Employment Reports
Complete Employment Reports that contain employment statistics, as reported by recent graduates of the Penn State Smeal MBA Program. The Penn State Smeal MBA Program complies with the placement reporting standards of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance.
The Penn State Smeal MBA Program complies with the placement reporting standards of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance.
Smeal MBA Employment Reports
- 2017 Smeal MBA Employment Report PDF
- 2016 Smeal MBA Employment Report PDF
- 2015 Smeal MBA Employment Report PDF
Employment Statistics for the Class of 2017
Compensation - Base Salary
- Mean: $105,462
- Median: $105,000
Compensation – Signing Bonus
- Mean: $21,820
- Median: $20,000
Employment Status – As of 3 Months After Graduation
- Holding One or More Offers: 92%
- Accepted a Position: 92%
Employment By Function
- Operations/Logistics: 44%
- Marketing/Sales: 24%
- Consulting: 19%
- Finance/Accounting: 7%
- General Management: 6%
Employment By Industry
- Manufacturing: 20%
- Consulting: 18.5%
- Retail: 18.5%
- Technology: 15%
- Consumer Packaged Goods: 13%
- Healthcare: 6%
- Other: 9%
Employment By U.S. Geographic Region
- South: 20%
- Southwest: 18.5%
- West: 18.5%
- Midwest: 17%
- Northeast: 15%
- Mid-Atlantic: 9%
Note: 2% of graduates accepted positions based outside of the U.S.