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BBA Full-Time Salary Statistics

BBA Salary Survey 2012
Full-Time Overall Salaries
Average: $56,190 Median: $55,000 Standard Deviation: $11,717
Full-Time Statistics by Major Average Standard Deviation % of Reports*
Accounting $48,715 $14,618 3%
Engineering Route to Business/Science and Technology Management $54,623 $8,870 2%
Finance $58,993 $11,108 41%
Honors + BBA* $63,144 $9,621 22%
International Business $48.069 $15,479 2%
Management $47,496 $11,944 4%
Marketing $49,554 $10,954 17%
Management Information Systems $58,502 $9,295 19%
Supply Chain Management $57,005 $10,301 12%
*Business Honors Program (BHP) students are allowed to have a double major in business: one in Honors and one in another business discipline. Those Honors students who double major have been counted in the calculations for both individual majors as reflected in the percentage (%) of reports by major.
Full-Time Statistics by Geographical Region Average Standard Deviation % of Reports
Texas $55,614 $10,985 78%
Austin, Texas** $50,085 $13,328 18%**
Dallas, Texas** $55,925 $8,770 31%**
Houston, Texas** $58,205 $10,257 47%**
Other Texas $47,319 $10,944 4%**
Mid-Atlantic $62,250 $5,339 2%
Midwest $51,459 $8,414 4%
Northeast $63,173 $15,747 6%
South $52,355 $9,763 4%
Southwest $56,163 $9,220 2%
West $65,852 $13,382 4%
International     $33,133     $16,415 1%
**The percentage (%) of reports for Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Other Texas (each) is a percentage of the overall Texas reports.
Full-Time Statistics by Industry Average Standard Deviation % of Reports
Automotive/Transportation $48,254 $7,325 2%
Banking (Commercial) $53,633 $8,869 5%
Banking (Investment) $65,903 $8,681 12%
Communications/Marketing/eCommerce $39,304 $10,411 3%
Computer Technology/Equipment/Software $59,288 $12,320 12%
Consulting $59,910 $8,373 22%
Consumer Goods $56,045 $15,192 4%
Financial Services (excl banks) $45,996 $14,006 2%
Government/Non-Profit/Law $42,537 $12,752 2%
Insurance/Real Estate $43,696 $7,779 3%
Petroleum Refining/Energy $60,281 $10,891 10%
Pharma/Biotech/Health $51,441 $5,632 3%
Public Accounting $54,400 $6,408 8%
Retail/Entertainment/Hospitality $46,541 $6,277 8%
Other $54,863 $11,648 3%

Data based on 386 student reports of offers and accepts as of graduation. 1% of students who reported are attending graduate school or are not seeking employment. Results were compiled from information reported by students via the BBA Exit Survey.

BBA Intern Salary Statistics

BBA Intern Survey 2012
Internship Overall Salaries
Average (Monthly): $2,928 Median (Monthly): $2,905 Standard Deviation (Monthly): $1,324
Internship Statistics by Major Monthly Average Standard Deviation % of Reports*
Accounting $2,751 $1,243 9%
Engineering Route to Business/Science and Technology Management $2,481 $1,640 1%
Finance $3,209 $1,423 45%
Honors + BBA* $3,509 $1,421 1%
International Business $1,850 $1,013 1%
Management $2,634 $818 2%
Marketing $2,190 $1,120 14%
Management Information Systems $3,099 $1,153 19%
Supply Chain Management $2,856 $1,042 7%
Unspecified Business $1,771 $1,786 0%
*Business Honors Program (BHP) students are allowed to have a double major in business: one in Honors and one in another business discipline. Those Honors students who double major have been counted in the calculations for both individual majors as reflected in the percentage (%) of reports by major.
Internship Statistics by Geographical Region Monthly Average Standard Deviation % of Reports
Texas $2,849 $1,290 74%
Austin, Texas** $2,107 $942 41%**
Dallas, Texas** $3,393 $1,261 25%**
Houston, Texas** $3,451 $1,260 31%**
Other Texas** $2,426 $728 5%**
Mid-Atlantic $2,742 $461 1%
Midwest $3,088 $785 5%
Northeast $4,079 $1,380 5%
South $2,694 $1,163 3%
Southwest $3,436 $825 2%
West $3,369 $1,344 8%
International $1,065 $820 2%
The percentage (%) of reports for Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Other Texas (each) is a percentage of the overall Texas reports.
Internship Statistics by Industry Monthly Average Standard Deviation % of Reports
Automotive/Transportation $2,888 $908 3%
Banking (Commercial) $3,139 $1,488 4%
Banking (Investment) $4,011 $1,629 11%
Communications/Marketing/eCommerce $1,672 $949 6%
Computer Technology/Equipment/Software $2,794 $1,235 15%
Consulting $3,541 $1,401 8%
Consumer Goods $2,670 $890 6%
Financial Services (exl banks) $2,439 $1,286 9%
Government/Non-Profit/Law $2,250 $880 3%
Insurance/Real Estate $2,495 $955 6%
Petroleum Refining/Energy $3,613 $756 10%
Pharma/Biotech/Health $2,250 $709 3%
Public Accounting $3,624 $1,278 6%
Retail/Entertainment/Hospitality $2,386 $695 6%
Other $2,367 $1,056 5%

Data based on 760 voluntary reports of offers and accepts. Internship salary statistics exclude unpaid internships. Results were compiled from information reported by students via the BBA Intern Survey.

