EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2019

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE

LETTER FROM THE

DIRECTOR

Greetings from the Graduate Business Career Center,

It is my pleasure to share the 2019 Employment Report for our Master of Science in Finance students here at the Carlson School! We are pleased to report that 100% of our MSF graduates received offers within six months post-graduation. This last year, as more students are looking at quality of life when they evaluate offers, they come to us with questions about benefit packages. This is the first year we started tracking vacation/paid time off and we see an average of three weeks PTO across companies and industries.

The GBCC held over 700 employer meetings, hosted 136 companies, and organized 190 events across nine programs during the past year. Our coaches managed over 4,000 coaching appointments and delivered dozens of workshops. We strive to not only prepare our students well, but also deliver excellent customer service to our company partners. As one recruiter remarked, “We love the Carlson School team and GBCC. Really appreciate the effort they put into the partnership with us, as well as all the preparation provided to the students. The attention to detail of the GBCC is the best!”

On a personal note, I have seen so much growth in the GBCC team and the populations we serve. Since I joined the Carlson team, we have grown from serving MBA and HRIR students to supporting nine different programs, including our MSBA, MSF, and Supply Chain Management programs. This year Carlson launched an Online MBA and our office is providing services to students across the country virtually. This widened scope and oversight of new innovative programs has allowed us to not only serve more students, but also connect with a wider pool of employers across industries. We love the dynamic, ever-changing nature of supporting graduate business students.

In the GBCC, we believe everyone should love what they do. Our goal is to help students find their dream jobs as well as to help employers connect with our hard-working and talented students.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership! Go Maroon & Gold!

MAGGIE TOMASDirectorGraduate Business Career Center mtomas@umn.edu

MS - FINANCE - CLASS OF 2019

EMPLOYMENT REPORT

of 2019 graduates received employment offers within six months after graduation

100%

Base Salary*

Range

Median$68,000

$45,000 $82,000

* Based on useable salary information from 41% of graduates with accepted offers

of 2019 graduates accepted employment offers within six months after graduation

100% with permanent U.S. work authorization71% without permanent U.S. work authorization

81%

21GRADUATES SEEKING

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

24GRADUATES

MS - FINANCE - CLASS OF 2019

EMPLOYMENT REPORT

#17QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING

FOR MASTER IN BUSINESS FINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES

CFA PROGRAM PARTNER OF:

WHERE STUDENTS ACCEPTED JOBS

0%

12%0%

12%

0%

ASIA-PACIFIC

23%

53%

BY INDUSTRY

18%MANUFACTURING

35%FINANCIAL SERVICES

12%HEALTHCARE

35%OTHER

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

18%1 - 3 YEARS

53%ONE YEAR OR LESS

23%3 - 5 YEARS

6%5 OR MORE YEARS

COMPANIES THAT HIRED

CARLSON SCHOOL MSF STUDENTS

3M

BDO

CARGILL

CHAMPION CHEMICALS COMPANY LIMITED

CHINA GALAXY SECURITIES

CITIC GROUP

ERNST & YOUNG

JOBLOGIC-X

MCKESSON

NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES

PERSONAL WEALTH PARTNERS

PRO FINANCIAL SERVICES

SELF ESTEEM BRANDS

STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC

U.S. BANK

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP

* Bold companies made multiple offers in 2019

MS - FINANCE

CLASS PROFILES

CLASS OF 2019

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

AVERAGE GMAT SCORE

AVERAGE FULL-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE

620 1.3 YEARS

88%INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

47%MALE STUDENTS

53%FEMALE STUDENTS

CLASS OF 2020

FINANCE

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

OTHER

BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT

ECONOMICS

ACCOUNTING

AVERAGE GMAT SCORE

AVERAGE FULL-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE

620 1.6 YEARS

38%

23%

12%

12%

9%6%

63%MALE STUDENTS

38%FEMALE STUDENTS

67%INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ECONOMICS

FINANCE

ACCOUNTING

BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT

SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGMATHOTHER

34%

29%

13%

8%8%4%4%