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Career Services : SCU MBA Graduate Salary Statistics - 2003
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CLASS OF 2003
The
following statistics are based on the Graduating Class of 2003.
284
Students Graduated and 38% responded to the Salary Survey.
| Undergraduate Majors | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences |
11%
|
| Economics |
7%
|
| Engineering and Science |
56%
|
| Business Administration |
21%
|
| Other |
5%
|
2003 Base Salaries by Industry
| Industries |
%
of Class
|
Mean
|
Median
|
High
|
Low
|
| Manufacturing |
55%
|
$92,262
|
$90,000
|
$200,000
|
$49,000
|
| Service |
45%
|
$87,441
|
$82,000
|
$175,000
|
$30,000
|
2003 Base Salaries by Function
| Function |
%
of Class
|
Mean
|
Median
|
High
|
Low
|
| Marketing/Sales |
13%
|
$79,240
|
$73,443
|
$125,000
|
$40,000
|
| Finance/Accounting |
24%
|
$76,729
|
$71,000
|
$175,000
|
$30,000
|
| Engineering/Computer Programming |
18%
|
$109,591
|
$117,000
|
$147,000
|
$60,000
|
| General Management |
9%
|
$100,760
|
$90,000
|
$144,000
|
$75,000
|
| Operations/Production |
11%
|
$99,877
|
$95,000
|
$150,000
|
$70,000
|
| MIS |
6%
|
$108,000
|
$108,000
|
$200,000
|
$71,000
|
| Legal |
6%
|
$103,200
|
$105,000
|
$112,000
|
$93,000
|
| Consulting |
2%
|
$69,700
|
$69,700
|
$82,000
|
$57,400
|
| Other Job Functions |
12%
|
$70,482
|
$63,000
|
$112,800
|
$37,000
|
2003 Salaries by Work Experience
| Years Experience |
%
of Class
|
Mean
|
Median
|
High
|
Low
|
| Less than 1 year |
2%
|
$52,500
|
n/a
|
$55,000
|
$50,000
|
| 1 to 2 years |
7%
|
$71,583
|
$70,500
|
$85,000
|
$58,500
|
| 3 to 5 years |
15%
|
$69,013
|
$70,000
|
$104,000
|
$30,000
|
| 6 to 10 years |
46%
|
$94,103
|
$90,000
|
$200,000
|
$37,000
|
| More than 10 years |
30%
|
$102,074
|
$100,000
|
$150,00
|
$48,000
|
2003 Salaries by Undergraduate Major
|
Major
|
%
of Class
|
Mean
|
Median
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Engineering
|
42%
|
$96,572
|
$98,000
|
$147,000
|
$40,000
|
|
Business
|
21%
|
$86,950
|
$81,000
|
$200,000
|
$37,000
|
|
Economics
|
7%
|
$74,000
|
$79,000
|
$88,000
|
$55,000
|
|
Sciences
|
14%
|
$80,922
|
$75,000
|
$140,000
|
$30,000
|
|
Humanities
& Social Sciences
|
11%
|
$87,090
|
$80,943
|
$144,000
|
$50,000
|
|
Other
|
5%
|
$110,700
|
$120,000
|
$150,000
|
$58,500
|
2003 Signing Bonus and Other Guaranteed Compensation
|
Mean
|
Median
|
High
|
Low
|
|
| Signing Bonus |
$6,333
|
$5,000
|
$10,000
|
$5,000
|
| Other Compensation |
$12,881
|
$10,000
|
$50,000
|
$2,000
|
Other 2003 Averages
| Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation | $30,635 |
| Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer | $26,092 |
| Employed by a Start-Up Company | 4% |
Top 10 Employers - 2003
| Company Name | Average Salary | |
|
1
|
Cisco Systems | $83,098 |
|
2
|
Applied Materials | $80,400 |
|
3
|
Intel | $92,500 |
|
4
|
Hewlett Packard | $100,750 |
|
5
|
Hitachi | $109,000 |
|
6
|
Sun Microsystems | $90,500 |
|
7
|
KLA Tencor | $113,395 |
|
8
|
Phillips Electronics | $85,000 |
|
9
|
Synopsys | $87,500 |
|
10
|
Electronics for Imaging | $137,500 |
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