received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
80%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
n/a
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
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:
n/a
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$67,909
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$70,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,571
Median first-year signing bonus
$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
37%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
n/a
Central/South America, Mexico
n/a
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
95%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
5%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
84%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
11%
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:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation
$8,394
Median internship compensation
$7,200
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Orlando, FL
Oct.
No
Boston, MA
Nov.
No
Hartford, CT
Apr.
No
New York, NY
Apr.
No
Boston, MA
May
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,200,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management facility is completely rewired to category 5 Internet access; two entirely new Computer Labs have been added; a Video Conferencing Center is in place; a live interactive Trading Room has come online; three Case Classrooms with Internet connections at each seat are available; all classrooms are connected to the Internet; communications with students are further enhanced using flat screen televisions located throughout the Isenberg School, a protal for all Isenberg School of Management undergraduate curriculum has been built; the MBA Professional Program curriculum is available entirely online; portions of the undergraduate curriculum are online as well; Windows 2000 and Office Professional 2000 are used throughout the school.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Alumni networking Web site: n/a
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 2,770 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,700 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, 12% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $595. 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
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Jessica Zalewski
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