All Data collected and reported in compliance with the MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance (www.mbacsea.org) Employment Reporting Standards.
2017-2018 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, 2018. 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: 68% of class
International Students: 32% of class
Timing of First Job Offers
Graduates with Permanent Work Authorization:
– Received at least one offer by graduation: 96%
– Received at least one offer by 3-months after graduation: 4%
Graduates with Non-Permanent Work Authorization:
– Received at least one offer by graduation: 80%
– Received at least one offer by 3-months after graduation: 20%
Total receiving at least one offer by graduation: 93%
Total receiving at least one offer by 3-months after graduation: 100%
Timing of Job Acceptances
Graduates with Permanent Work Authorization:
– Accepted offer by graduation: 96%
– Accepted offer by 3-months after graduation: 4%
Graduates with Non-Permanent Work Authorization:
– Accepted offer by grauation: 80%
– Accepted offer by 3-months after graduation: 20%
Total accepting offer by graduation: 93%
Total accepting offer by 3-months after graduation: 100%
Primary Source of Full-time Job Acceptances
– School-facilitated Activities: 71%
– Graduate-facilitated Activities: 29%
Compensation Report
| % Reporting Salary Information |
Mean | Median | Low | High | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | 87% | $66,570 | $66,000 | $50,000 | $77,500 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | 100% | $67.000 | $58,500 | $41,600 | $115,000 |
| Total Reporting Salary Information | 89% | $66,656 | $64,000 | $41,600 | $115,000 |
Employment by Region
| US Midwest | 68% | ||||
| US Northeast | 7% | ||||
| US South | 7% | ||||
| US West | 11% | ||||
| US Southwest | 7% | ||||
| Employers Hiring 2017-2018 ISU Full-Time MBAs *Hired Multiple Graduates |
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| Athene | Goldman Sachs | Mondelez International | Summit Ag Investors |
| BASF | IBM | PepsiCo | Textron Aviation |
| Boeing* | John Deere* | PwC | The NEXTMediaGroup |
| Burns & McDonnell | Kiewit Power Engineers | RenewableEnergy Group | Trust Science |
| Collins Aerospace | Kingland | Rockwell Collins | Wells Fargo* |
| Electro Freeze Co. | MidAmerican Energy Company | Spreetail* | West Liberty Foods |
Employers Hiring 2017-2018
ISU Full-time MBA Interns
| Agco | Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company | Quicken Loans |
| Boeing* | ManchesterStory Fund Management LP | Renewable Energy Group |
| Danfoss | Minnetronix | RSM US LLP |
| Denim Labs, Inc. | National Pork Board | ServiceNow |
| General Motors | New Generation Kindergarten | Terva.Ag |
| Iowa State University | Oriental Trading Co. | Textron Aviation* |
| Kaiser Permanente | Phibro Health | United Health Group |
| Kingland Systems* | Polaris | Wells Fargo |
| Land O’Lakes | PwC* | Wex |
*Employed multiple MBA interns
Employers of 2017-2018 Professional MBA program graduates
All data for the 12 month period ending June 30, 2018.
Note: Full-time employment is a prerequisite for admission to the professional MBA program.
Company
| Des Moines Public Schools | Iowa State Univeresity* | Pepsi Beverage Company |
| DHI Group, Dice.com | ISU Alumni Assoc. | Principal Financial Group* |
| Diageo USA | John Deere | Principal Securities |
| DuPont Pioneer* | Mary Greeley Medical Center | REG |
| Emerson Process Mgmt | Meredith Corp. | USIC |
| Equitrust Life Ins. | Myers and Stauffer | Wells Fargo Home Mortage |
| H&M | Nationwide Insurance | |
| *Employer of multiple Professional MBA Graduates | ||
2017-2018 Master of Accounting (MAcc) Employment Summary
Reporting Period: 12 months ending June 30, 2018. All data collected in Accordance with the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance’s employment reporting standards.
Graduates Accepting Positions
Number of Graduates: 34
Graduates providing employment information: 23
Graduates providing usable salary information: 21
No info / no response to surveys: 11
Overall MAcc starting base salary
Mean: $51,582
Median: $52,000
Low: $42,720
High: $59,000
| Starting Base Salary: Public vs. Private Accounting | |||
| Public |
Private |
Governmental |
|
| Number of Graduates | 15 (71%) | 6 (29%) | 0 |
| Mean | $52,113 | $50,203 | |
| Median | $52,000 | $51,250 | |
| High | $59,000 | $55,000 | |
| Low | $48,000 | $42,720 | |
| *% of students providing employment information |
Companies Hiring 2017-2018 MAcc Graduates
| BerganKDV | EY | RSM US LLP* |
| BKD CPAs* | KPMG | Transamerica |
| CliftonLarsonAllen LLP* | PwC* | Uline |
| Deloitte | Renewable Energy Group* | Workiva* |
*Hired Multiple Graduates
2017-2018 Master of Science – Information Systems (MS-IS)
Reporting Period: 12 months ending June 30, 2018. All data collected in accordance with the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance’s employment reporting standards.
The graduating class
Number of Graduates: 34
Students Seeking Employment: 26
Not Seeking Employment (Continuing Education): 1
No Info Reported: 7
Employed Within 6 Months of Graduation: 100%
Starting Base Salary for Newly Accepted Positions
Mean: $80,063
Median: $80,000
Low: $50,000
High: $102,000
Companies Employing 2017-2018 MS-IS graduates
| Accenture | Kforce Inc. | Signifyd |
| Argus Information and Advisory Services | Marketing Evolution | TaskUs |
| Athene USA | MidAmerican Energy Company | TransAmerica |
| Cage Point | NADAP | Trust Science |
| EMC Insurance | Pearson | uTest/Applause |
| Epitec (Ford Motor Company) | PennyMac Loan Services LLC | Vail Systems |
| Gap, Inc. | PwC* | Walmart ECommerce |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Rokkan | Workiva |
*Hired Multiple MS-IS Graduates
Employers of 2017-2018 Master of Business Analytics graduates
All data for the 12 month period ending June 30, 2018.
Note: Full-time employment is a prerequisite for admission to the Business Analytics program.
*Employer of multiple graduates
Company
| American Express | Iowa State University | Principal Financial Group* | |
| Automotive Resources Intl | JD Financial | Real Estate Research Corporation | |
| Bui Financial Services | John Deere* | Renewable Energy Group | |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | Kum & Go LC | Robert Half Technology | |
| Delta Companies, Inc. | Land-O-Lakes | Sogeti USA | |
| DuPont Pioneer | Love Takes Root | St. Luke’s Health Partners | |
| Farallon Brands | Nationwide Insurance* | State of MN – Dept. of Human Services | |
| HealthPartners, Inc. |
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Vermeer Corporation | |
| Humana, Inc. | Prime Therapeutics | Wasker, Door, Wimmer & Marcouiller, P.C. | |