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Employment Outcomes and Reports

Employment by Type

The Wisconsin BBA and MAcc Employment Outcomes database allows you to view full-time and internship outcomes by majors, and sort by employer, job title, city, state, internship and full-time positions. Salaries are not included.




Employment outcomes database

Employment by Salary

This Wisconsin BBA Salary Outcomes database allows you to create and download custom salary reports**. These reports show our full-time and internship employment outcomes by major, region, industry, job function, and job title, including salaries, averages, and bonuses.

**To protect student privacy, salary range is not reported where fewer than 3 students reported their salary.

Salary outcomes database

Employment by Region

2018-2019 Statistics
Full-time acceptances by geographic region. Geographic distribution of internships mirrors that of full-time acceptances.

A map showing the different regions on the United States

Map Key

Color Region % of Total Full-Time Positions
Gold Midwest 72%
Red Northeast 12%
Green West 7%
Blue Southwest 4%
Navy South 2%
Gray Mid-Atlantic 1%
International 3%

Top Destination Metro Areas for Graduates:

  • Midwest: Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Madison, Milwaukee
  • Northeast: New York City
  • West: San Francisco, Los Angeles
  • Southwest: Denver, Austin

Fast Facts

$61,241

Annual Base Salary
for BBA graduates
(62% of full-time acceptances
reported a salary)

35%

received a signing bonus

$3,308

Internship average monthly salary
(393 reported internship salaries)

92%

employment acceptance rate
(within six months of graduation)

46%

accepted their full-time positions by November 30

97%

of BBA graduates completed at least one internship

Full-Time Position Acceptances and Average Salaries by Industry (2018-2019)

Industry Acceptance number Average Annual Salary
Accounting and Business Services 55 $61,171
Communication Services and Media 37 $46,083
Consulting 40 $71,561
Consumer Products/Food and Beverage 30 $57,980
Financial Services 127 $67,355
Government, Nonprofit and Education 19 $46,185
Health Care 22 $60,393
Industrials and Manufacturing 46 $56,699
Insurance 41 $61,315
Real Estate and Appraisal 55 $60,717
Retail 35 $57,171
Sports, Entertainment and Hospitality* 15 $29,000
Technology 49 $62,012
Transportation and Logistics 12 $51,716

* In this industry, graduates often complete an internship after graduation before receiving a full–time job offer. Salary data is reflective of internships.

Internship Acceptance Rates and Salary (2018-2019)

Industry Internship Average Monthly Salary
Accounting and Business Services $4,097
Communication Services and Media $1,720
Consulting $3,662
Consumer Products/Food and Beverage $3,119
Financial Services $4,410
Government, Nonprofit and Education $1,860
Health Care $3,328
Industrials and Manufacturing $3,223
Insurance $3,110
Real Estate and Appraisal $2,865
Retail $2,856
Sports, Entertainment and Hospitality $1,924
Technology $3,578
Transportation and Logistics $2,754

Note: Internship salaries are reported on a voluntary basis.

Acceptances and Average Salaries by Function

Function Full-Time Total Acceptances Full-Time Average
Annual Salary		 Internship Total Acceptances Internship Average Monthly Salary
Accounting
Corporate/Industry 14 $53,289 26 $2,953
Public 19 $58,589 7 $4,619
Consulting
Consulting – General 36 $71,942 16 $3,299
Consulting – Actuarial 16 $67,528 8 $4,143
Project Management 8 $62,714 11 $2,393
Finance
Commercial and Retail Banking 26 $63,479 12 $4,075
Corporate Finance 50 $60,230 48 $3,218
Equity Research 6 $63,800 14 $4,193
Investment Banking 31 $80,977 22 $6,472
Investment Management 8 $59,750 0 –
Sales/Trading 3 – 9 $5,479
Wealth Management 17 $60,423 24 $3,195
Risk & Insurance 
Actuarial 27 $70,342 18 $4,115
Claims/Underwriting 15 $54,654 15 $2,878
Risk Management 6 $64,000 7 $2,775
Management
Human Resources 16 $51,132 9 $2,170
General Management 9 $55,400 10 $2,751
Marketing
Advertising/Public Relations 13 $46,493 12 $2,249
Brand/Product Management 8 $64,713 12 $2,384
Digital Marketing 23 $48,857 2 –
General Marketing 25 $45,395 21 $2,798
Marketing Research 7 $49,000 5 $2,350
Merchandising/Planning 20 $58,861 11 $2,409
Sales Management 51 $53,379 12 $2,409
Real Estate
Real Estate Analysis 46 $62,911 27 $3,338
Appraisal 2 – 0 –
Development 10 $55,167 13 $2,623
Property Management* 2 – 2 –
Real Estate Sales 3 – 0 –
Analytics, IT, and Operations
Analytics 16 $58,042 11 $3,382
Supply Chain & Operations Management 29 $58,224 29 $3,254
System Analysis/Programming 12 $62,489 15 $4,647
Other
 Teaching/Educating* 4 – 0 –
Other Functions 1 – 19 $2,381

*Data not listed when fewer than three salaries were reported, or when reported acceptances were unpaid

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