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MBA Salary Statistics

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McCombs was recently recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek as the #7 Best MBA Program for Job Placement (2010).

Armed with an MBA from the McCombs School of Business, you will have the knowledge and business acumen to tackle a career in the industry of your choice. Our job placement and salary statistics demonstrate how highly sought after Texas MBAs are in industries across the board.

2012 MBA Full-Time Salary Stats

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.

2013 MBA Intern Salary Stats

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.

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