Career Outcomes
Earnings data for undergraduate and graduate programs reflecting the 2023-2024 academic year.
Undergraduate Student Data
Co-Op Wages by Major
| MAJOR | LOW | MEDIAN | MEAN | HIGH |
| Accounting | $11 | $20 | $21 | $36 |
| Business Analytics | $10 | $20 | $21 | $41 |
| Economics | $13 | $20 | $22 | $54 |
| Entrepreneurship | $12 | $18 | $19 | $28 |
| Finance | $8 | $20 | $21 | $50 |
| Industrial Management | $18 | $21 | $21 | $24 |
| Information Systems | $15 | $21 | $22 | $35 |
| Insurance & Risk Management | $15 | $20 | $19 | $24 |
| International Business | $14 | $21 | $22 | $35 |
| Marketing | $8 | $19 | $20 | $40 |
| Operations Management | $12 | $20 | $20 | $35 |
| Real Estate | $12 | $20 | $20 | $36 |
| Overall | $8 | $20 | $20 | $54 |
Post-Graduation Plans
The following represents the post-graduation plans of Lindner undergraduate students who completed their degree in 2023-24, surveyed three months after graduation and with a 72% response rate.
- Overall: 88% placement
- 71% full-time employment
- 8% continuing education in graduate or professional school
- 7% other
- 2% starting own business
Salary Range of Graduating Undergraduate Students by Major
| MAJOR | LOW | MEDIAN | MEAN | HIGH |
| Accounting | $45,000 | $65,000 | $64,045 | $80,000 |
| Business Analytics | $60,000 | $68,000 | $70,870 | $95,000 |
| Economics | $55,000 | $68,500 | $68,880 | $100,000 |
| Entrepreneurship | $36,000 | $52,000 | $52,143 | $70,000 |
| Finance | $24,000 | $67,000 | $68,147 | $200,000 |
| Industrial Management | $63,000 | $67,750 | $67,750 | $73,000 |
| Information Systems | $45,000 | $68,000 | $70,957 | $105,000 |
| Insurance & Risk Management | $45,000 | $62,000 | $62,500 | $70,000 |
| International Business | $48,000 | $60,000 | $59,870 | $72,000 |
| Marketing | $31,000 | $55,000 | $56,869 | $115,000 |
| Operations Management | $32,000 | $62,500 | $62,216 | $85,000 |
| Real Estate | $37,000 | $55,000 | $58,385 | $80,000 |
| Overall | $24,000 | $61,000 | $62,155 | $200,000 |
Graduate Student Data
Post-Graduation Plans
The following represents the post-graduation plans of Lindner graduate students who completed their degree in 2023-24, surveyed three months after graduation and with an 80% response rate.
- Overall: 92% placement
- 56% full-time employment
- 31% continuing employment with pre-grad school employer
- 3% continuing education
- 2% other
- 1% starting own busines
Salary Range of Graduating Graduate Students by Program
| PROGRAM | LOW | MEDIAN | MEAN | HIGH |
| MBA | $50,000 | $82,000 | $96,846 | $300,000 |
| MS-Accounting | $58,000 | $65,000 | $65,222 | $70,000 |
| MS-Applied Economics | $70,000 | $80,000 | $80,500 | $90,000 |
| MS-Business Analytics | $48,000 | $93,500 | $99,874 | $170,000 |
| MS-Finance | $56,000 | $75,000 | $85,901 | $250,000 |
| MS-Human Resources | $48,000 | $53,000 | $53,150 | $59,000 |
| MS-Information Systems | $60,000 | $90,000 | $89,073 | $140,000 |
| MS-Marketing | $42,000 | $72,250 | $71,875 | $120,000 |
| Overall | $42,000 | $83,000 | $90,922 | $300,000 |
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Fall and Spring Semester Hours
During the academic year, Lindner Career Services is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Drop-in Hours
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