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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arizona
Eller College of Business and Public Administration

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


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   66%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 73%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 89%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 16%
were starting a new business (4) 5%
postponed their job search 2%
did not seek employment for other reasons 9%
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year n/a
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards 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. Intel Corporation 3
2. E&J Gallo Winery; Avery Dennison; Federal Express 2

Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$65,171
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$5,980
Median first-year signing bonus

$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

41%

(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 function areas:
Consulting 6%
Finance/Accounting 31%
General Management 11%
Human Resources 6%
Marketing/Sales 23%
Management Information Systems 9%
Operations/Logistics 6%
Other 9%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 10%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
87%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 3%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 10%
Northeast U.S. 6%
South U.S. 9%
Southwest U.S. 45%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 27%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

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

Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Dial Corporation 3
2. Avery Dennison 2
3. CIMA Labs 2
4. Deloitte Consulting 2
5. Intel Corporation 2
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers 2
7. Safari Club International 2
8. Salter Labs 2
9. The Fountains 2

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 97%
Average internship compensation (per week) $919
Median internship compensation (per week) $850
Average internship length (weeks) 10


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: $800,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has added wireless networking for the entire building; new computer lab equipment; satellite TV for news updates; new software developed for alumni and student management; and new departmental clusters for storage and printing


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:
http://ellermba.arizona.edu

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,934 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) 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 fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. $627. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $40,000,000

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


 
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