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Accounting: Ernst and Young (Transfer Pricing Staff)
Consulting: Deloitte Consulting (Solutions Analyst), NERA Economic Consulting (Research Associate), Equilar (Research Analyst)
Data Analytics: Wurkwel Ventures LLC
Finance and Banking: Northern Trust Corporation (Rotational Development Associate); Savant Capital Management (Investment Research Analyst); Northwestern Mutual (Financial Advisor), Aberdeen Asset Management (Financial Analyst)
Health: Centene Corporation (Claim Analyst), Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (Business Analyst), WPS Health Solutions (Financial Analyst)
Insurance: American International Group (Underwriting Analyst); MetLife (Underwriter)
Human Resource Management: Randstad USA (site manager, recruiter)
Market Research: Facebook (Market Specialist), Euromonitor International (Market Research Analyst), Kerry Ingredients (Market Research and Consumer Insights Analyst), Nielsen Research
Manufacturing: Belden Inc. (Global Pricing Specialist); Regal Beloit; Fairbanks Morse (Project Specialist); Rist Inc. (AI Sales)
Public Policy Research: Morgridge Family Foundation (Impact Analyst), Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (Research Analyst)
Real Estate: Hendricks Commercial Properties (Associate)
Technology: Intuit, IBM, LinkedIn, Epic
Government: Defense Contract Management Agency (Cost/Price Analyst)
NGOs, International Organizations: United Nations Development Program, Council on Foreign Relations

Arizona State University: Master in Business Analytics
University of Chicago: MBA (Booth School of Business), Master of Science in Analytics, Master of Environmental Science and Policy, MA in International Relations
Columbia University: Master of Education Economics, Master of Science in Applied Analytics, Master of Science in Risk Management, Master of Statistics
Carnegie-Mellon University: Master Program in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Georgia State University: PhD Economics
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign: PhD Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Master of Finance
University of Michigan: MBA
Northwestern University: PhD in Economics
Ohio State University: Master of Business Logistics Engineering
Suffolk University: Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation
Tulane University: PhD in Economics
Yale University: Master of Studies in Law
John Hopkins: Master of Applied Economics
University of Oxford: Master Program in Education
Duke University: Master of Science in Engineering Management

Statistics

Beloit econ graduates median early career salary: $79,500

Beloit econ graduates median mid-career salary: $161,600

Based on career outcome survey (112 responses to salary question) conducted in summer 2019

Top 6 fields of employment:

Finance
Education/academia
Computer science/IT
Marketing
Consulting
Entrepreneurship

79% of Beloit econ alumni report that their work makes the world a better place, compared to 53% average for other colleges and majors

Based on career outcome survey (173 responses to meaningful work question) conducted in summer 2019 and on payscale.com data

Top 6 fields of graduate program:

MBA
Economics
Law
Public policy
Finance
Accounting

Stories

Class of 2021: Salma Mohammad Ali (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Salma Mohammad Ali, Quantitative Economics and Mathematics double major from Dhaka, Bangladesh, will be starting her Economics Ph.D. at Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Class of 2021: Saad Ahsan (Lahore, Pakistan)

Class of 2021: Ben Jensen (Tacoma, WA)

Class of 2021: Travis Price (Wylie, TX)

Co-Founders of Vito Mojo Stefan and Nick

An Informational Interview with Food-tech Company Co-Founder Stefan Catoiu (’07)

Stefan Catoiu’07 is a Co-Founder of Vita Mojo, a restaurant, and food-technology company.

What is Liberal Arts Education and Why Do We Need it Today?

The world needs an education that works. Three alumni working in three different sectors - business, non-profit, and higher education - discuss how a liberal arts education has diversified and enhanced their work experiences.

Real Estate: The Chosen Path

Thomas Shanabruch’00 shared about his career path to become the Vice President of Investments for CRG, a real estate firm located in Chicago.

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