Employment Statistics
Each year, our students are employed by some of the world’s best-known companies. The graduating class of 2011 achieved outstanding success in pioneering their future paths as indicated below by highlights from the 2011 Employment Report:
- 91% of respondents had plans within 6 months of graduation including 430 job offers and 28 students attending graduate school.
- The average base salary for SMG undergraduates was 12% higher than the national average as reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in Fall 2011.
The following offers a glance at where our graduates will work, the nature of their positions, and their starting salaries.
For more information please review the Undergraduate Employment Report – Class of 2011.
| Comparison of Functions Entered vs. Positions Posted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Function |
% of Students
|
% of Permanent Positions
|
| Finance/Accounting | 43% | 40% |
| Marketing/Sales | 23% | 24% |
| General Management | 8% | 1% |
| Consulting | 6% | 10% |
| MIS | 5% | 12% |
| Other | 5% | 2% |
| HR | 4% | 3% |
| Operations/Production | 4% | 7% |
| Logistics/Transportation | 2% | 0% |
Note: Students select one or more concentrations from 10 options; 39% of students carried dual or triple concentrations. Therefore the total exceeds 100%. Note: BU School of Management follows National Guidelines for Graduate Reporting which are more stringent than most undergraduate reporting guidelines.
| * This data represents only students receiving offers that provided information for this category. |
| Average Base Salary $52,111 |
| Average Signing Bonus $6,128 |
| Median Salary $55,000 |
| Base Salary Range $22,000 – $75,000 |
| Compare to National Association of Colleges and Employers average of $46,372 |
