Goizueta’s Class of 2017 Bags $117,719 Average Base Salary

The Class of 2017 at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School has managed to secure an average base salary of $117,719 and a median salary of $115,000, the School said in its latest Employment Report.

The Atlanta-based Goizueta is one of the schools in the United States to offer a full-time one-year MBA program apart from a two-year course.

The 1-year program cohort comprised 66 students with women comprising 39%. Minorities and international students form 17% each in the class.

The GMAT 80% range is from 560-710. The students have an average work experience of 6 years.

In employment by function, 31% of the students chose Consulting with a median base salary of $135,000. Of them, 22% went into Management Consulting with a median base salary of $135,000 and 9% into other consulting roles (includes Healthcare and Strategy Consulting) with a slightly higher median base salary of $140,000.

About 22% of the class opted for Finance drawing a median base salary of $103,000. Of them, 13% chose Corporate Finance to draw a median base salary of $105,000.

The remaining 9% went into Other Finance (includes Investment Banking and Private Equity) to draw a median base salary of $90,000.

Financial Services was opted for by 23% with a median signing bonus of $25,000. Technology comes next with median signing bonus of $17,500 followed by 5% each in Consumer Products, Real Estate and Energy. About 20% opted for Others (includes Business Services, Data Analytics, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Pharma/BioT/Healthcare, and Transportation).

Marketing comes next with 9% of the students opting for the sector. Brand Management, Business Development and Corporate Marketing claiming 3% each.

General Management is the choice for 13% of the class with a median base salary of $110,000. While 13% opted for General Management with a median base salary of $110,000, 6% of the class went into Operations/Supply Chain. Others (includes CSR/Sustainability and Function Not Reported) comprise 19% with a median base salary of $107,500.

The compensation information is self-reported. The school said 80% of the students who reported accepting offers also reported the salary data.

In Employment by Industry, 30% of the class opted for Consulting Services with a median signing bonus of $25,000.

Financial Services was opted for by 23% with a median signing bonus of $25,000. Technology comes next with median signing bonus of $17,500 followed by 5% each in Consumer Products, Real Estate and Energy. About 20% opted for Others (includes Business Services, Data Analytics, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Pharma/BioT/Healthcare, and Transportation).

Prominent recruiters included 3M, A.T. Kearney, Abbott Laboratories, Accenture, Amazon, American Airlines, Apple, Inc., AT&T, Bain & Company, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Boston Consulting Group, Capgemini Consulting, Capital One Financial Corporation, Citigroup Inc., Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, CSR LLC, Dell, Inc, Deloitte, Delta Air Lines, Deutsche Bank, EY, Ford Motor Company, Global Focus – Wipro Technologies, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, LinkedIn, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft Corporation and PwC.