A degree from the Darla Moore School of Business provides an excellent return on investment for students and parents and a fantastic source of talent for our employer partners to source for both internships and full-time positions. As a result of programmatic changes, job placement and average salaries have improved substantially for undergraduates and several graduate programs.
Undergraduate Programs
Each year, the University's Career Center issues an employment survey to all graduating undergraduate students, including business graduates. The following information is a synopsis of the employment information gathered about Moore School undergraduates graduating during the 2024-2025 academic year.
The most up-to-date data is below. Poets and Quants ranked the Moore School No. 19 for return on investment. This is due, in part, to our undergraduate average 2024-2025 starting salary of $64,905.
Major |
Number of Graduates Reporting |
Percent of Seeking Employed by Three Months |
Percent Employed by Three Months Who also Provided Salary Data |
Average Starting Salary |
Median
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| Accounting | 150 | 88% | 89% | $74,780 | $5,000 |
| Top Employers: PwC, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, GreerWalker LLP, KPMG, BDO, Hilyer & Associates, GP Fund Solutions, The Hobbs Group, P.A. | |||||
| Economics | 48 | 82% | 93% | $66,500 | $5,000 |
| Top Employers: Nucor Steel, Techtronic Industries, Resolution Economics, AFL Telecommunications, Acrison, Bank of New York Mellon, Prisma Health/PathGroup, CGI Federal, SouthState Bank | |||||
| Finance | 655 | 83% | 82% | $70,217 | $6,000 |
| Top Employers: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PwC, EY, Fluor, Deloitte, Truist Securities, Ernst & Young, Vanguard | |||||
| International Business | 155 | 82% | 90% | $74,092 | $9,250 |
| Top Employers: Amazon, Deloitte, EY, JP Morgan Chase & Co., GLG, PSA Airlines, Anheuser-Busch, Hilton, Artis International | |||||
| Management | 194 | 71% | 87% | $59,231 | $7,500 |
| Top Employers: PepsiCo, Nucor, Young Life, TCW, American Heart Association, JP Morgan Chase, Article Student Living, Scout Motors, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute | |||||
| Marketing | 448 | 70% | 76% | $62,927 | $7,000 |
| Top Employers: Goosehead Insurance, Nucor, Wells Fargo, Anheuser-Busch, Vanguard, Bank of America, Hilton, Olydoe, United Rentals | |||||
| Operations and Supply Chain | 261 | 85% | 83% | $67,281 | $5,000 |
| Top Employers: Amazon, RTX, Trane Technologies, PepsiCo, Ally, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Southeastern Freight Lines, Bank of America, Wells Fargo | |||||
| Real Estate | 118 | 79% | 87% | $64,875 | $8,500 |
| Top Employers: CBRE, Lowes, South Carolina Department of Revenue, PNC, Banc of California, 22V Research, Bank of America, OldCastle APG, Bloomberg | |||||
| Risk Management and Insurance | 90 | 80% | 88% | $72,865 | $5,000 |
| Top Employers: Bank of America, Markel, Vanguard, PwC, GE Vernova, Administrative Controls, Management Incorporated, Bridge Specialty, Amwins, Cigna | |||||
The 2024-25 undergraduate class had an overall average salary at $68,055 and an outstanding job placement rate of 81 percent. All nine of the school's undergraduate majors had average starting salaries exceeding $60,000.
Learn about the Moore School's nine undergraduate majors including average starting salaries, top employers, internships and more by reading our Undergraduate Majors Report [PDF].
Graduate Programs
|
Full-Time MBA Programs |
International MBA |
MBA |
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|
Employment (three months post-graduation) |
93% |
89% |
94% |
|
|
|
Domestic |
96% |
100% |
94% |
|
|
International |
78% |
60% |
100% |
|
Compensation (Average) |
$87,927 |
$100,550 |
$81,412 |
|
|
|
Domestic |
$87,098 |
$99,523 |
$81,115 |
|
|
International |
$92,669 |
$105,000 |
$83,420 |
|
Top MBA Employers |
Bank of America, Nucor, AgFirst |
Bank of America, Sonoco, PepsiCo |
Nucor, AgFirst, Hilti |
|
| Employment (six months post-graduation) | 100% |
| Domestic | 100% |
| International | n/a |
| Compensation (Average) | $65,751 |
| Domestic | $65,751 |
| International | n/a |
| Top Employers |
PwC, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, KPMG |
| Employment (six months post-graduation) | 100% |
| Domestic | 100% |
| International | N/A |
| Compensation (Average) | $93,359 |
| Domestic | $93,359 |
| International | N/A |
| Top Employers | PepsiCo, Eaton, Eastman |
| Employment (six months post-graduation) | 81% |
| Domestic | 79% |
| International | 86% |
| Compensation (Average) | $70,565 |
| Domestic | $76,241 |
| International | $60,429 |
| Top Employers | Sonoco, BOMAG, Mediterranean Shipping Co. |
| Employment (six months post-graduation) | 92% |
| Domestic | 75% |
| International | 100% |
| Compensation (Average) | $67,250 |
| Domestic | $71,667 |
| International | $65,778 |
| Top Employers | Deposco, Benefit First, Red Ventures |
Contact Us
Office of Career Management
recruit@moore.sc.edu
*MHR salary data is from graduates of December of the previous calendar year. All other salary data is from students graduating in August, December or May of the previous academic year.