Employment Statistics
A summary of employment statistics as reported by recent graduates of the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Smeal College of Business Full Time, 2 year Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program. The Penn State Smeal MBA Program complies with the placement reporting standards of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance (MBA CSEA).
The Penn State Smeal MBA Program complies with the placement reporting standards of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance. Below is an overview of permanent employment statistics for the class of 2020, and full employment reports are available online.
| Compensation - Base Salary | |
|---|---|
| Mean | $114,723 |
| Median | $116,500 |
| Compensation - Signing Bonus | |
| Mean | $23,995 |
| Median | $20,000 |
| Employment Status - 3 Months after Graduation | |
| Holding One or More Offers | 90% |
| Accepted a Position | 86% |
| Employment by Function | |
| Supply Chain/Operations/Logistics | 46% |
| Consulting | 20% |
| Finance/Accounting | 16% |
| Marketing/Sales | 9% |
| General Management/Other | 9% |
| Employment by Industry | |
| Technology | 32% |
| Consulting | 23% |
| Other (Consumer Products, Energy, Finance Services, Retail) | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 16% |
| Healthcare | 11% |
| Employment by U.S. Geographic Region | |
| Northeast | 27% |
| Southwest | 18% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 16% |
| West | 16% |
| Midwest | 14% |
| South | 5% |
| Note: 4% of graduates accepted positions outside of the U.S. | |