Class of 2007 Employment Profile W. P. Carey MBA students have reached over 90% employment within three months of graduation since the introduction of a required core curriculum course in Career Leadership in 2003. In 2007, employment at three months from graduation set a record high of 97.4% with 89.5% of the class employed on or before graduation. Overall compensation levels have increased 20% over last year even though students do not consider salary as the most important factor in making their employment decision. Major reasons for W. P. Carey students accepting positions are: - Opportunities for career growth
- Leadership development
- Intellectual challenge
- Corporate culture
The following results are as of August 15, 2007 and are based on 100% of the MBA students in the 2007 graduating class. Salary figures represent base salary only and do not include signing bonus, performance bonus, relocation package or any other financial remuneration. Employment Acceptance | Total % Accepting Employment | 89.5% | 97.4% | Employment Acceptance Time Frame | U.S. Citizens/Permanent Residents | 90.5% | 6.3% | | Foreign Nationals | 84.6% | 15.4% | Response Rate Category | % Graduating class whose employment status is known | 100.0% | | % Reporting acceptance who also reported the source of job acceptance | 100.0% | | % Reporting acceptance who also reported base salary | 82.4% | Source of Job Acceptance | All School-Facilitated Activities (including internships) | 70.3% | | All Student-Facilitated Activities (including internships) | 29.7% | | Total Reporting | 100.0% | Base Salary | U.S. Citizens / Permanent Residents | $85,800 | $88,000 | $107,000 | $40,000 | | Foreign Nationals | $87,030 | $86,400 | $97,500 | $75,000 | | Total Reporting | $86,001 | $87,500 | $107,000 | $40,000 | Signing Bonus | U.S. Citizens / Permanent Residents | 76.5% | $15,305 | $12,500 | $45,000 | $5,000 | | Foreign Nationals | 100.0% | $15,450 | $13,750 | $45,000 | $5,000 | | Total Reporting | 80.3% | $15,334 | $12,500 | $45,000 | $5,000 | Other Guaranteed Compensation | U.S. Citizens / Permanent Residents | 29 | $15,694 | $8,000 | $180,000 | $889 | | Foreign Nationals | 6 | $7,250 | $7,750 | $10,000 | $3,000 | | Total Reporting | 35 | $14,246 | $8,000 | $180,000 | $889 | W. P. Carey MBA Specialization with Salary and Signing Bonuses Financial Management & Markets [website] | 89% | 100% | Salary | $86,000 | $84,000 | $95,000 | $78,000 | | | | Bonus | $21,466 | $15,000 | $45,000 | $7,333 | Health Sector Management (secondary specialization) [website] | 100% | 100% | Salary | $76,575 | $76,000 | $82,300 | $72,000 | | | | Bonus | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | Information Management [website] | 88% | 100% | Salary | $92,000 | $92,500 | $100,000 | $82,000 | | | | Bonus | $13,611 | $13,333 | $20,000 | $5,000 | Sports Business [website] | 56% | 88% | Salary | $53,250 | $45,000 | $65,000 | $40,000 | | | | Bonus | ---- | ---- | $5,000 | ---- | Strategic Marketing and Services Leadership [website] | 82% | 91% | Salary | $81,938 | $83,500 | $102,000 | $65,000 | | | | Bonus | $13,800 | $15,000 | $17,000 | $10,000 | Supply Chain Management [website] | 100% | 100% | Salary | $89,981 | $90,000 | $107,000 | $60,000 | | | | Bonus | $13,975 | $11,750 | $30,000 | $5,000 | Companies Seeking Talent from the
W. P. Carey School of Business MBA Program 3M Company
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
AEROTEK
AET Solutions
Agilent Technologies
Alare Capital
Alaska Airlines
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
American Airlines, Inc.
American Express
Ameriprise Financial
Amgen
ANB Financial
AOL Time Warner Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Ariba, Inc.
Arizona Office of the Auditor General
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona State University
Arizona Superbowl
Arizona's Physicians Care
Arris Group, Inc.
