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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Howard University
Howard University School of Business

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Address: 2600 Sixth Street, NW
Suite # 236
Washington, DC 20059
E-Mail: mba_bschool@howard.edu
Web site: http://www.bschool.howard.edu
Directions to school


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   80%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 56%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 21%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 10%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 4%
were starting a new business (4) 6%
postponed their job search n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons n/a
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 40
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. IBM 3
2. Aetna 2
3. Fannie Mae 2
4. KPMG 2
5. NASA 2
6. PriceWaterhouseCoopers 2
7. The Advisory Board Co. 1
8. Citibank 1
9. Eaton 1
10. Epylon 1
11. Intel 1
12. NJR Energy Services 1
13. Reynolds & Reynolds 1
14. U.S. Airways 1
15. United Technologies 1

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

$68,823
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$70,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$9,500
Median first-year signing bonus

$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

30%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 3%
Finance/Accounting 47%
General Management 0%
Human Resources 3%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 0%
Operations/Logistics 30%
Other 7%

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

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 52%
Midwest U.S. 12%
Northeast U.S. 20%
South U.S. 4%
Southwest U.S. 8%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 4%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 55

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

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Dell 2
2. IBM 2
3. United Technologies 2
4. Citigroup, Inc 1
5. Eaton-Cutler Hammer 1
6. E.P.A. 1
7. GE Financial 1
8. General Motors 1
9. Hallmark 1
10. Intel 1
11. Kauffman Foundation 4
12. Lucent Technologies 1
13. Mills Corporation 1
14. Riggs Bank 1
15. United States International Trade Commission 1

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 93%
Average internship compensation (per week) $1,074
Median internship compensation (per week) $1,280
Average internship length (weeks) 12


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
NBMBAA Conference - various cities in USA

Sept. No
Wall Street - New York, NY

Sept. No


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 installed a wireless network and surveillance system. It has also invested in new lab equipment, computer servers, digital display equipment, video conferencing equipment, and Smartcarts (Projector, Computer, VCR).


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.bschool.howard.edu/alumni

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded 1,062 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,058 living MBA alumni, and 1 MBA club(s) in 1 country, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 17% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $200, and a mean gift of U.S. $1,000. 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. $4,812,078

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Verna Supel


 
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