MPA Employment & Salary Statistics

MPA Employment Statistics
  Class of 2012 Class of 2011 
Professional accounting services firms (Big 4, Mid-Cap and Regional Firms)  88% 89% 
Industry  4%  3%
Investment Banking and other Financial Services  4%  4%
Consulting  4%  2%
Government/Public Sector  0%  2%
MPA Average Salary (Across all industries)
Class of 2012 $54,175
Class of 2011 $52,498
MPA Geographic Distribution of Employment

 Class of 2012  tMPA  iMPA Class of 2011
Texas  83%  72%  89% 82%
Northeast   7%  8%  6% 12%
Mid-Atlantic  -  -  - 1%
South   3%  6%  2%  -
Midwest   2%  6%  -  -
Southwest (other than Texas)   1%  1%  1%  2%
West   3%  6%  2%  2%
International   1%  1%  1%  1%
At time of graduation in 2011, percentage of MPA students who were
   MPA-All MPA-International 
Employed or received offers     93% 65%
Continuing education or postponing job search   2% 10%
Seeking employment  5% 26%

MBA Full-Time Salary Statistics

mba class of 2012 Full-time Salary Statistics*
Full-Time Statistics by Student Visa Status Mean Median
ALL STUDENTS

Base Salary $105,112 $100,000
Signing Bonus $23,426 $20,000
Guaranteed Bonus $21,136 $11,199
U.S./PERMANENT RESIDENTS

Base Salary $105,756 $100,000
Signing Bonus $27,909 $20,000
Guaranteed Bonus $27,909 $16,500
INTERNATIONAL

Base Salary $102,939 $100,000
Signing Bonus $22,106 $20,000
Guaranteed Bonus $10,300 $9,700

Full-Time Statistics by Function Mean % Accepts
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Corporate Finance/Treasury $95,770 14%
Investment Banking $102,500 7%
Investment Management $98,750 6%
Venture Capital/Private Equity $95,833 3%
Sales &Trading $100,000 1%
MARKETING

General Marketing $99,200 10%
Brand Management $100,800 7%
Sales & Business Development $98,900 4%
MANAGEMENT

Consulting $121,618 27%
Operations $104,559 8%
General Management $94,259 8%
OTHER
Other $99,800 2%

Full-Time Statistics by Industry Mean % Accepts
Consulting $124,288 24%
Computer Hardware/Electronics $104,676 13%
Consumer Products $96,227 11%
Investment Banking/Brokerage $103,421 9%
Petroleum/Energy $98,762 8%
Diversified Financial Services/Insurance $101,000 5%
Diversified Manufacturing $100,302 5%
Computer Software/Printing/Publishing $101,986 3%
Investment Management $94,167 3%
Internet/e-Commerce $110,000 2%
Retail $105,000 2%
Private Equity/Venture Capital $97,500 2%
Travel/Tourism/Hospitality $92,500 2%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Healthcare $76,336 2%
Telecommunications $94,667 1%
Commercial Banking $87,733 1%
Real Estate $84,000 1%
Non-Profit $54,133 1%
Other $123,333 1%

Full-Time Statistics by Region Mean % Accepts
Southwest $104,331 60%
West $115,276 15%
Northeast $102,625 8%
Midwest $108,867 7%
South $109,000 5%
Mid-Atlantic -- 1%



Outside the U.S $78,043 3%

*Data based on 201 usable guaranteed MBA student-reported base salaries collected through September 30, 2012. This report complies with MBACSC guidelines for data collection. Numbers and percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

MBA Intern Salary Statistics

mba class of 2013 Intern Salary Statistics*
Internship Statistics by Student Visa Status Mean Median
ALL STUDENTS

Monthly Base Salary $6,789 $6,709
U.S./PERMANENT RESIDENTS

Monthly Base Salary $6,853 $7,000
INTERNATIONAL

Monthly Base Salary $6,451 $6,500

Internship Statistics by Function Mean % Accepts
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Corporate Finance/Treasury $6,311 21%
Investment Banking $7,928 7%
Investment Management $5,503 5%
Venture Capital& Private Equity $4,702 5%
MARKETING

General Marketing $5,920 16%
Brand Management $6,595 5%
Sales & Business Development $4,551 5%
Consumer Insights $6,261 2%
MANAGEMENT

Consulting $9,268 20%
Operations $6,757 7%
General Management/ H.R. $6,624 5%
OTHER
Other $4,989 1%

Intern Statistics by Industry Mean % Accepts
Consulting $10,664 15%
Computer Hardware/Electronics $6,605 11%
Diversified Financial Services/Insurance $7,904 10%
Petroleum/Energy $6,685 9%
Consumer Products $6,630 8%
Investment Banking/Brokerage $7,152 7%
Computer Software/Printing/Publishing $5,222 6%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Healthcare $6,137 5%
Retail $5,186 4%
Education/Government/Nonprofit $2,969 4%
Diversified Manufacturing $5,549 4%
Real Estate $4,989 3%
Private Equity/Venture Capital $4,562 3%
Internet/e-Commerce $4,973 3%
Investment Management/Research $4,740 2%
Commercial Banking $7,029 2%
Travel/Tourism/Hospitality/Transportation $5,975 2%
Telecommunications $5,919 2%
Other $4,822 1%

Intern Statistics by Region Mean % Accepts
Southwest $6,843 57%
West $7,083 15%
Northeast $7,164 10%
South $6,022 8%
Midwest $5,653 6%
Mid-Atlantic $7,816 2%
Outside the U.S. $6,934 3%

*Data based on 232 usable guaranteed MBA student-reported base salaries collected through September 30, 2012. This report complies with MBACSC guidelines for data collection. Numbers and percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Page last updated: 12/12/2011