Career Outcomes

Earnings data for undergraduate and graduate programs reflecting the 2023-2024 academic year.

Undergraduate Student Data

Co-Op Wages by Major

The following data highlights the wages of students particiapting in co-op by major. Data includes students who hold more than one major at Lindner.
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

The following data highlights the full-time starting salaries of Lindner undergraduate students who completed their degree in 2023-24.
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

The following data highlights the full-time starting salaries of Lindner graduate students (full-time and part-time) who completed their degree in 2023-24.
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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