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ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

15,941

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

9 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  371

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  100,329,687

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://case.edu/alumni

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

No

Business school alumni networking site:

http://case.edu/alumni

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 66  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 26  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 8  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 35  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 30  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 35  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: NSH MBA
Month: October
Destination: NB MBA
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: International Consortium
Month: November
Destination: Women in Business
Month: October

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 35  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 24  %
No information provided by graduate: 41  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:

40

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:

122

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 60  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 12  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 28  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

23 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  84,671
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  75,750
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  11,071
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  14,496
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  13,989

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 14  %
Finance/Accounting: 10  %
General Management: 3  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 10  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 10  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 7  %
Other: 41  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Consulting: 28  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 14  %
Manufacturing: 24  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 8  %
Technology: 3  %
Other: 17  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Asia: 3  %
North America: 97  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 10  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest: 82  %

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:

40

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:

131

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  877
Median:  801

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

I feel like I learned so much more through hands-on experiences than I had planned. As a career-changer, I think that I gained quite a bit of experience outside of the coursework. –Marketing

The MBA program at the Weatherhead School of Management is heavily teamwork-oriented and the program is strongly focused on preparing its MBA students to become leaders in this evolving global economy.

The program touts as being strong in health system management which was one of the reasons I choose to attend the school, but it was far from satisfactory. There were only two faculty at the business school who gave health care-related courses, but they were not attuned to recent trends in health care. –Entrepreneurship

Career services was inconsistent and provided minimal assistance in both my internship and job search. The program offered little support for non-business degree undergraduates in transitioning to new careers. –Consulting

I found Weatherhead allows students to take on a huge role in the development of the student life and professional development. It is a self starter program, which is the primary characteristic of any successful business-person.–Operations

The Weatherhead MBA is not for everyone. With a large international percentage and a more relaxed atmosphere, someone looking for an edgier experience would probably not like it.–Marketing

Information Technology I felt that this program had outstanding teachers who were really able to provide great education. Futhermore, I felt that the other students were talented enough that I was able to learn a great deal from them. I don’t feel the MBA is right for everyone, or that the Weatherhead degree is the right MBA for everyone, but for someone looking for a smaller program, with lots of interaction with teachers and students, this is a great school!–Information Technology

I feel I did receive value in my education. –Human Resources