Wharton Grads Report Impressive Employment Statistics after Graduation
Wharton recently released its annual MBA Class of 2015 Career Report–a breakdown of industries, functions, and locations in which graduates found themselves after completing the program.
An impressive 98.4% of students reported full-time job offers.
156 of those surveyed reported roles in consulting, and 219 reported financial services industry jobs. 67 ended up in technology industries, and 36 in healthcare.
Median compensation for those offered or in possession of jobs was reported as $125,000 per year. A notable shift took place in the area of venture capital careers, in which respondents reported a decrease in salary from the 2014 data. The median 2014 salary was $145,000, while in 2015 the median $132,500, according to the survey.
84.5% of graduates accepted jobs in the United States, with 31.5% of those jobs in New York City, up from 25.4% in 2014. 41.5% of jobs were reported in the Northeast region and 22.3% in the West. 15.5% of students reported international job offers, with 6.6% of those in Asia.
Among employers with three or more graduates from this year’s class are Amazon, Credit Suisse, Genentech, Microsoft, and Johnson & Johnson. Reports on graduating classes from past years, through 1999, can be found here.
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Maggie Boccella, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, is a freelance writer, artist and photographer. She has consulted on various film and multimedia projects, and she also serves as a juror for the city's annual LGBTQIA Film Festival.
