Full-time MBA
2011 - 2012 Full-Time MBA • Employment Statistics Summary
This data summarizes employment statistics for graduates of the Iowa State University Full-Time MBA program, for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012. All data is in compliance with the MBA Career Services Council’s Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics. Thank you for your interest in our Full-Time MBA program.
Full-time MBA Employers | MBA Internships
Overall Starting Base Salary
| Mean | $63,017 |
| Median | $65,700 |
| High | $78,500 |
| Low | $45,000 |
Salary by Professional Function
| Professional Function | % Employed | Mean | Median | High | Low |
| Marketing/Sales | 20% | $69,988 | $68,250 | $76,950 | $66,500 |
| Supply Chain Management | 5% | * | * | * | * |
| General Management | 10% | * | * | * | * |
| Finance/Accounting | 30% | $56,234 | $55,002 | $70,000 | $46,000 |
| Management Info Systems | 5% | * | * | * | * |
| Engineering | 25% | $69,896 | $69,480 | $78,500 | $60,000 |
| Consulting | 5% | * | * | * | * |
*Less than 3 salaries reported
Salary by Industry
| Industry | % Employed | Mean | Median | High | Low |
| Consulting Services | 20% | $68,488 | $70,725 | $78,500 | $54,000 |
| Consumer Prod | 10% | * | * | * | * |
| Financial Services | 25% | $54,480 | $46,500 | $70,000 | $45,000 |
| Government/Education | 0% | * | * | * | * |
| Manufacturing | 20% | $63,121 | $63,500 | $69,480 | $56,004 |
| Technology | 10% | * | * | * | * |
| Non-Profit | 5% | * | * | * | * |
| Energy | 5% | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 5% | * | * | * | * |
*Less than 3 salaried
Geographic Location of Positions
| % in Region | |
| U.S. Midwest | 85% |
| U.S. Northeast | 10% |
| U.S. Southwest | 5% |
Source of Employment
| Source | Total |
| School-Facilitated Activities | 70% |
| Student-Facilitated Activities | 30% |
| Total from All Activities | 100% |
Salary by Undergraduate Major
| Technical | Business | Other | |
| Mean | $67,873 | $61,742 | $57,817 |
| Median | $68,240 | $61,252 | $59,450 |
| High | $78,500 | $76,950 | $70,000 |
| Low | $55,000 | $46,000 | $45,000 |
| % of Degrees | 40% | 30% | 30% |
Salary by pre-MBA Experience
| 1 year or less | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |
| Mean | $64,075 | $64,751 | $62,500 | $54,500 |
| Median | $64,900 | $66,500 | $70,000 | $54,500 |
| High | $78,500 | $70,000 | $71,500 | $55,500 |
| Low | $45,000 | $56,004 | $46,000 | $54,000 |
| % Reported Salaries | 55% | 20% | 15% | 10% |