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Employment Statistics

2008 Statistics | 2007 Statistics

2008 Statistics

Full-time Employment | Internships

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

Salary by Largest Industries for 2008 Graduates

Sources:

GSS = Graduating Student Survey gathered by the Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group

OCI = Results from on-campus interviews gathered by the Vanderbilt Career Center

VUSE-SS = Vanderbilt School of Engineering Senior Survey gathered by the School of Engineering

This information reflects a snapshot of data collected by the time of graduation, May 2008 .

* This number comes from less than a significant number of responses in that category.

Top Cities for 2008 Graduate Employment

Atlanta, GA

Austin, TX

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

Nashville, TN

New York, NY

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Washington D.C.

Employers with the Most Reported Hires of 2008 Graduates

Accretive Health

Humana Inc.

Advisory Board Company

IMAX

Avondale Partners

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

Bain & Company

McKesson Corporation

Bank of America

National Instruments

Capgemini

Neiman Marcus

Capital One

Regions

Carreker Corporation

Stockamp, a Huron Consulting Group Practice

Corporate Executive Board

Teach for America

Deloitte Consulting

Towers Perrin

Deutsche Bank

UnitedHealthcare

General Electric

University Directories

Goldman Sachs

US Navy

Google, Inc.

Vanderbilt University

Harris Williams & Co.

Wachovia Securities

   

INTERNSHIPS

Percent of Students in Internships while at Vanderbilt
2004-08 Graduating Student Survey

Top 10 Locations for Internships
May 2008 Graduating Student Survey

  • 55% - 2008
  • 52% - 2007
  • 47% - 2006
  • 46% - 2005
  • 50% - 2004

Nashville, TN

New York City, NY

Washington DC

Atlanta, GA

Chicago, IL

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

Boston, MA

Memphis, TN

Austin, TX

Top Companies for Internships
May 2008 Graduating Student Survey &
Fall 2008 Summer Experience Survey

Bank of America

Political Campaigns/Parties

Boeing

Procter & Gamble

Congress

Raymond James Financial

DaimlerChrysler

Sony BMG

Deloitte, Deloitte & Touche

Smith Barney

Deutsche Bank

TBWA/Chiat/Day Advertising

General Electric

Tennessee Titans

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Merrill Lynch

US Government Departments

Morgan Stanley

Vanderbilt in Hollywood (ViH) Program

Nashville Public Defender's Office

Vanderbilt Medical Center

NBC Universal

Vanderbilt University
 

2007 Statistics

MAJOR
All Baccalaureate Majors

ARTS & SCIENCE
Economics
Communication Studies
Mathematics
Sciences

ENGINEERING & TECHNONOLOGY
Biomedical
Chemical
Civil
Computer
Computer Science
Electrical
Engineering Science
Mechanical

PEABODY
Human & Organizational Dev.

RANGE
$28,400 - $68,000


$33,000 - $60,000
$29,000 - $32,500
$37,440 - $63,000
$43,000 - $57,000


$35,000 - $60,000
$44,000 - $68,000
$42,000 - $54,000
$50,000 - $60,840
$37,440 - $60,000
$50,000 - $68,000
$33,000 - $63,000
$40,000 - $60,000


$28,400 - $57,000

MEAN
$50,241


$52,261
$30,875
$52,129
$51,250


$53,300
$59,300
$52,600
$58,200
$58,700
$55,600
$51,259
$58,300


$45,817

*Data obtained from Graduating Student Survey 2007

Top Industries

Consulting
IBanking/Finance
Engineering

Top Hiring Companies by Industry

Consulting:
  • Deloitte Consulting
  • Accenture
  • Corporate Executive Board
  • Stockamp , a Huron Consulting Group Practice
  • Towers Perrin
Banking/Finance
  • Bank of America
  • AmSouth Bank
  • Avondale Partners, LLC
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Lehman Brothers
  • Mercer Capital
  • Management
  • Merrill Lynch & Co.
  • Wachovia Securities

Engineering/Technology:

  • Infosys Technologies Ltd.
  • ADTRAN
  • National Instruments
  • Cytec Industries
  • InfoWorks
  • Manhattan Associates
  • McKesson Corporation
  • Schlumberger

Top Cities for Vanderbilt Graduates

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Charlotte
  • Chicago
  • Dallas/Houston
  • Huntsville
  • Nashville
  • New York
  • Washington D.C.


 

 

 

 

 
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