ASU Foundation
Athletes' Performance
ATK Thiokol
Avaya
Bank of America
Banta Corporation
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Best Western International
Black & Decker
Black & Veatch
Bourn Partners
Capital One
Career Opportunities International
Caremark
Chevron
Chinese Professional Network (CPN)
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cleveland Institute
Cole Capital
Confisa International Group
CSK Auto
Deloitte Consulting
Desert Practice Management
Desert Valley Pediatrics
Diageo
Diebold Incorporation
Direct Alliance Corporation
DIRECTV
Dollartree
Drake University
EA Sports
eBay, Inc.
Equity Methods
eTelecare Global Solutions Experian
Federal Express Corporation
First Investors Corporation
Flowserve Corporation
FMC Technologies
Gap Inc.
Genentech, Inc.
GenoSensor
Global Career Company Ltd
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Government Wise
Gowan Company
GRL Search Solutions
GTM Sportswear (Greek To Me)
Halliburton Company
Harrah's Entertainment
Health Benchmarks (HBI)
Hewlett-Packard
Hillstone Restaurant Group
Hilti
Honeywell
Hubbell Power Systems
IBM Business Consulting Services
IBM Global Services
icrossing, inc.
IDS Group
Infigrid
Infineon Technologies North America Corp.
ING
Intel Corporation
Internal Revenue Service
Janson & Associates, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Kaplan Test Prep
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
KLA-Tencor
KPMG LLP
Lam Research
M. S. Howells and Co.
Marathon Oil Company
marketRx
Masterfoods USA
| Mattel, Inc
Maverick Masonry, Inc.
Maxtor Corporation
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Medtronic
Micron Technology, Inc.
Million Minds, Inc.
Monsanto Company
Motorola, Inc.
National Cooperative Bank
Nestle USA
New York Life Insurance Company
Nike
Nokia Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Oakland Raiders
O'Connor, O'Connor, Lordi, Ltd.
Olomana Marketing
Oracle Corporation
Orbital Sciences Corporation
P.F. Changs
PACCAR Inc
PepsiCo, Inc.
PetSmart
Pfizer Inc.
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Phoenix Suns
Piper Jaffray & Co.
PMAM Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Procter & Gamble
Quepasa Corporation
Raytheon Company
Reckitt Benckiser
rEvolution
Rich Uncle, LLC
Rio Tinto Service Inc
Rockwell Collins
Rohm and Haas Company
RSI Home Products
Samsung
San Diego Gas & Electric
Sandia National Laboratories
Sapient Corporation
Schaller Anderson
Schindler Elevator Corporation: SLC
Schlumberger
Securities and Exchange Commission
Shea Homes for Active Adults
Simon Consulting, LLC
Slabb Corporation
Softpath System LLC
Software Catalysts LLC
Soma 6
Sony Electronics, Inc.
Spherion
Sprint Communications
Stanton Chase International of Denver/REMY CORP.
Starbucks Corporation
Strategic Vision Consulting
Suntron Corporation
T.W. Lewis Company
T3Ci
Target Corporation
Team Shop Premiums
Temple-Inland Inc.
Texas Instruments
The Arizona Republic
The Dial Corporation
The Ensign Group
The Hartford-Financial Services Group
The Vanguard Group
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Triton Info Tech
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Tyco International, Inc.
U-Haul International
Unbounded Solutions Inc.
Union Pacific Corporation
United Stationers Supply Company
United Technologies Corporation
US Airways
US COM, LLC
US Gypsum (USG)
US Navy
UTI Corp
Vantage Partners
Ventana Medical Systems
VF Corporation
Vital Processing Services
Wachovia Corporation
Walt Disney Company
WellPoint
Whirlpool Corporation
Williams-Sonoma Inc.
