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% |
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| 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:
| Firm | Graduates 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:
| Firm | Interns 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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