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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Florida
College of Business Administration

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Address: College of Business Administration/Graduate Studies
4202 E Fowler Ave, BSN 3403
Tampa , FL 3620-5500
E-Mail: mba@cobalusf.edu
Web site: www.coba.usf.edu/programs/mba/index.htm


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   66%
Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation 45%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 60%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 17%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4) 5%
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year n/a

(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.

Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Jabil Circuit 3
2. Arthur Andersen Business Consulting 2
3. Raytheon 2
4. T. Rowe Price 2
5. University Of South Florida 2
6. Tech Data 2
7. J.P. Morgan Chase 2
8. Citigroup 1
9. Cargill 1
10. Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals 1
11. Home Shopping Network 1
12. Raymond James Financial 1
13. Ford Motor Credit 1
14. SunTrust Bank 1
15. Proctor & Gamble 1


U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$46,041 $40,500$45,402
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$42,750 $42,500$42,500
Average first-year signing bonus

$500 n/a$500
Median first-year signing bonus

$500 n/a$500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

26% n/a26%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)

n/a n/an/a
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships

-- --2%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
(2) Benefits and perquisites (company cars, equipment, membership, etc.) are not equated to cash and are not included in compensation. May include other taxable payroll compensation such as a guaranteed annual bonus, and guaranteed "overtime" compensation.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting 7%
Finance/Accounting 22%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 12%
Marketing/Sales 14%
MIS 10%
Operations/Logistics 15%
Other 5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services 17%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 11%
Manufacturing 36%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 2%
Other Services 23%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 3%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
97%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 79%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 3%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms:
n/a

Internship compensation:
U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Paid internships

-- --n/a
Average internship compensation

n/a n/an/a
Median internship compensation

n/a n/an/a


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a
TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school had added a wireless network, and multimedia presentation equipment for all classrooms. It also improved student computer labs, and added state-of-the-art IT research facilities.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:


Current MBAs given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has n/a living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) in n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, n/a of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. n/a

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Wendy Baker


 
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