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 | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |