MS in Finance Employment Statistics
We are pleased to report that 100% of our MSF graduates from the class of 2023 received offers six months post-graduation or prior. The average base salary is $86,900.
| Industry or sector | Percentage of employment |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 53% |
| Consulting | 31%1 |
| Healthcare | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 8% |
1Up 17% year-over-year
Where graduates accepted jobs
| Region | Percent |
|---|---|
| Midwest | 62% |
| West | 15% |
| Northwest | 15% |
| China | 8% |
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Graduates
17
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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Class Profile
| Job function | Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 78% | 69% |
| Women | 17% | 26% |
| Unknown/Do No Identify | 5% | 5% |
| International | 56% | 57% |
| Avg. Full-Time Work Experience | 2.3 years | 3.2 years |
| Avg. Undergrad GPA | 3.45 | 3.5 |
| Demographic | Percent |
|---|---|
| Business/Management | 50% |
| Economics | 33% |
| Science & Engineerings | 11% |
| Other | 6% |
| Major | Percent |
|---|---|
| Business/Management | 54% |
| Economics | 20% |
| Science & Engineerings | 17% |
| Other | 9% |