The full-time 2-year MBA Class of 2017 at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School has managed to secure an average base salary of $119,665 and a median salary of $120,000, the School said in its latest Employment Report.
The class has a total 166 students, including 34% women, 14% minority and 35% international students. The students have an average work experience of 6 years. The GMAT score in the 80% range is 620-740.
Finance took away 20% with a median base salary of $120,000. In this sector, Investment banking offered a median base salary of $125,000 for 10% of the students who opted for such roles.
The school said 94% of the graduates received offers within 3 months and 93% accepted within 3 months. The source of accepted offers was 56% internships, 19% school scheduled interviews and 13% student initiated. The remaining 12% is through Goizueta sources that included career fairs, faculty, alumni and staff referrals, resume books and off-campus activities supported by the career center.
Consulting attracted 40% of the graduates with a median base salary of $140,000. Within the sector, Financial Consulting, taken up by 5%, offered the best median base salary of $147,000. Management Consulting claimed the maximum 29% with a median base salary of $140,000.
Finance took away 20% with a median base salary of $120,000. In this sector, Investment banking offered a median base salary of $125,000 for 10% of the students who opted for such roles.
Marketing took 19% of the students with a median base salary of $107,000. In this sector, the 4% who chose Product Management drew the maximum median base salary of $118,000.
The 8% of the graduates who opted for General Management managed to get a median base salary of $110,000. The 7% choosing Operations/Supply Chain managed to get much more, drawing a median base salary of $120,000.
In employment by industry, Consulting Services had 34% of the class with a median base salary of $140,000 and a median signing bonus of $25,000. Financial Services claimed 17% of the graduates who drew a median base salary of $125,000 and a median signing bonus of $40,000.
Technology comes next with 17% of the graduates getting a median base salary of $115,000 and a median signing bonus of $30,000. Consumer Products had 8% of the graduates drawing a median base salary of $105,000 and a median signing bonus of $22,500.
Transportation had 7% of the graduates with a base median salary of $99,000 and a median signing bonus of $25,000. The 6% who accepted roles in Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare got an average median salary of $106,500 and a median signing bonus of $22,500.
The 5% graduates in Manufacturing received an average median salary of $114,000 and a median signing bonus of $15,000. Figures were not available for the 2% graduates in Retailing & wholesaling. The 5% others got an average median salary of $95,000 and a median signing bonus of $13,500.
The school said the compensation information is self-reported and 96% of students who reported accepting offers also provided the salary data. The others category includes Communications, Education, Real Estate, and Energy. The salary data was not reported for functions with fewer than three points of data and the numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
