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 2019, and full employment reports are available online.
Compensation - Base Salary | |
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Mean | $109,707 |
Median | $112,500 |
Compensation - Signing Bonus | |
Mean | $21,558 |
Median | $18,000 |
Employment Status - 3 Months after Graduation | |
Holding One or More Offers | 89% |
Accepted a Position | 83% |
Employment by Function | |
Operations/Logistics | 28% |
Marketing/Sales | 23% |
General Management | 18% |
Finance/Accounting | 15% |
Consulting | 10% |
Other | 6% |
Employment by Industry | |
Technology | 33% |
Manufacturing | 18% |
Other (Consumer Products, Energy, Non-profit, etc.) | 11% |
Consulting | 10% |
Financial Services | 10% |
Healthcare | 10% |
Retail | 8% |
Employment by U.S. Geographic Region | |
Mid-Atlantic | 36% |
Southwest | 26% |
West | 18% |
Midwest | 7% |
South | 5% |
Northeast | 5% |
Note: 3% of graduates accepted positions outside of the U.S. |