BBA Salary Survey 2023-2024
| BBA Salary Survey 2023-2024 | Base Salary Mean | Base Salary Median | Base Salary Range |
| U.S. Citizen / Permanent Resident |
$86,334 | $85,000 | $30,000 – $215,000 |
| International | $100,258 | $110,000 | $75,000 – $137,365 |
| Total | $86,668 | $85,000 | $30,000 – $215,000 |
Full-Time Statistics by Major
| Full-Time Base Salary by Major | No. of Graduates Accepting | No. Reporting Salary | Mean Base Salary |
| Accounting | 26 | 13 | $73,862 |
| Business Analytics | 14 | 10 | $88,094 |
| Canfield Business Honors (CBHP)* | 132 | 112 | $107,143 |
| Finance | 408 | 339 | $91,595 |
| International Business | 18 | 14 | $57,806 |
| Management | 27 | 15 | $70,377 |
| Management Information Systems | 175 | 131 | $86,207 |
| Marketing | 95 | 72 | $66,776 |
| Science and Technology Management | 1 | 1 | N/A** |
| Supply Chain Management | 20 | 14 | $76,121 |
*Canfield Business Honors Program (CBHP) students are allowed to have a double major in business: one in CBHP and one in another business discipline. CBHP students who double major have been counted in both CBHP and their non-CBHP major above.
**Data points not meeting the minimum requirement of three are indicated by a N/A designation to protect student confidentiality.
Full-Time Statistics by Geographical Region
| Geographical Region | Base Salary Median | Base Salary Range |
| Texas | $80,000 | $30,000-$200,000 |
| Austin, Texas | $74,000 | $33,800-$120,000 |
| Dallas, Texas | $80,000 | $40,000-$140,000 |
| Houston, Texas | $90,000 | $40,000-$200,000 |
| Other Texas | $77,260 | $30,000-$112,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic | $90,313 | |
| Midwest | $82,500 | |
| Northeast | $110,000 | |
| South | $81,500 | |
| Southwest (excluding Texas) | $87,500 | |
| West | $98,200 | |
| Remote | $71,500 | |
| Outside the U.S. | N/A* |
Salaries reflected are median base salary of 621 graduates reporting locations.
*Data points not meeting the minimum requirement of three are indicated by an N/A designation to protect student confidentiality.
Full-Time Statistics by Industry
| Industry* | % of Graduates Accepting | No. Reporting Salary | Base Salary Mean | Base Salary Range |
| Financial Services** | 35.6% | 238 | $97,629 | $30,000-$200,000 |
| Consulting | 20.9% | 146 | $88,653 | $36,000-$120,000 |
| Technology | 15.1% | 81 | $87,172 | $37,440-$215,000 |
| Real Estate | 5.7% | 30 | $69,933 | $40,000-$110,000 |
| Manufacturing | 4.4% | 27 | $71,114 | $47,760-$90,626 |
| Energy | 3.2% | 21 | $75,344 | $36,000-$105,000 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 2.5% | 14 | $73,061 | $35,360-$94,000 |
| Accounting Services | 2.1% | 10 | $73,445 | $60,250-$85,000 |
| Healthcare | 1.6% | 8 | $65,538 | $60,000-$70,000 |
| Transportation/Logistics | 1.5% | 8 | $71,631 | $52,000-$114,000 |
| Retail | 1.5% | 9 | $59,847 | $33,800-$80,000 |
| Marketing/Advertising/Communications/Digital | 1.4% | 8 | $63,750 | $50,000-$85,000 |
| Non-Profit/Education | 1.1% | 5 | $50,569 | $44,000-$62,844 |
| Media/Entertainment | 1.0% | 3 | $54,280 | $45,000-$70,000 |
| Government | 1.0% | 6 | $60,901 | $50,000-$78,000 |
| Other*** | 0.9% | 6 | $51,835 | $43,000-$60,000 |
| Hospitality | 0.7% | 5 | $66,336 | $42,000-$86,000 |
| Total | 100% | 625 | $86,668 | $30,000-$215,000 |
*All students reporting job acceptances and salary details.
**Financial Services includes Asset/Investment Management, Commercial Banking, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking/Brokerage/Wealth Management, Multiple Financial Services, Private Equity/Venture Capital, and Other.
