Career Management Center

Salary Data

Student Survey & Salary Information

Overview

Annually, we survey our graduating class (December, May and August graduates) in order to provide the Robinson community with a snapshot of graduating classes' career status 0-6 months after graduation. The following summarizes the class of 2011 (Dec. ’10, May ’11, and Aug. ’11) survey results.

Graduate Students | Undergraduate Students | Students - Evaluating Job Offers | Employers

Graduate Students

Professional MBA
Average starting salary	$89,000
Salary range	$39,000-$170,000
Average % increase over pre-MBA salary	29%

Flex MBA and Dual MBA/JD/MHA
Average starting salary	$65,400
Salary range	$55,000-$95,000
Average % increase over pre-MBA salary	26.8%

Specialized Master's
Average starting salary	$71,800
Salary range	$55,000-$125,000
Average % increase over pre-MBA salary	53.9%

Summary

68% of graduates graduating in Dec. '10, May '11 or Aug. '11 reported employment information.

Graduate students who obtained new full-time employment upon graduation: 50%

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Of the graduates who obtained new full-time employment:

Accepted first job offer by graduation: 50%
Accepted first job offer within 3 months of graduation: 32%
Accepted first job offer more than 3-6 months after graduation: 18%

Firms hiring the most 2011 graduate business majors for full-time positions:

PwC	Assurant	Towers Watson
Deloitte	DOW Networks	Williams Benator and Libby
Ernst & Young	Kaiser Permanente	Accenture
Grant Thorton	McGladrey	BB&T
KPMG	Taylor Consulting Group	IRS

Industry Breakdown - % of graduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Accounting – 24%	Manufacturing – 2%	Real Estate – 2%
Consumer Products/Retail – 6%	Media/Entertainment/Consulting – 3%	Sports/Leisure – 0%
Consulting – 10%	Other – 10%	Technology/Science – 12%
Financial Services – 12%	Petroleum/Energy – 2%	Transportation – 1%
Government/Education – 7%	Pharma/Biotech/Health – 9%	Utilities – 0%

Geographic Breakdown - % of graduates who accepted jobs in the following locations:

Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI) - 13%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) - 2%
Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) - 2%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) - 86%
West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) - 2%

Internship Data

% of internships that were paid: 67%
mean compensation per week (based on 20-hour work week): $18.05

Firms hiring the most 2011 graduate business majors for internship positions:

PwC	Delta Community Credit Union	Emory Healthcare
KPMG	ING Investment Management	Georgia Pacific
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	AT&T	Grant Thorton LLP
Cherry Bekaert & Holland LLP	Barnwell & Co.	IRS
Coventry Health Care	Coca-Cola	Newell Rubbermaid

Undergraduate Students

BBA Average Salary = $43,246.30 Click a major to learn more about opportunities in that field.
Average Salary
Accounting »	$42,700
Actuarial Science »	$56,100
Computer Information Systems »	$51,400
Economics	$45,300
Finance »	$47,600
Hospitality »	$35,800
Management/Managerial Science »	$44,700
Marketing »	$42,500
Real Estate »	$39,100
Risk Management and Insurance »	$43,200

Summary

56% of undergraduates graduating in Dec. '10, May '11 or Aug. '11 reported employment information.

Undergraduates who obtained new full-time employment upon graduation: 40%

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Of the undergraduates who obtained new full-time employment:

Accepted first job offer by graduation: 36%
Accepted first job offer within 3 months of graduation: 41%
Accepted first job offer more than 3-6 months after graduation: 23%

Firms hiring the most 2011 undergraduate business majors for full-time positions:

State of Georgia	Georgia State University	E*TRADE	McGladrey
PwC	Liberty Mutual	Foundation Financial Group	Milliman
AT&T	UPS	Georgia Pacific	Sun Trust
Deloitte	Procter & Gamble	Georgia Power	Wellcare
GE	Enterprise	Macy's	Wilson Lewis

Industry Breakdown - % of undergraduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Accounting – 11%	Manufacturing – 1%	Real Estate – 2%
Consumer Products/Retail – 9%	Media/Entertainment/Consulting – 3%	Sports/Leisure – 0%
Consulting – 6%	Other – 22%	Technology/Science – 8%
Financial Services – 13%	Petroleum/Energy – 2%	Transportation – 5%
Government/Education – 8%	Pharma/Biotech/Health – 7%	Utilities – 0%

Geographic Breakdown - % of undergraduates who accepted jobs in the following locations:

Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI) – 2%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) – 1%
Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) – 1%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) – 95%
West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) – 0%

Internship Data

% of internships that were paid: 62%
mean compensation per week (based on 20-hour work week): $14.44/hour
average internship length: 15 weeks

Firms hiring the most 2011 undergraduate business majors for internship positions

Make a Wish Foundation	Procter & Gamble	AT&T
Deloitte	AAA	Bradyware
Grant Thorton	ADP	Catlin Inc
PwC	Georgia Pacific	Coca-Cola
Georgia State University	Georgia State Financing & Investment Commission	GE
Southern Company	Marcus & Millichap

Graduate schools and programs most frequently enrolled in by Robinson undergrad students

Graduate Schools

Georgia State University
Cornell University
Emory University
University of Florida
University of Georgia

Graduate Programs

MBA
MPA
Law
Taxation
MS

Students - Evaluating Job Offers

The above information provides you with an overall sense of the employment market. However, everyone's situation is unique, and the market is fluid. As a result, when evaluating a job offer, we encourage you to meet with our staff in order to access the most current market data and trends.

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Employers

We believe you will find the above data helpful in your efforts to develop competitive job offers. In addition, we can also provide you with real-time information regarding signing bonuses, industry comparisons and geographic salary adjustments based on the feedback we receive from the students and employers we work with on a daily basis.
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