Columbia MBA
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information.
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Employment statistics reported here for graduates of
the MBA program reflect all information received as of
September 30, 2006 for the 12-month period ending June 30,
2006.
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Overall Job Acceptance
Total class:
683
Seeking employment:
622 (91.07%)
Received offer by three months after graduation:
590 (94.86%)
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Overall compensation
Base Salary
Mean: $101,428
Median: $95,000
Full Range: $25,000 - $300,000
Signing Bonus
Mean: $24,175
Median: $25,000
Full Range: $3,000 - $50,000
Other Guaranteed Compensation
Mean: $43,591
Median: $30,000
Full Range: $3,000 - $375,000
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Job Acceptance and Salary by Functional Area
Percent Accepting Offers
Mean Salary
Median Salary
Range of Salary
Consulting
24.0%
$108,404
$110,000
$60,000 - $130,000
Finance/Accounting
55.5%
$101,353
$95,000
$25,000 - $250,000
General Management
4.9%
$91,183
$90,000
$50,000 - $135,849
Human Resources
0.6%
$93,333
$100,000
$75,000 - $105,000
Management Information Systems
0.4%
$117,500
$117,500
$115,000 - $120,000
Marketing/Sales
8.7%
$87,272
$87,617
$63,000 - $120,000
Operations/ Production
1.2%
$82,500
$84,000
$72,000 - $90,000
Other
4.7%
$99,903
$100,000
$40,000 - $170,000
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Job Acceptance and Salary by Industry (U.S. Dollars)
Percent Accepting Offers
Mean Salary
Median Salary
Range of Salary
Consulting Services
19.4%
$110,645
$110,000
$90,000 - $132,000
Financial Services
56.0%
$101,746
$95,000
$25,000 - $300,000
Government
0.5%
$75,000
$70,000
$65,000 - $90,000
Manufacturing
0.9%
$96,333
$110,000
$69,000 - $110,000
Consumer Products
3.8%
$86,368
$85,000
$60,000 - $120,000
Media Entertainment
4.8%
$89,048
$90,000
$50,000 - $120,000
Petroleum Energy
0.9%
$94,375
$96,250
$75,000 - $110,000
Pharma/BioT/HealthcareProducts
1.1%
$102,000
$100,000
$85,000 - $130,000
Real Estate
5.5%
$101,200
$100,000
$85,000 - $170,000
Technology
1.1%
$93,750
$90,000
$85,000 - $110,000
Non-Profit
0.9%
$87,667
$85,000
$83,000 - $95,000
Other Services
5.1%
$88,983
$90,000
$40,000 - $155,000
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Job Acceptance and Salary by Geographic Region
Percent Accepting Offers
Mean Salary
Median Salary
Range of Salary
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
2.1%
$104,286
$95,000
$85,000 - $150,000
Midwest U.S.
0.2%
$90,000
$90,000
$90,000 - $90,000
Northeast U.S.
75.9%
$100,546
$95,000
$25,000 - $175,000
South U.S.
0.2%
$95,000
$95,000
$95,000 - $95,000
Southwest U.S.
1.2%
$83,000
$100,000
$40,000 - $115,000
West U.S.
5.6%
$102,196
$100,000
$90,000 - $135,000
U.S. Possessions & Territories
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
International Total
14.8%
$103,460
$100,000
$50,000 - $250,000
Africa
0.2%
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Asia
4.9%
$104,250
$95,000
$50,000 - $250,000
Europe
6.9%
$108,545
$105,000
$75,000 - $172,000
Latin America & the Caribbean
2.3%
$88,285
$84,500
$60,000 - $135,849
North America (except United
States)
85.4%
$100,309
$95,000
$25,000 - $175,000
Oceania
0.2%
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
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Job Acceptance and Salary by Undergraduate/First Degree Major (U.S.
Dollars)
Percent Accepting Offers
Mean Salary
Median Salary
Range of Salary
Business
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Technical
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Other
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
Not Entered
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Job Acceptance and Salary by Professional Experience (U.S. Dollars)
Percent Accepting Offers
Mean Salary
Median Salary
Range of Salary
One Year or Less
1.0%
$92,600
$105,000
$40,000 - $155,000
More than One Year, Up to Three
Years
12.0%
$99,021
$95,000
$50,000 - $140,000
More than Three Years, Up to Five
Years
47.0%
$98,983
$95,000
$50,000 - $150,000
More than Five Years
40.0%
$104,248
$95,000
$60,000 - $250,000
