THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| Graduating class seeking employment (1) | | 60% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 30% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 65% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 30% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | 4% |
| were starting a new business (4) | 0% |
| postponed their job search | 0% |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | 1% |
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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:
n/a
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
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$69,687 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
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$65,500 |
Average first-year signing bonus
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$6,150 |
Median first-year signing bonus
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$5,000 |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
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86% |
(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
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$64,000 |
Median signing bonus
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$10,000 |
Median other compensation
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$15,000 |
Median MBA loans
|
$0 |
Average number of job offers at graduation
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1.0 |
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
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$31,667 |
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
|
13% |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
| Accounting/Auditing |
27% |
| Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) |
6% |
| Education, Training, and Library |
5% |
| Financial Services |
17% |
| Information Technology |
5% |
| Insurance |
4% |
| Manufacturing/Operations and Production |
27% |
| Marketing |
5% |
| Other |
4% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | n/a |
| Asia | 5% |
| Central/South America, Mexico | n/a |
| Eastern Europe | n/a |
| Middle East | n/a |
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) | 90% |
| Oceania | n/a |
| Western Europe | 5% |
Within North America:
| Canada | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 9% |
| Midwest U.S. | n/a |
| Northeast U.S. | n/a |
| South U.S. | n/a |
| Southwest U.S. | n/a |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | n/a |
| West U.S. | 5% |
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 |
n/a |
| Average internship compensation |
n/a |
| Median internship compensation |
n/a |
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
| Destination | Month offered | Paid for by B-School |
Trip to Wall Street
|
Mar. |
Yes |
NBMBAA
|
Sept. |
Yes |
IMBA
|
Oct. |
Yes |
IBM Trip
|
June |
Yes |
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $373,385
Technology changes made over the past three years:
$373,384.90 was spent in the last three years to:
- upgrade technology teaching stations
- upgrade faculty, staff, and student desktops and printers
- upgrade hardware and software of file/print servers, email server, database and Web server
- acquire and implement a Blackboard (Web course management system)server and a second streaming media server
- acquire and implement a Groupwise (email and groupware) server
- upgrade the network to switched fast ethernet over some network segements
- purchase and deploy handheld digital devices
- add and upgrade multimedia hardware and software
- acquire specialized software, including data mining, financial market access, Web development, and statistical software
- upgrade Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office software
- provide easier access to a wider range of research databases
- implemented a high-capacity, automated tape library backup system
- implement LCD-panel message-board system
- implement a wireless LAN
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.som.syr.edu/alum
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,242 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 7,851 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, 14% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $175, and a mean gift of U.S. $175. 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. $29,528,420
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Paul Bobrowski
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