MS in Finance Employment Statistics

The Carlson School’s Master of Science in Finance program prepares graduates for successful careers in finance by providing essential analytical and quantitative skills. Our graduates secure roles in leading industries, enjoying high employment rates and competitive salaries. Employers value our program, frequently hiring Master of Science in Finance graduates for positions at top financial institutions, corporations, and consulting firms.

Explore our latest employment outcomes over the past three years and see how the Carlson School’s Master of Science in Finance program can launch your career.

Received Employment Offers

94%

graduates received employment offers within six months after graduation

Accepted Employment Offers

90%

graduates accepted employment offers within six months after graduation

Base Salary Range

  • Range $30,000 up to $130,000
  • Mean $83,947
  • Median $84,500

Based on usable salary information from 61% of students with accepted offers

  • $81,030 mean salary with US work authorization
  • $86,865 mean salary without US work authorization

     

Signing Bonus Range

  • Range $5,000 up to $25,000
  • Mean $10,000
  • Median $5,000

 

Employment by Industry
IndustryPercentAverage Salary
Accounting Services16%$ 83,414 
Consulting13%$ 69,500 
Consumer Packaged Goods2%n/a
Financial Services35%$ 76,710 
Healthcare7%n/a 
Manufacturing4%n/a
Non-Profit5%n/a 
Real Estate5%n/a 
Technology5%n/a 
Other7%$ 90,625 
Employment by Function
FunctionPercentAverage Salary
Business/Data Analytics9%$ 104,200 
Consulting11%$ 96,500 
Finance70%$ 80,887 
General Management2%n/a
Information Technology2%n/a
Operations/Logistics2%n/a
Other4%n/a
Years of Experience
Years of ExperiencePercentAverage Salary
One year or less47%$ 84,073 
1–3 Years36%$ 81,527 
3–5 Years11%$ 76,602 
5 or more years5%$ 107,833 

Where graduates accepted jobs

A U.S. map divided into regions with colors and percentage markers.
United States RegionPercent
Mid-Atlantic2%
Midwest67%
Northeast7%
Southwest4%
West7%

 

InternationalPercent
Asia13%
Geographic representation of where MSF graduates accepted employment
82

Graduates

MSF Classroom
67

Graduates seeking full-time employment

Companies that Hire Carlson School MSF Students*

  • 3M
  • Abbott
  • Adecco
  • Agriculture Bank of China
  • Amazon
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Bank of China
  • Capital One
  • CBRE
  • Cedar Cove Wealth Partners
  • China Aerospace & Technology Corporation
  • China Property and Casualty Company Limited
  • Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing
  • Crew/Turnberry Solutions
  • Deloitte
  • Ecolab
  • Edward Jones
  • Ernst & Young
  • First Capital Securities
  • General Mills, Inc.
  • GF Securities
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Guotai Junan Securities
  • Huntington National Bank
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Jiangsu Bank
  • KO Storage
  • KPMG
  • Land O'Lakes
  • Longhu Real Estate
  • MGIC
  • Nestle
  • Peppe Enterprises, Inc.
  • Pricewaterhouse-Coopers
  • PXY Health
  • RBC Wealth Management
  • Russell Investments
  • Shanxi Securities
  • Sichuan University
  • Sinoking Capital
  • Slalom Consulting
  • Stoc Advisory
  • Sunrise Banks
  • Tesla
  • TruStone Financial
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • U.S. Bank
  • Wilary Winn LLC
  • Yinhe Securities

Bold companies were top hirers over the past 3 years.
*Companies that hired Carlson School MSF Students from the Class of 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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