***Other industries include Law/Legal Services, Sports/Leisure, and Other.
Internship Statistics by Major
| Major | No. of Acceptances | No. Reporting Salary | Mean Monthly Salary |
| Accounting | 55 | 52 | $4,307 |
| Business Analytics | 40 | 39 | $4,097 |
| Canfield Business Honors (CBHP)** | 186 | 166 | $6,514 |
| Finance | 537 | 474 | $5,639 |
| International Business | 23 | 18 | $3,331 |
| Management | 40 | 31 | $3,951 |
| Management Information Systems | 224 | 193 | $5,219 |
| Marketing | 126 | 116 | $3,802 |
| Science and Technology Management | 3 | 2 | N/A*** |
| Supply Chain Management | 26 | 25 | $4,369 |
| Unspecified**** | 27 | 21 | $4,771 |
**Canfield Business Honors Program (CBHP) students are allowed to have a double major in business: one in CBHP and one in another business discipline. CBHP students who double major have been counted in both CBHP and their non-CBHP major above.
***Data points not meeting the minimum requirement of three are indicated by an N/A designation to protect student confidentiality.
****Students typically declare a major in their second year.
Internship Statistics by Geographical Region
| Geographical Region | Monthly Median | Monthly Range |
| Texas | $4,160 | $1,000-$18,000 |
| Austin, Texas | $3,467 | $1,167-$9,166 |
| Dallas, Texas | $5,114 | $2,080-$18,000 |
| Houston, Texas | $4,821 | $1,000-$9,533 |
| Other Texas | $4,160 | $1,257-$8,002 |
| Mid-Atlantic | $5,200 | |
| Midwest | $4,160 | |
| Northeast | $7,083 | |
| South | $4,333 | |
| Southwest (excluding Texas) | N/A* | |
| West | $5,634 | |
| Remote | $2,400 | |
| Outside the U.S. | N/A* |
Salaries reflected are median monthly salary of 993 students reporting salary & location.
*Data points not meeting the minimum requirement of three are indicated by an N/A designation to protect student confidentiality.
Internship Statistics by Industry
| Industry* | % of Acceptances | No. Reporting Salary | Monthly Salary Mean | Monthly Salary Range |
| Financial Services** | 31.4% | 312 | $6,056 | $1,167-$18,633 |
| Consulting | 15.1% | 161 | $5,957 | $305-$18,000 |
| Technology | 12.7% | 133 | $4,912 | $1,560-$22,560 |
| Real Estate | 6.6% | 61 | $3,267 | $1,387-$8,667 |
| Manufacturing | 6.1% | 59 | $4,071 | $1,234-$7,107 |
| Non-Profit/Education | 6.0% | 45 | $2,847 | $1,387-$5,578 |
| Accounting Services | 3.9% | 42 | $5,225 | $3,120-$6,833 |
| Energy | 3.5% | 36 | $4,041 | $1,000-$5,547 |
| Retail | 3.2% | 33 | $3,757 | $2,080-$5,200 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 2.9% | 28 | $4,123 | $2,080-$6,587 |
| Healthcare | 2.4% | 25 | $3,639 | $2,600-$5,200 |
| Media/Entertainment | 1.7% | 16 | $3,268 | $1,408-$7,800 |
| Other | 1.6% | 15 | $2,281 | $322-$3,647 |
| Government | 1.2% | 11 | $3,350 | $1,807-$4,344 |
| Transportation/Logistics | 1.0% | 10 | $3,588 | $2,947-$4,082 |
| Hospitality | 0.7% | 7 | $2,526 | $1,127-$3,640 |
| Total | 100% | 994 | $4,972 | $305-$22,560 |
*All students reporting job acceptances and salary details.
**Financial Services includes Asset/Investment Management, Commercial Banking, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking/Brokerage/Wealth Management, Multiple Financial Services, Private Equity/Venture Capital, and Other.
