing   5 4 5 3 2
Product management   12 13 11 14 14
Sales/trading   4 3 2 3 6
Strategic planning   5 2 4 2 1
Treasury/financial analysis   4 1 1 2 3
*Includes consulting positions with public accounting firms as well as internal corporate consulting. 

 

Graduate Salary Acceptances by Function
Function   Percent* Range Average
Administration      
Business development   5 $50,000-100,000 $84,100
Consulting   25 50,000-200,000 97,700
Finance:   27    
  Accounting/controller      
  Investment banking   10  50,000-100,000  83,000
  Investment management/research   4 65,000-100,000 84,600
  Lending      
  Other finance   5 46,700-175,000 89,800
  Sales & trading   4 85,000- 90,000 85,300
  Treasury/financial analysis   4 70,000- 90,000 82,100
General management / Leadership development   10 36,000-140,000 88,800
Marketing:   22    
  Advertising
     
  Industrial marketing      
  Merchandising/retail      
  Market research   2 70,000-100,000 83,100
  Other marketing   5 55,000-100,000 81,300
  Product management   12 65,000-116,000 83,700
  Sales   1 80,000-100,000 92,100
  Service marketing      
Operations/production   90,000-123,000 99,800
Other   3 38,000-150,000 95,400
Real estate   2    
  Development      
  Finance   2 70,000- 90,000 87,300
Strategic planning   5 40,000-105,000 83,400
*Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
†Indicates less than 1 percent of accepted offers.
 
 
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