1. FINANCE- 1
Placed
95%
Unplaced
1%
Unresolved
4%
Total Placement - 95%
FINANCE
SURVEY RESPONSE RATE: 82% KNOWLEDGE RATE: 89%
As of February2015, data from 233 of 263 graduatingstudentsreceivingabachelor’sdegree inFinance
had beencollected,viathe surveyorothermeans,resultinginaknowledge rate of 89%. The majorityof
graduatesreportedthattheywere headedintothe workforce followedbycontinuingeducation.
NATURE OF POSITION
Basedon the 165 studentswhocompletedthe entire employmentoutcome sectionof the survey:
Ninety-ninepercent(99%) repliedthattheiremploymentiseitherdirectlyalignedwiththeir
careergoals(66%) or is a steppingstone toward theirultimate careergoals(33%). One percent
(1%) indicatedthattheirpositionsimply“paysthe bills.”
Ninety-ninepercent(99%) repliedthattheiremploymentiseitherdirectlyrelatedtotheirfield
of study/major(81%) orutilizesknowledge,skills,andabilitiesgainedthroughtheirstudy(18%).
One percent(1%) indicatedthattheirpositionwasnotatall relatedtotheirfieldof study/major.
SALARY
Salaryinformationwasreportedby 171 graduatesenteringfull-time employment. Of these, 110
indicatedthey were receivingsome type of firstyearbonus.
REPORTED SALARY DATA FOR MAY 2014 GRADUATES
Reported Salaries 25th Percentile
50th Percentile
(Median)
75th Percentile
171 $52,216 $58,244 $64,233
REPORTED OUTCOMES OF
MAY 2014 GRADUATES
Outcome # %
Employed FT 200 87%
Employed PT 1 <1%
Continuing Education 11 5%
Participating in a volunteer or
service program
5 2%
Serving in the military 0 0%
Starting a business 2 1%
Unplaced 3 1%
Unresolved 8 3%
TOTAL 230 100%
Not seeking 3
2. FINANCE- 2
EMPLOYMENT SEARCH
MethodUsedto FindEmployment
On-CampusInterviews 48% Contactsfrom faculty 3%
PreviousInternship/Co-op 29% Contactsfrom family/friends 14%
CareerFairs - on campus 23% Currentlyemployedwithorganization 1%
CareerFairs - off campus 1% Newspaper 0%
UMD online jobsite 33% Other 7%
Non-UMD online jobsite 6%
*graduatescould select asmany items asapplied
“Other”responsesincluded the CMNSnewsletter,QUEST,and a hiringfirm.
SAMPLE OF EMPLOYERS AND POSITIONS REPORTED
Accenture
AccountantStaff
BusinessAnalyst
Technology Consultant
Amazon
FinancialAnalyst
AOL
BusinessAnalyst
Bank of America
Credit Analyst
Global Risk ManagementAnalyst
IT BusinessAnalyst
BB&T
InvestmentBanking Analyst
BerkeleyPointCapital
Human ResourcesAnalyst
Cabot Corporation
CorporateBuyer
Capital One
FinancialAnalyst
SoftwareDeveloper
CareFirstBlueCrossBlueShield
Dataand InformaticsApplication Technician
CGI Group
IT Consultant
Citigroup
Analyst
MarketRisk Analyst
Sales & Trading Analyst
CohnReznick
AuditAssociate
Valuation Staff Associate
Cornerstone Research
Analyst
Deloitte
AuditAssociate
Core ForensicAssociate
Human CapitalConsultant
ProjectControllerAnalyst
Ernst & Young
AssuranceServicesStaff
FSOAuditAssociate
IT Risk and AssuranceStaff
Fannie Mae
FinancialAnalyst
FinancialEconomist
OperationsAnalyst
Grant Thornton
AuditAssociate
BusinessAdvisory ServicesAssociate
Global Public SectorConsultant
GovernmentConsultant Associate
J.P.Morgan
InvestmentBanking Analyst
OperationsAnalyst
KPMG
Advisory Associate
AuditAssociate
CommercialAuditAssociate
Federal Tax Associate
McGladrey
AssuranceAssociate
Tax Associate
Morgan Stanley
DerivativesOperation Analyst
3. FINANCE- 3
NorthropGrumman
BusinessManagementAnalyst
CapitalAdministrativeAnalyst
PepsiCo
Integrated Supply Chain Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
ManagementConsultant
Risk AssuranceAssociate
Technology Consultant
RobertW. Baird & Co.
EquityResearch Analyst
Steve Madden
InternationalAccountAssociate
T. Rowe Price
InvestmentOperationsSpecialist
The Office of the Comptrollerof Currency
AssistantNationalBankExaminer
Under Armour
Tactical Modeling Analyst
WellsFargo
FinancialAnalyst
GEOGRAPHICDISTRIBUTION
Of the 191 studentsthatreportedlocationof employment,28% reportedemploymentinMaryland,
followedby 26% inVirginiaand17% in New York. Another16% reportedemploymentin DCandNew
Jersey.
SERVICE/VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
Seven(7) graduatesreportedplanstoparticipate inaservice orvolunteerprogramaftergraduation.
Programsreportedinclude:TeachforAmerica(2), Peace Corps(2),and CityYear (1).
MD
28%
DC
13%
VA
26%
NY
18%
CA
2%
NJ
3%
PA
3%
OTHER US
6%
OUTSIDE US
1%
4. FINANCE- 4
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Eleven(11) graduatesreportedthat theywouldbe continuingtheireducationastheirmainpursuitafter
graduation. The mostpopularareas of studyinclude Accounting,Finance,andLaw.
Continuing Education Degrees Sought
Type of Degree/Program # %
Associate's 0 0%
Second Bachelor's 0 0%
Health Professional (MD, DO, Pharm.D, Au.D, etc.) 2 18%
Law (JD) 2 18%
Masters/MBA 5 45%
Ph.D. or Doctoral 0 0%
Certificate 1 9%
Other 0 0%
Unspecified 1 9%
TOTAL 11 100%
SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITIES AND PROGRAMS REPORTED
George WashingtonUniversity
Businessand Management
Medicine
NewYork University
Law
OhioState University
Pharmacy
Universityof California,Berkeley
Law
Universityof Maryland,CollegePark
Accounting/Finance
Universityof Virginia
Accounting/Finance
5. FINANCE- 5
OUT OF CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Basedon 215 surveyresponses.
Experienceswhile atUMD
Internship(s) 85% Clinical orhospital rotation 1%
Part time employment
(oncampus)
39% StudyAbroad 45%
Part time employment
(off campus)
40% Work Abroad 3%
Full time employment
(bothon or off campus)
7%
Communityservice-learning/
volunteerwork
27%
Federal WorkStudy 1% StudentGroupLeadership 35%
Researchprograms(s)
(oncampus)
2% StudentGroupMembership 45%
Research project(s)
(oncampus - facultydriven)
7% Living/Learningcommunity 29%
SummerResearchProgram(s) 2% Other 4%
Co-op(s) 2% None ofthe above 1%
Studentteaching 10%
*Graduates could select as many items as applied, unless they selected “none of the above”
Those respondentsselecting“other”wrote initemsrelating to“Greek”Life andteachingassistantships.