YRCW
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Compensation by Occupational Function, Industry, Geographic Region, and Years of Experience | Compensation (base salary) by Function | | Professional Functions | | Function | Percent Accepting New Jobs | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Consulting | 6.9% | $87,860 | $90,000 | $95,000 | $82,000 | | Finance / Accounting | 12.5% | $84,857 | $80,000 | $95,000 | $78,000 | | General Management | 9.7% | $78,166 | $76,000 | $95,000 | $60,000 | | Human Resources | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Marketing / Sales | 20.8% | $81,312 | $80,750 | $102,000 | $45,000 | | Information Systems Management | 5.6% | $86,666 | $85,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 | | Operations / Supply Chain Management | 38.9% | $88,867 | $89,500 | $107,000 | $75,000 | | Other | 5.6% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | | | Compensation (base salary) by Industry | | Industries | | Industry | Percent Accepting New Jobs | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Consulting Services | 7.1% | $85,500 | $86,000 | $95,000 | $75,000 | | Financial Services | 15.7% | $85,111 | $80,000 | $100,000 | $70,000 | | Government | 1.4% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Manufacturing | 17.1% | $88,100 | $86,500 | $105,000 | $78,000 | | Consumer Products | 4.3% | $92,000 | $92,000 | $95,000 | $89,000 | | Media / Entertainment | 11.4% | $81,333 | $89,000 | $90,000 | $45,000 | | Petroleum / Energy | 7.1% | $88,160 | $87,500 | $94,000 | $84,000 | | Pharma / Biotechnology / Healthcare Products | 2.9% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Real Estate | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Technology | 17.1% | $91,041 | $95,000 | $102,000 | $65,000 | | Non-Profit | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Other Services | 15.7% | $75,787 | $76,000 | $85,000 | $55,000 | | | | Compensation (base salary) by Geographic Region | | Geographic Regions | | Region | Percent Accepting New Jobs | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Northeast | 8.2% | $94,083 | $95,000 | $97,500 | $90,000 | | Mid-Atlantic | 6.8% | $95,250 | $92,500 | $107,000 | $89,000 | | South | 1.4% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Southwest | 46.6% | $78,986 | $80,000 | $95,000 | $55,000 | | Midwest | 11.0% | $87,333 | $87,000 | $95,000 | $75,000 | | West | 26.0% | $93,066 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $45,000 | | Possessions | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | International | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | | | Compensation (base salary) by Undergraduate Major | | Undergraduate Major | | Major | Percent Accepting New Jobs | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Technical | 17.6% | $88,863 | $94,000 | $107,000 | $60,000 | | Business | 58.1% | $85,845 | $85,300 | $105,000 | $65,000 | | Other | 24.3% | $84,266 | $85,000 | $95,000 | $45,000 | | | | Compensation (base salary) by Years of Professional Experience | | Professional Experience | | Years Experience | Percent Accepting New Jobs | Mean | Median | High | Low | | One year or less | 6.8% | $82,600 | $85,000 | $90,000 | $45,000 | | One to three years | 45.9% | $83,288 | $83,500 | $105,000 | $60,000 | | Three to five years | 31.1% | $87,430 | $90,000 | $102,000 | $65,000 | | Five years or more | 16.2% | $91,900 | $90,000 | $107,000 | $80,000 | | | Graduating Profile Acknowledgement The employment summary for the W. P. Carey MBA - Full-time Program Class of 2007 was compiled from the responses of graduates who generously shared information about their employment to the W. P. Carey MBA and Graduate Business Career Management Center. We appreciate their participation and gratefully acknowledge the trust that those reports represent. It is only through the cooperation of our graduates that we are able to provide this information to benefit subsequent graduating classes. W. P. Carey Class of 2007 Employment Profile The following information reflects self-reports of the W. P. Carey MBA Class of 2006. It is presented in accordance with the MBA Career Services Council Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics. | Class of 2007 Employment Profile | Number | Percent | | Total number of students seeking employment | 76 | 87.3% | | Not Seeking Employment | 11 | 12.7% | | Continuing Education | 0 | 0% | | Company Sponsored | 3 | 3.5% | | Starting Own business | 4 | 4.6% | | Job Search Postponed | 3 | 3.5% | | Other Reasons | 1 | 1.1% | | No Information Available | 0 | 0% | | Total Graduates | 87 | 100% |
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