By Rebecca Cook, executive director of Kelley Career Services
National rankings are important. Location, too. However, few measurements of an MBA program carry as much weight as its employment stats—and 93% of the most recent graduates of Kelley’s top 20 Full-Time +Flex MBA Program had job offers within 90 days.
93% is one of the best showings among the top 25 MBA programs. Our graduates received offers from a variety of companies and industries across the country, including the top consulting, consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, and tech companies. The mean starting compensation (salary and signing bonus) for our grads increased to more than $167,000. Base salaries range from $70,000 to $205,000.
Where they work
If you’re surprised that 29.5% of graduates received offers from companies in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic regions and 15.6% received offers from companies in the West and Southwest, then you’re not yet familiar with Kelley’s massive alumni network and corporate partners who want to meet our students every year.
Many of our graduates want to live and work in the Midwest, the source of 55.8% of offers last year. For those with eyes toward New York, San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, and other areas, likely will find Kelley alumni (133,000+) working at companies in these regions—and our alums are generous with their time, career insights, and support of Kelley MBAs. (more…)