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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arizona
Eller College of Business & Public Administration

Sections: Getting In | Academics & Lifestyle |  Career & Alumni Affairs  | Graduate Comments


Address: McClelland Hall 210
PO Box 210108
Tucson, AZ 85721-0108
E-Mail: mba_admissions@eller.arizona.edu
Web site: http://www.eller.arizona.edu/mba


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   79%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 54%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 24%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 4%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 10%
were starting a new business (4) 3%
postponed their job search 4%
did not seek employment for other reasons 0%
 
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. Raytheon Company 3
2. First Magnus Financial Corporation 3
3. America West Airlines 2
4. Intel Corporation 2


Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$64,476
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$6,500
Median first-year signing bonus

$5,312
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

52%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



2002 GRADUATES REPORT

Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.

Median starting base-salary

$65,000
Median signing bonus

$7,000
Median other compensation

$17,500
Median MBA loans

$12,000
Average number of job offers at graduation

1.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program

$30,019
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment

21%


CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 10%
Finance/Economics 14%
Financial Services 12%
Government and Policy 7%
Human Resources 5%
Information Technology 7%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 14%
Other 14%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 5%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
86%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. 48%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 22%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

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

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Intel Corporation 5
2. Ventana Medical Systems 2
3. Avery Dennison 2
4. IBM Corporation 2
5. Marketing Intelligence 2


Internship compensation:
Paid internships 99%
Average internship compensation $3,510
Median internship compensation $3,333


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: $1,300,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added a wireless network, and updated its computer labs and the technology within its classrooms.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.eller.arizona.edu/mba

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,917 living MBA alumni, and 0 MBA club(s) in 0 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 11% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $988. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $39,300,000


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

Internship Compensation has been given in monthly amounts.

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Trina Callie


 
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