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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: Group One Trading (Compliance Associate); 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

Combining passion for education with data and economics

From a passion for education and economics to landing her first internship as a data analyst at Chicago Public Schools, Linh Anh Le’20 took the path less traveled, and is making a difference.

From a Basketball Captain to a Data Analyst

A former basketball captain to now a young talented Data Analyst, and then an Underwriter at MetLife, Kelly McLean ’20 describes how her Beloit journey helped guide her to the perfect career pathway!

Leverage my skills athletically and academically at Beloit

Henry Jacobsen ’19 came to Beloit with a passion for football and high hopes for professional career preparation. He is now applying the lessons and experiences derived from Beloit’s commitment to high standards and performance mimics to his role as a Transfer Pricing Senior at EY.

Enthusiastic about diversity and inclusion in HR recruitment

Ruby Green’20 started her adventure as an aspiring musical theatre talent in Beloit. After digging into market research and completing an I-com internship in Brussels, she walks us through her journey to discovering the passion for creating diversity and inclusion in HR and recruiting.

From financial analyst intern to nurturing future talents in finance

As Quinton Purves’19 begins to nurture young talents at Northwestern Mutual Funds, he walks us through his fascinating trajectory as a college athlete from a financial analyst to a unit director at the firm where it all began.

Preparation for a career in Meta

A result-oriented professional, Koont Htar ’17 shares how her experience at Beloit College has set her up for success in working at Meta.

The delights of passion

As Tom channels his affinity for music and sports in Beloit, he walks us through his journey from class to landing his first job at the consulting firm to flourishing in the Data Analytics field.

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