received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
77%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
1%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
7%
were starting a new business (4)
1%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
6%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
37
(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. Delta
2
2. Honeywell
2
3. Cintas
2
4. McKesson
2
5. UPS
2
6. Coca Cola
1
7. Philip Morris
1
8. Booz Allen & Hamilton
1
9. Entergy
1
10. BellSouth
1
11. IBM Corporation
1
12. Exxon Mobil
1
13. Cox Communications
1
14. Bank of America
1
15. AT Kearney
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$66,100
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$64,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,024
Median first-year signing bonus
$6,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
34%
(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
$74,000
Median signing bonus
$7,000
Median other compensation
$12,500
Median MBA loans
$0
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.1
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$30,780
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
4%
Central/South America, Mexico
10%
Eastern Europe
2%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
80%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
2%
Within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
8%
Midwest U.S.
8%
Northeast U.S.
2%
South U.S.
60%
Southwest U.S.
0%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
2%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 41
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. UPS
2
2. Coca Cola
2
3. Disney
2
4. BellSouth
2
5. GE Supply
1
6. Philip Morris
1
7. NASD
1
8. Cap Gemeni Ernst & Young
1
9. Dell
1
10. Southern Company
1
11. Caterpillar
1
12. Assurant Group
1
13. Earthlink
1
14. Georgia Pacific Corporation
1
15. McKesson
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation
$3,470
Median internship compensation
$3,200
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Wall Street
Sept.
No
National Black MBA Conference
Sept.
No
International
Oct.
No
National Hispanic MBA Conference
Nov.
No
Atlanta MBA Consortium
Nov.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,600,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school implemented wireless network coverage, created an iXL/E-Commerce Lab, and created a multi-media lab to assist in enhancing faculty/student presentations. Student labs were upgraded.
Additional financial databases (e.g. Bloomberg), as well as desktop video conferencing capabilities were added.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 3,102 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,915 living MBA alumni, and 5 MBA club(s) in 1 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. 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. n/a
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
Program Basics: The recommended annual budget for a resident would be $16,714 while this figure would be $30,148 for a non-resident. An average of these two figures is listed above.
Internship Compensation: Monthly salary figures were reported.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Ann Scott
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