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Employment Report: Bachelor of Science Graduates

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A career path is exactly that—a journey. The BS degree is one stop along the way.

Internships are early waypoints

MS&E students intern across a wide range of industries and roles as they explore career avenues, as the two charts below demonstrate. At this beginning stage of the journey, exploration is key: to help discover areas of interest and fit, and—just as importantly—realize areas that aren't, for whatever reason. We encourage students to step outside of comfort zones and try something that is a stretch, or completely different to what they might have done before or think they're interested in. Best case scenario, it's an epiphany. Worst case, it's a less enjoyable 8-12 weeks. Either way, there will be growth and learning.

Where undergraduates interned

Bar chart showing the most undergraduates interned at financial organizations followed by consulting organizations
Primary industry of organizations that undergraduates interned at. Data includes graduates from the most recent academic year (2022-23) collected via a voluntary survey; n=25.

What undergraduates did during their internships

Bar chart showing most undergraduates held financial analyst roles, followed by consultant roles, as interns
Internship role types of undergraduates. Data includes graduates from the most recent academic year (2022-23) collected via a voluntary survey; n=25.

Where undergraduates interned

Consulting

Alix Partners
Alvarez & Marsal
Boston Consulting Group
L.E.K. Consulting

Consumer Products

John Deere

Engineering & Technology

Google

Finance

Alpine Investors
Dodge & Cox
Goldman Sachs
GSV Ventures
Jefferies
JP Morgan Chase
Long Arc Capital
Summit Partners
Swift Real Estate Partners
Zhenfund

Healthcare

Chicago Pediatric Dentistry
NationsBenefits

Media, Entertainment, Sports

Sequel

Startups

Gemini
Portabl

Internship role titles for undergraduates

Analyst, financial

Analyst Intern
Growth Equity Summer Analyst
Investing Intern
Investment Banking Sophomore Summer Analyst
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Investment Intern
Private Equity Performance Improvement Intern
Research Associate Intern
VC Healthcare Summer Analyst

Analyst, non-financial

Risk Advisory Intern

Consultant

Associate Intern
Summer Associate

Healthcare Professional

Assistant

Operations, Strategy & Supply Chain

Transformation Strategy Intern

Product/Program/Project Manager

Intern
Product and Strategy Intern
Product Management Intern


Moving into a full-time career

Pie chart showing 50% "yes", 29% "no", 21% "not applicable"
Did undergraduates accept a full time employment offer from an organization they had previously interned at? (*n/a means attending graduate school). Data from the 2022-23 academic year collected via a voluntary survey; n=14.

Assuming a mutual understanding of interest and fit, internships can be an excellent lead into a full-time position after graduation. On the flip side, plenty of graduates start their full-time careers with a different organization or in another industry.

MS&E graduates launch careers in a range of different industries and have various job titles. The first job after graduation is exactly that—the first job. We recommend listening to our podcasts and reading our featured Stories and Voices for examples of the career journeys that our alumni have started and experienced. Current students and alumni can also attend our career events with quarterly informal "Career Chat" conversations.

Where undergraduates go

Bar chart showing most undergraduates worked at financial organizations, followed by consulting organizations, after graduation
Primary industry of the organizations undergraduates joined after graduation. Data includes graduates from the last 4 academic years (2019-20 thru 2022-23) collected via a voluntary survey; n=85.

What undergraduates do

Bar chart showing most undergraduates held financial analyst roles, followed by consultant roles and those who went on to graduate school, after graduation
Types of roles that undergraduates received after graduation. Data includes graduates from the last 4 academic years (2019-20 thru 2022-23) collected via a voluntary survey; n=85.

Organizations joined by undergraduates

Consulting

Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group
Broadridge  
Deloitte
McKinsey & Company
Oliver Wyman
OnPrem 
Solution Partners
The Bridgespan Group

Education

Inspirit VR

Engineering & Technology

Google
Meta
Simplr
Stripe
Uber

Finance

Alpine Investors
Ares Management
Ataraxia Partners
Centerview Partners
Citigroup
Cowen & Company
General Atlantic
Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan Chase
Mahlako Investments
Millennium Management
Morgan Stanley
PayPal
Silver Lake
Stanford Management Company
Swift Real Estate Partners
Visa
Vistage Worldwide Inc
Zhenfund

Graduate School

Colorado School of Mines
Columbia University
Stanford University  
Tsinghua University
University of Cambridge
University of Pennsylvania  
University of Utah

Media, Entertainment, Sports

Krikey Inc
San Antonio Spurs

Operations & Supply Chain

Power Advocate

Role titles received by undergraduates

Analyst, financial

Analyst
Associate
Corporate Analyst Development Program Analyst
Financial Analyst
Investment Analyst
Investment Banking Analyst
Private Equity Analyst

Analyst, non-finance

Analyst (W2 Consultant)
Associate
Business Analyst
Business Systems Analyst

C-suite, Founder, Partner

CEO
Founder & CEO

Consultant 

Associate
Associate Consultant
Consultant
Energy Consulting Associate

Data Science

Senior Data Analyst

Director, Manager, Leadership

Chief of Staff

Engineer, software & ML

Software Engineer

Graduate Student

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Computer Science
Finance 
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Humanitarian Engineering & Advanced Energy Systems
Law
Management Science & Engineering
Sustainability Science and Practice
Translational Research and Applied Medicine
Wharton School of Business

Product/Program/Project Manager

Associate Product Manager

Research

Quantitative Researcher
Research Analyst