Department of Economics University of Virginia Class of 2013 First Destination Statistics The following are first destination statistics and data (as of January 1, 2014) for the undergraduate Class of 2013. We have heard back from 58% (or 194 out of 319) of our graduates about their post-graduation plans. If you have any questions regarding the post-graduation plans of our undergraduate students, please contact Jennifer Jones, Career Coordinator at the Economics Career Office at jlh7b@virginia.edu. Undergraduate Class of 2013 Post-Graduate Plans* (%) Accepted Full-Time Employment 52.6 Post-graduate Internship/Summer 4.1 Employment Accepted Part-Time Employment 1 Seeking Employment 19.1 Attending Graduate School 19.1 Not in the Job Market (other plans) 5.2 Did Not Specify 4 Undergraduate Class of 2013 Compensation** Gender Breakdown of Compensation ( $ ) Females ( $ ) Males ( $ ) Avg. Base Annual Salary 53,337 Avg. Salary 51,248 54,041 Avg. Signing Bonus 6,932 Avg. Bonus 6,818 7,060 Economics Major only Avg. Salary 56,272 Economics Major only Avg. Bonus 5,227 Economics Major and one Minor Avg. Salary 55,767 Economics Major and one Minor Avg. Bonus 2,867 Double Major Avg. Salary 51,465 Double major Avg. Bonus 6,815 Distribution by Most Popular Employer industry*** Distribution by Most Popular Area of Job Function*** ( % ) ( % ) Computer Science/Information Technology 3 Engineering 8.5 Consulting Services 22 Financial Services 31 Financial Services 14 Management/Administration 10 Education 5 Marketing/Sales 10 Investment Banking 5 Research 10 Non-profit, Advocacy, Civic Organization 3 Teaching 6 Real Estate 3 Other 17 Other 9 *Note: Out of the 194 people who responded to the 2013 survey. **Note: This is of the 91 people in the full time category who responded when asked about their salaries. ***Note: This data is self-reported by recent graduates and industry categories were chosen by the graduates. Popular refers to categories that were chosen most often.
Department of Economics University of Virginia Class of 2013 Graduate School Destinations as of January 1, 2014 Graduate Schools Our students have reported acceptance into the following graduate school programs. One student is attending unless otherwise indicated. School Program Degree Sought Boston University Economics Master's Carnegie Mellon University Human-Computer Interaction Master's Cornell University Public Administration Master's ESADE Business School Finance M.Sc. George Mason University Public Policy Master's The George Washington University Law Law J.D. School Hopkins-Nanjing Center International business/politics/law Master's Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin Economics Master's U.Va. McIntire School of Commerce (4) Commerce Master's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics Theory/Microeconomics Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Finance Master's School of Management Northwestern University Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Princeton University Psychology Ph.D. Stanford University Management Science and Engineering Master's University of Chicago Financial Mathematics Master's University of Virginia Systems Engineering Master's University of Virginia Electrical Engineering Master's University of Virginia Statistics Master's University of Virginia School of Law Law J.D. U.Va. Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (5) Public Policy Master's (4) Ph.D. (1) Wake Forest University MA in Management Master's Washington University in St. Louis Finance Master's Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Medicine M.D.
Department of Economics University of Virginia Class of 2013 Placement as of January 1, 2014 Employers The following employers have hired students in the graduating class of 2013. Employers with an asterisk (*) have hired more than one graduate; those with a dash (~) have hired at least 3 and those with a plus sign (+) have hired 5 or more. This data is self-reported by our students and we have heard from 58% of the class. Accenture Aero Nautical Radio of Thailand Altria Group Altus Power Management Amazon Amerisphere * Analysis Group Ann Inc. E-commerce Applied Predictive Technologies Asia Policy Point Bain & Company Bank of America Barclays capital Bryanston School Capital One * CGI * Chatham Capital Group Coleman Research Group Compass Lexecon comscore * Cooper Center for Public Service, Center for Economics and Policy Studies Cvent DC Energy Deloitte Deloitte Consulting + Elm Talent Group Federal Reserve Board Foulger-Pratt * FTI Consulting + George Comfort & Sons Hamilton Lane Advisers * Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence (via Americorps) Houlihan Lokey IBM ING Financial Partners (Now Voya Financial) Insight global ITG J.P. Morgan Private Bank Kaplan Test Prep KCIC KForce
Macy's.com Mercer Monmouth School MeadWestvaco (MWV) National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Northrop Grumman Corporation Old Edwards Inn and Spa Opower Oracle PNC Bank * PNC Financial PricewaterhouseCoopers ~ Quantitative Investment Management Red Hat Resource Environmental Solutions Rimm Kaufman Group Rosenberg Economic Advisors Talener Group Teach for America * TerrAlign The Advisory Board Company The Capital Group The Federalist Society The Home Depot The SI Tidewater Independent Schools Young Life Turner Construction Company Under Armour University of Virginia (Athletics Department) Victory Packaging Vorsight Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Securities Monroe Hall, Room 228
Dollars Monroe Hall, Room 228 Post Graduate Plans 18% 5% 4% Full Time Employment Part Time Employment Summer/Internship 50% Still Seeking Grad School 18% 4% 1% Not Looking Didn't Specify Salary Breakdown 60000 53337 56272 55767 51465 51248 54041 50000 40000 30000 Salary Bonus 20000 10000 6932 5227 2867 6815 6818 7060 0 Avg. Base Economics Major only Economics Major and one Minor Double Major Females Males
Distribution by Most Popular Employer Industry 3 *Not all students who reported their job placement reported their salary. 22 Computer Science/Info Technology 36 Consulting Services Financial Services Education Investment Banking Non-profit, Advocacy, Civic Organization 14 Real Estate Other Remaining Categories 9 3 3 5 5 Distribution by Most Popular Area of Job Function 8% 8% Engineering 17% Financial Services Management/Administration 6% 10% 31% Marketing/Sales Research Teaching Other 10% 10% Remaining Categories
Graduate School Breakdown M.D. in Medicine Master's in Management Master's in Statistics Master's in Electrical Engineering Master's in Systems Engineering Master's in Financial Mathematics Master's in Management Science and Engineering Ph.D. in Psychology Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering Master's in Finance Ph.D. in Economics Theory/Microeconomics Master's in Commerce Master's in International Business/Politics/Law J.D. in Law Ph.D. in Public Policy Master's in Public Policy M. Sc. In Finance Master's in Public Administration Master's in Human-Computer Interaction Master's in Economics 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number of Students *19.1% of students who responded to the survey indicated graduate school plans. However, only 15% replied with the name of their program.