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.

Graduate employment offers received

100%

of 2023 graduates received employment offers within six months after graduation

Graduate employment offers accepted

88%

of 2023 graduates accepted employment offers within six months after graduation

Base Salary Range

  • Range $30,000 up to $120,000
  • Median $86,900

 

Employment by Industry
Industry or sectorPercentage of employment
Financial Services53%
Consulting31%1
Healthcare8%
Manufacturing8%
Percentage of employment by industry.
1Up 17% year-over-year

Where graduates accepted jobs

Map of united states plus China
RegionPercent
Midwest62%
West15%
Northwest15%
China8%
Geographic representation of where MSF graduates accepted employment
21

Graduates

MSF Classroom
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

Demographics
Job functionClass of 2023Class of 2024
Men78%69%
Women17%26%
Unknown/Do No Identify5%5%
International56%57%
Avg. Full-Time Work Experience2.3 years3.2 years
Avg. Undergrad GPA3.453.5
Class of 2023 Undergraduate Majors
DemographicPercent
Business/Management50%
Economics33%
Science & Engineerings11%
Other6%
Class of 2024 Undergraduate Majors
MajorPercent
Business/Management54%
Economics20%
Science & Engineerings17%
Other9%

 

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