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 2018, and full employment reports are available online.
| Compensation - Base Salary | |
|---|---|
| Mean | $106,100 |
| Median | $105,000 |
| Compensation - Signing Bonus | |
| Mean | $20,306 |
| Median | $10,000 |
| Employment Status - 3 Months after Graduation | |
| Holding One or More Offers | 94% |
| Accepted a Position | 92% |
| Employment by Function | |
| Operations/Logistics | 33% |
| Marketing/Sales | 30% |
| Consulting | 21% |
| Finance/Accounting | 9% |
| General Management | 5% |
| Employment by Industry | |
| Technology | 28% |
| Manufacturing | 16% |
| Other (Financial Services, Energy, Construction, etc.) | 14% |
| Consulting | 14% |
| Healthcare | 12% |
| Retail | 9% |
| Consumer Products | 7% |
| Employment by U.S. Geographic Region | |
| Mid-Atlantic | 23% |
| Southwest | 23% |
| Midwest | 21% |
| West | 14% |
| South | 10% |
| Northeast | 7% |
| Note: 2% of graduates accepted positions outside of the U.S. | |