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 2018-2019 academic year.
Poets and Quants rates the Darla Moore School of Business as their #6 school for return on investment. That's due, in part, to our undergraduate average 2017-2018 starting salary of $56,089.
Major |
Number of graduates |
Percent of Seeking Employed by Three Months |
Percent employed by three months who also provided salary data |
Average starting salary |
Median
|
| Accounting | 158 | 88% | 92% | $57,917 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers | Prisma Health, Deloitte, Ernst & Young | ||||
| Economics | 77 | 85% | 91% | $59,600 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers |
Vanguard, Capgemini, Barings | ||||
| Finance | 560 | 87% | 93% | $60,028 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers |
Vanguard, E&Y, Wells Fargo | ||||
| International Business | 134 | 89% | 93% | $63,707 | $,5000 |
| Top three employers |
E&Y, Boeing, Prisma Health/Wells Fargo (tie) | ||||
| Management | 345 | 76% | 92% | $51,018 | $4,150 |
| Top three employers |
Vanguard, Textron, Gertner | ||||
| Marketing | 458 | 79% | 89% | $53,676 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers |
Techtronics Industries, Gartner, PepsiCo | ||||
| Operations and Supply Chain | 276 | 88% | 94% | $62,159 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers |
Manhattan Assoc, Textron, Boeing | ||||
| Real Estate | 44 | 90% | 83% | $54,067 | 2,000 |
| Top three employers |
Ernst & Young, Greystar, D.R. Horton | ||||
| Risk Management and Insurance | 146 | 88% | 95% | $57,022 | $5,000 |
| Top three employers |
Amica, Marsh, Wells Fargo | ||||
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Full-Time MBA Programs |
International MBA |
MBA |
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|
Employment (three months post-graduation) |
84% |
79% |
100% |
|
|
|
Domestic |
96% |
94% |
100% |
|
|
International |
56% |
50% |
100% |
|
Compensation (Average) |
$95,398 |
$101,937 |
$77,650 |
|
|
|
Domestic |
$97,464 |
$104,113 |
$80,842 |
|
|
International |
$86,722 |
$93,777 |
$58,500 |
| Top MBA Employers |
Cognizant, Gartner, Hilti, Ernst & Young |
Cognizant, Gartner, Hilti | ExxonMobil, Hongkun USA, PwC, Wombel Bon Dickinson | |
| Employment (three months post-graduation) | 100% |
| Domestic | 100.00% |
| International | 100.00% |
| Compensation (Average) | $81,783 |
| Domestic | $81,846 |
| International | $80,000 |
| Top Employers | Eaton, Eastman, Honeywell, Boeing, Mercer, GE, Pepsico, International Paper |
| Employment (three months post-graduation) | 95.89% |
| Domestic | 95.71% |
| International | 100.00% |
| Compensation (Average) | $54,785 |
| Domestic | $54,857 |
| International | $52,500 |
| Top Employers |
Elliott Davis, PwC, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Deloitte, Dixon Hughes Goodman, GreerWalker |
Excellent Job Placement
In May, 1,086 undergrads received their diplomas — the largest graduating class ever. In 2019, 84 percent of those reporting were employed 90 days after graduation compared to 67 percent in 2018. Average salaries for reporting undergraduates were also the highest ever at $57,837. Read our undergraduate majors report [pdf].