All Data collected and reported in compliance with the MBA Career Services and Employer Alliances (www.mbacsea.org) Employment Reporting Standards.
2016-2017 Full-Time MBA Employment Statistics Summary
The date summarizes employment statistics for graduates of the Iowa State University Full-Time MBA Program, for the 12 months ending June 30, 2017. All data is collected in compliance with the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance’s Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics.
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The Graduating Class
U.S. Citizens: 74% of class
International Students: 26% of class
Timing of First Job Offers
Received at least one offer by graduation: 81%*
*Graduates with permanent work authorization: 96%
Received at least one offer by 3 months after graduation: 84%**
**Graduates with permanent work authorization: 100%
Received at least one offer by 4 months after graduation: 97%
Timing of Job Acceptances
Offer accepted by graduation: 81%*
*Graduates with permanent work authorization: 96%
Offer accepted by 3 months after graduation: 84%
Offer accepted by 4 months after graduation: 97%
Compensation by Professional Function
| Function | Graduates Accepting New Employment | Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
| Consulting | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Finance/Accounting | 18% | $66,631 | $57,750 | $50,000 | $85,000 |
| Marketing | 10% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| General Management | 6% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Human Resources | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Supply Chain Management | 31% | $75,550 | $75,000 | $65,000 | $88,200 |
| IT | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Engineering | 26% | $71,240 | $70,000 | $62,000 | $82,000 |
Compensation by Industry
| Industry | Graduates Accepting New Employment | Mean Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
| Consulting | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Financial Services | 16% | $70,188 | $71,375 | $50,000 | $88,000 |
| Construction | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Manufacturing | 13% | $71,967 | $69,900 | $65,000 | $81,000 |
| Petroleum/Energy | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Aerospace | 19% | $77,640 | $78,000 | $70,000 | $88,200 |
| Technology | 17% | $56,868 | $54,000 | $52,404 | $64,200 |
| Consumer Products | 16% | $67,667 | $70,000 | $53,000 | $80,000 |
| Ag/Biotech | 3% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
| Retail | 7% | i/d | i/d | i/d | i/d |
Employment by Region
| US Midwest | 76% | ||||
| US Northeast | 9% | ||||
| US South | 6% | ||||
| US West | 6% | ||||
| International | 3% |
| Employers Hiring 2016-2017 ISU Full-Time MBAs *Hired Multiple Graduates |
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| 3M | Honeywell | MileSplit/FloSports | SunPower Corporation |
| Applied Data Finance | IBM | Office of the Comptroller of Currency | The Schwan Food Company |
| BAE Systems* | J&H International, Inc | Pratt & Whitney | Uber Technologies |
| Boeing | John Deere | Principal Financial | Waddell & Reed |
| Buddy’s Kitchen | Keyot | Procter & Gamble | Walmart |
| Elance Animal Health | Kingland Systems | RFI Ingredients | Willis Towers Watson |
| General Dynamics | Lockheed Martin | RJM Construction | Win Enterprise |
| General Mills | |||
Employers of 2016-2017 Professional MBA program graduates
All data for the 12 month period ending June 30, 2017.
Note: Full-time employment is a prerequisite for admission to the professional MBA program.
Company
| Emerson Process Mgmt* | Principal Financial Group* | The Weitz Company |
| Iowa State University | Renewable Energy Group* | Wellmark, Inc. |
| Mechdyne Corp. | Sammons Financial Group | Wells Fargo* |
| MidAmerican Energy | Siegwerk, USA | |
| *Employer of multiple Professional MBA Graduates | ||
2017 Internship Employers:
| AgCareers.com | Discover | John Deere* | Renewable Energy Group |
| Amazon | DLL Finance | Kingland Systems Corp* | Rockwell Collins |
| Barilla | Dow Agro Sciences | Koch Industries | Spreetail |
| Boeing | Frito-Lay | Mondelez | Textron Aviation |
| Burns & McDonnell | INFINIUME | Ness USA Inc | Wells Fargo |
| Crop Production Services | Iowa State University* | Polaris Industries* |
*Employed multiple MBA interns
2016-2017 Master of Accounting (MAcc) Employment Summary
Reporting Period: 12 months ending June 30, 2017. All data collected in Accordance with the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance’s employment reporting standards.
Graduates Accepting Positions
| Public Accounting | Private Accounting | Governmental Accounting | |
| % of grads | 47% | 47% | 6% |
| Starting Base Salary for Newly Accepted Positions | |||
| Mean | $53,725 | ||
| Median | $53,000 | ||
| High | $60,000 | ||
| Low | $50,500 |
Companies Hiring 2016-2017 MAcc Graduates
| Aureon | Iowa State University | RSM US LLP* |
| Boeing | John Deere* | Schechter Dokken Kanter |
| CliftonLarsonAllen | Kidder Benefits Consultants, Inc. | Shaul & Desmond PLLC |
| Deloitte* | KPMG | The Scoular Company |
| HNI Corporation* | LWMJ LLP | Wong Ewers LLP |
| Holdredge Construction | Muxfeldt Associates LLP | Workiva* |
| Iowa Air National Guard | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP* |
*Hired Multiple Graduates
2016-2017 Master of Science – Information Systems (MS-IS)
Reporting Period: 12 months ending June 30, 2017. All data collected in accordance with the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance’s employment reporting standards.
The graduating class
Number of Graduates: 26
Students Seeking Employment: 21
Not Seeking Employment (Continuing Education): 1
No Info Reported: 4
Employed Within 6 Months of Graduation: 100%
Starting Base Salary for Newly Accepted Positions
Mean: $64,917
Median: $66,250
Low: $40,000
High: $88,000
Companies Employing 2016-2017 MS-IS graduates
| Apex IT | General Dynamics | T-Mobile |
| Applied Data Finance | Iowa Healthcare Collaborative | University of Maryland College Park |
| Athene USA* | Iowa State University | Vantage Solutions LLC |
| Blitzkrieg Web Assets Pvt. Ltd | JPMorgan Chase | Wells Fargo |
| Emerson | Kansas Department for Children and Families | Win Enterprises |
| Federal Home Loan Bank | Sysgain Inc. | |
| GDIT | Tata Consultancy Services* |
*Hired Multiple MS-IS Graduates
Employers of 2016-2017 Master of Business Analytics graduates
All data for the 12 month period ending June 30, 2017.
Note: Full-time employment is a prerequisite for admission to the Business Analytics program.
*Employer of multiple graduates
Company
| CUNA Mutual Group | John Deere* | Principal Financial Group* |
| Deere & Company | Kingland Systems Corp* | Renewable Energy Group* |
| Humana, Inc. | Lowes Home Improvement | Ruan Transportation |
| Iowa DOT | McGladrey | Sogeti, USA |
| Iowa State University | Mercer & Marsh | Stryker Corp |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Nationwide Insurance* |