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OUR SUCCESS
CLASS OF 2018 EMPLOYMENT
 A new level of clarity.

WE ARE UNABASHEDLY
ANALYTICAL.
Recruiters are consistently impressed with Simon MS students’ command of
a variety of analytical tools and recognize their strong problem-solving skills.
Our Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Career Management Center plans for your
lifelong career success and works closely with full-time MS students who are
seeking an internship or full-time employment.

FULL-TIME MS CLASS
OF 2018 PROFILE MS CLASS OF 2018

51 61
38
MALE

62
FEMALE
% %
ACCOUNTANCY BUSINESS ANALYTICS FULL-TIME MS
175 55 BY THE NUMBERS
FINANCE MARKETING ANALYTICS

92 %
FULL-TIME MS EMPLOYMENT AVERAGE PRIOR
Six months post graduation WORK EXPERIENCE

100 91 0.6 YR
% %
ACCEPTED EMPLOYMENT
6 MONTHS POST
GRADUATION
DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL
GRADUATES HIRED GRADUATES HIRED

15 COUNTRIES
OF ORIGIN

Canada Serbia
China South Korea

47 %
Greece Taiwan
India United Arab Emirates
Italy United States
Nigeria Vietnam INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES
Pakistan Zimbabwe ON THE COVER: HIRED IN THE US 6 MONTHS
Panama POST GRADUATION
LUCAS NUDELMAN ’18
MS in Marketing Analytics

Analytic Partners
Associate Marketing
Science Analyst

This employment report includes MS graduates from August 2017 to June 2018. Visit simon.rochester.edu/careers
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MSF 90
%
HIRES BY 100 %
88 %

INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL
GRADUATES GRADUATES
EMPLOYMENT RATE HIRED HIRED
6 MONTHS POST
GRADUATION Financial Services

Master’s in Finance
PREMIER HIRING COMPANIES:
Accenture
Apple
Bank of America Consulting
Bank of China
China Development Bank
CICC
CITIC Securities
Citigroup
Coca Cola
Deloitte Technology
E-Trade
Everbright Securities
GE Healthcare
Goldman Sachs
Guotai Junan Securities
M&T Bank
PepsiCo
PwC Other
Quicken Loans
RSM US LLP
TD Bank
Under Armour Inc.
Wells Fargo

Consumer
Packaged Goods

“Simon has a really tight linkage

between students and alumni.
Real Estate Even before I enrolled, I got the
chance to communicate with several
“The person I interviewed with was a excellent alumni who gave me
Simon alumnus. He reached out and said, insightful and practical advice for my
‘I think you would be JAIME STAENGEL ’18 career goals.” PINWEN (BLAIR) GAO ’18
MS in Finance Health Care/ MS in Finance
a good fit for our Pharmaceuticals
team in this Corning Inc. China Road and Bridge
Quantitative Financial Corporation America Inc.
quantitative Analyst Corporate Development
MEAN BASE SALARY FOR GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN NORTH AMERICA finance role.’” Analyst

$59,000
2 3
All figures are accurate as of December 11, 2018.
MSA 93 61
% % “At Simon I learned why and how managers use
accounting numbers to make decisions.

EMPLOYMENT RATE
6 MONTHS POST
2017 CPA
EXAM PASS It helped me have
a better understanding
GRADUATION RATE

Master’s in Accountancy
PREMIER HIRING COMPANIES:
Accenture
of accounting
Bank of China
Beijing Guotai Venture Capital Co.
and helped me
Changjiang Securities Company
Deloitte
EBA Investments
prepare for the
EY
Greendyke Jencik & Associates CPA exam.”
KPMG
Nestlé
PwC “The well-designed curriculum of
Shanghai Securities Co. the accountancy program not only
Unilever
Western Digital better prepared me for the CPA
exam, but it also enabled me to
think more critically and
comprehensively JIAWEI (CHRISTINA) SONG ’18
as an accounting MS in Accountancy
professional.”
Mars Incorporated
Leadership Experience Program

100%
Trainee

DOMESTIC
GRADUATES
HIRED

HIRES BY INDUSTRY
93
INTERNATIONAL
%
Financial Services Consulting Other
PAUL WEHNER ’18
GRADUATES
MS in Accountancy
HIRED
PwC
Risk Assurance Associate

Consumer
MEAN BASE SALARY FOR GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN NORTH AMERICA Packaged Goods Real Estate Technology

$51,000
4 5
All figures are accurate as of December 11, 2018.
MSBA
HIRES BY
94 “The Benet CMC
%
INDUSTRY

supports
Consulting Technology
EMPLOYMENT RATE
6 MONTHS POST

students
GRADUATION

Master’s in Business Analytics

PREMIER HIRING COMPANIES:
Amazon in a Financial Services Other

number
Bayer
Constellation Brands Inc.
EY

of ways,
FedEx
GEICO Consumer
Goldstate Capital Fund Packaged Goods
Management Co. Ltd.
GroupM
IRI including providing student
JC Jones & Associates career advisors, career
Johnson & Johnson
Moody’s Analytics
coaches, events, company
Nielsen visits, and conference and Health Care/
career fair preparation.
Novantas Pharmaceuticals
The Hertz Corporation
Western Digital

Media/
Entertainment

100
DOMESTIC
%

GRADUATES
HIRED
Transportation/
Logistics

“I work with a lot of cutting-edge and

innovative problems, such as how the
93
INTERNATIONAL
%
economy and weather affect auto rates
and how to price policies—really
GRADUATES a wide variety
HIRED BILLY DICKINSON ’18 ABHINAV BANSAL ’18
of problems.” MS in Business Analytics MS in Business Analytics

GEICO ZS Associates
Strategic Modeling and Data Science
Statistical Analyst Associate Consultant
MEAN BASE SALARY FOR GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN NORTH AMERICA

$75,000
6 7
All figures are accurate as of December 11, 2018.
MSMA 96
%
HIRES BY INDUSTRY
Technology Hospitality
EMPLOYMENT RATE
6 MONTHS POST
GRADUATION

Master’s in Marketing Analytics Consumer

Packaged Goods Manufacturing
PREMIER HIRING COMPANIES:
Accenture
Chico’s
Daimler AG
Gallup
Google
iQIYI Media/
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Entertainment Consulting
PayPal
Ping An Technology
Prudential Financial
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Thomson Reuters
Unilever
Wailian Catering Management Group
Other Retail
Wayfair
Wyndham Destinations

Transportation/
Logistics Services

100
DOMESTIC
%

GRADUATES
HIRED
“Simon is renowned for pricing—a passion
of mine. I joined the Simon Pricing Club,
took electives, and benefited from the Center “The way we find jobs in the US is
for Pricing connecting us with executives in definitely different from what I was

96 % the field. Such experiences helped me find used to. The Benet CMC helped me
my strengths and get acclimated to the culture here,
XUERUI (RACHEL) CHEN ’18
INTERNATIONAL
prepare for my MS in Marketing Analytics which was very helpful.”
GRADUATES AKSHAT VYAS ’18
HIRED future career.” Cargill Incorporated MS in Marketing Analytics
Pricing Analyst
Wayfair
Business Intelligence Analyst

MEAN BASE SALARY FOR GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN NORTH AMERICA

$65,000
8 9
All figures are accurate as of December 11, 2018.
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