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Employment Statistics | 2003

Base Salaries by Function — Full Time

Major Functions Chosen by Graduates 1999-2003
Percent of Acceptances
Function   '03 '02 '01 '00 '99
Business development   4 5 5 7 5
Consulting*   28 25 41 39 40
General management/Leadership development   9 10 6 6 6
Investment banking   7 10 12 11 7
Investment management/research   5 4 5 3 3
Operations/production   1 1 1
Other finance   7 5 6 5 6
Other marketing   6 5 4 5 3
Product management   13 12 13 11 14
Sales/trading   2 4 3 2 3
Strategic planning   5 5 2 4 2
Treasury/financial analysis   2 4 1 1 2
*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   4 $32,400-130,000 $88,700
Consulting   28  40,000-160,000  94,000
Finance:   24    
  Accounting/controller      
  Investment banking   7  55,000-100,000  82,200
  Investment management/research   5  46,000-127,000  87,000
  Lending      
  Other finance   7  56,000-120,000  86,800
  Public finance      
  Sales & trading   2  80,000- 150,000  92,600
  Treasury/financial analysis   4  63,000-  95,000  82,500
General management / Leadership development   9  44,000-175,000  87,700
Marketing:   22    
  Advertising
     
  Industrial marketing      
  Merchandising/retail      
  Market research   1  75,000-  85,000  80,400
  Other marketing   6  30,000-115,000  84,800
  Product management   13  47,400-115,000  83,200
  Sales   2  70,000-  95,300  82,300
  Service marketing   1  60,000-125,000  87,600
Operations/production      
Other   4  40,000-140,000  110,200
Real estate   2    
  Development   1  62,000-150,000  93,800
  Finance   2  55,000-110,000  82,900
Strategic planning   5  72,000-150,000  87,400
*Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
†Indicates less than 1 percent of accepted offers.
 
 
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