***Other industries include Law/Legal Services, Sports/Leisure, Conglomerate, and Other.
MPA Employment Statistics
Timing of Job Offers/Acceptances
| # of Students Seeking Employment | # of Received/Accepted Offers by Graduation | # of Received/Accepted Offers by 6 Months Post-Graduation | |
| iMPA | 99 | 96% | 98% |
| tMPA | 65 | 89.2% | 90.7% |
| MPA Bridge | 5 | 100% | 100% |
| Total | 169 | 93.5% | 95.3% |
MPA Salary Statistics
Base Salary
| # Reporting Salary | Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | 146 | $76,418 | $75,000 | $52,000-$125,000 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | 9 | $68,150 | $70,000 | $42,353-$77,000 |
Acceptances and Salary by Industry
| Industry* | # of Graduates Accepting New Employment | % of Graduates Accepting New Employment | Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range |
| Accounting Services | 139 | 86.3% | $74,914 | $75,000 | $64,000-$125,000 |
| Consulting | 8 | 5% | $85,188 | $85,000 | $52,000-$110,000 |
| Financial Services | 6 | 3.7% | $87,671 | $105,000 | $42,353-$110,000 |
| Technology | 4 | 2.5% | $78,200 | $78,000 | $78,000-$78,800 |
| Transportation/Logistics | 1 | 0.6% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
| Real Estate | 1 | 0.6% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 0.6% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 1 | 0.6% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
Acceptances and Salary by Curriculum Path
| Curriculum Path* | # of Graduates Accepting New Employment | % of Graduates Accepting New Employment | Base Salary Mean | Base Salary Median | Salary Range |
| External Auditing/Assurance | 77 | 47.8% | $74,111 | $75,000 | $64,000-$88,000 |
| Tax Consulting | 38 | 23.6% | $72,324 | $70,000 | $52,000-$125,000 |
| Business Advisory/Management Consulting | 18 | 11.2% | $85,250 | $84,000 | $75,000-$105,000 |
| Internal Auditing | 11 | 6.8% | $77,889 | $78,000 | $70,000-$84,000 |
| Corporate Accounting/Financial Analyst | 11 | 6.8% | $79,614 | $78,000 | $42,353-$110,000 |
| Forensic Accounting | 3 | 1.9% | $79,000 | $77,000 | $70,000-$90,000 |
| Investment Banking | 2 | 1.2% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
| Other Accounting | 1 | 0.6% | N/A** | N/A** | N/A** |
*All students reporting job acceptances and salary details
**Data points not meeting the minimum CSEA data requirements (minimum of three) are indicated by an N/A designation.
MPA Offers by Geography
| Offers by Geographic Region | Percent | Median Base Salary |
| Southwest | 3.1% | $68,400 |
| West | 7.0% | $84,000 |
| South | 3.8% | $70,000 |
| Texas | 76.6% | $75,000 |
| Midwest | 3.2% | $76,000 |
| Northeast | 4.4% | $83,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1.3% | N/A* |
| International (Outside the U.S.) | 0.6% | N/A* |
Salaries reflected are median base salary of 153 students reporting location.
*Data points not meeting the minimum CSEA data requirements (minimum of three) are denoted by an N/A designation.
MSBA Salary Outcomes
| Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | $87,738 | $85,000 | $52,000-$135,000 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | $111,218 | $120,000 | $25,397-$180,000 |
MSF Salary Outcomes
| Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | $82,246 | $80,080 | $60,000-$110,000 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | $77,050 | $70,000 | $58,000-$103,500 |
MSITM Salary Outcomes
| Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | $94,648 | $93,100 | $72,000-$120,000 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | $95,515 | $100,000 | $27,790-$165,000 |
MSM Salary Outcomes
| Salary Mean | Salary Median | Salary Range | |
| Permanent Work Authorization | $70,325 | $70,000 | $52,000-$85,000 |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization | $82,007 | $82,020 | $65,000-$100,000 |
Overall Full-Time Statistics
Base Salary
- Mean: $149,748
- Median: $150,000
- Salary Range: $65,000-$192,000
Signing Bonus
- Mean: $31,903
- Median: $30,000
- Bonus Range: $5,000-$75,000
Full-Time Statistics by Industry
| Industry | Mean | % Accepts |
| Technology | $137,777 | 22% |
| Consulting | $172,556 | 30% |
| Financial Services | $158,000 | 17% |
| Energy | $137,222 | 6% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | $124,667 | 4% |
