Employment and salary statistics

The KU School of Business collects employment data annually from graduating students via KU's First Destination Survey. This data is used to compute the median and mean salaries for each major so that students and employers can be better informed of the value of a KU Business degree.

View career outcome data for all KU degree recipients

Overview

The KU School of Business participates in a nationwide survey of undergraduate salaries administered by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in order to provide a national comparison for students. View the summary of the latest NACE Salary Survey report.

The following tables reflect data reported by graduates from the KU School of Business. Read more about the survey and how we use graduates' employment data.

Employment data for all School of Business BSB graduates

Employment data for all School of Business undergraduates.
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates831813799
Employment at preliminary report71%85%88%
Employment at 6 months89%90%89.75%
Salary median$62,500$63,000$55,000
Salary mean$63,513$64,349$58,468

 


Employment data for accounting graduates

Employment data for accounting BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates134138161
Employment at preliminary report82%97.5%81%
Employment at 6 months90%97.5%88.5%
Salary median$69,000$63,000$55,000
Salary mean$69,250$61,348$57,296

 

Employment data for Master of Accounting graduates

Employment data for Master of Accounting graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates877589
Employment at preliminary report100%98.75%97.5%
Employment at 6 months100%98.75%98.75%
Salary median$69,000$67,500$59,000
Salary mean$67,700$67,492$60,969

 

Employment data for business administration and management & leadership graduates

Employment data for business administration and management & leadership BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates174165137
Employment at preliminary report76%86%87.25%
Employment at 6 months87.5%90%90%
Salary median$55,000$56,000$52,000
Salary mean$54,954$59,944$55,911

 

Employment data for business analytics graduates

Employment data for business analytics BSB graduates. (Note: This major was introduced in fall 2016.)
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates869774
Employment at preliminary report61%81%91%
Employment at 6 months86%88%93%
Salary median$65,000$64,000$60,000
Salary mean$65,193$65,906$61,809

 

Employment data for finance graduates

Employment data for finance BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates175190186
Employment at preliminary report82%85.25%92%
Employment at 6 months96%89%93%
Salary median$65,000$68,000$60,000
Salary mean$68,029$71,333$63,308

 

Employment data for information systems graduates

Employment data for information systems BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates383828
Employment at preliminary report48%81.25%78%
Employment at 6 months68%69%89%
Salary median$73,500$72,500$55,000
Salary mean$70,366$69,252$54,063

 

Employment data for marketing graduates

Employment data for marketing BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates179162149
Employment at preliminary report57%85.5%90%
Employment at 6 months90%86%92.5%
Salary median$54,000$57,500$50,000
Salary mean$55,340$58,290$52,079

 

Employment data for supply chain management graduates

Employment data for supply chain management BSB graduates
Academic year2023-242022-232021-22
Number of graduates455064
Employment at preliminary report86%86%84%
Employment at 6 months94%85%91%
Salary median$67,540$60,000$59,600
Salary mean$69,982$62,283$60,752