| Real Estate | $128,333 | 3% |
| Retail | $137,857 | 5% |
| Transportation/Logistics | $127,000 | 4% |
| Manufacturing | $139,400 | 4% |
| **Other | $105,000 | 4% |
**Other industries include Media/Entertainment, Non-Profit & Social Enterprises.
Full-Time Statistics by Function
| Function | Mean | % Accepts |
| Finance/Accounting | ||
| Corporate Finance | $132,829 | 6% |
| Investment Banking | $175,000 | 10% |
| Other Finance | $122,500 | 5% |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | $150,000 | 3% |
| Asset Management | $127,000 | 4% |
| Marketing/Sales | ||
| Product Management | $147,090 | 8% |
| Product Marketing | $140,380 | 4% |
| Brand Management | $124,600 | 4% |
| Digital Marketing | $126,500 | 2% |
| Other Marketing | $118,333 | 3% |
| General Management | ||
| Consulting | $172,667 | 30% |
| Project & Program Management | $120,833 | 5% |
| General Management | $145,333 | 5% |
| Operations & Logistics | $126,370 | 4% |
| Leadership Development/Rotational Program | $131,243 | 5% |
| Other Management | **N/A | 3% |
| Other | $127,667 | 4% |
**Data points not meeting the minimum CSEA data requirements (minimum of three) are indicated by a N/A designation.
Full-Time Statistics by Region
| Region | Mean | % Accepts |
| Southwest | $150,000 | 66% |
| West | $142,800 | 14% |
| Northeast | $175,000 | 8% |
| South | $145,000 | 4% |
| Midwest | $165,000 | 3% |
| Mid-Atlantic | $155,000 | 4% |
Overall Internship Statistics
Monthly Base Salary
- Mean: $9,613
- Median: $9,000
- Salary Range: $1,000-$17,000
Internship Statistics by Industry
| Industry | Mean Monthly Salary | % Accepts |
| Technology | $7,880 | 21% |
| Financial Services | $11,020 | 19% |
| Consulting | $13,920 | 19% |
| Energy | $8,532 | 7% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | $8,828 | 7% |
| Healthcare | $7,955 | 8% |
| Real Estate | $5,220 | 5% |
| Retail | $7,541 | 3% |
| Transportation/Logistics | $8,455 | 1% |
| Non-Profit/Education | $6,297 | 1% |
| *Other | N/A** | 1% |
*Other industries include Legal and Sports.
**Data points not meeting the minimum CSEA requirements (minimum of three) are indicated by a N/A designation.
Internship Statistics by Function
| Function | Mean Monthly Salary | % Accepts |
| Finance/Accounting | ||
| Investment Banking | $14,774 | 9% |
| Corporate Finance | $7,874 | 7% |
| Asset Management | $9,990 | 3% |
| Real Estate Finance | $4,642 | 3% |
| Corporate Development | $8,695 | 1% |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | $6,452 | 4% |
| Other Finance | $5,630 | 4% |
| Marketing/Sales | ||
| Product Management | $9,296 | 7% |
| Brand Management | $8,306 | 3% |
| Business Development/Sales | $7,247 | 6% |
| Product Marketing | $7,157 | 4% |
| Other Marketing | $9,028 | 5% |
| Marketing Consulting | $6,122 | 1% |
| General Management | ||
| Consulting | $14,557 | 17% |
| Other Management | $7,183 | 2% |
| Operations & Logistics | $7,444 | 7% |
| Project & Program Management | $7,069 | 3% |
| General Management | $8,658 | 2% |
| Leadership Development/Rotational Program | $9,663 | 2% |
| **Other | $6,126 | 5% |
**Other functions include Financial Reporting, Commercial/Corporate Banking, Advertising/Public Relations, Consumer Insights/Research, Merchandising/Retail, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics/Data Science, Supply Chain Analytics, Software/Systems Engineering, and Government Affairs.
Internship Statistics by Region
| Region | Mean Monthly Salary | % Accepts |
| Southwest | $8,667 | 66% |
| West | $9,214 | 10% |
| Northeast | $14,000 | 10% |
| South | $7,400 | 4% |
| Midwest | $9,250 | 7% |
| Mid-Atlantic | $11,613 | 2% |
| *Outside the U.S. | N/A** | 1% |
*In 2024, Texas McCombs students accepted internships in Mexico and Peru.
**Data points not meeting the minimum CSEA data requirements (minimum of three) are indicated by a N/A designation.