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T O H S P A N S T N D E M P O O L G E KO AREER DEV C R O F R E T KOGOD CEN
BEN MACFARLAND, MBA ‘11
KOGOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS MBA PROGRAM
43% Female | 57% Male
MS PROGRAMS
47% Female | 53% Male 43% Full-time
57% Full-time
DEGREE PROGRAMS MBA MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATIONS: Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Emerging Markets, Leadership & Strategic Human Capital Management, Marketing, Real Estate DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS: MBA/MA, JD/MBA, LLM/MBA 2010 FULL-TIME MBA SALARY DATA: Mean: $74,547
MSA MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING CORE COURSES (27 HOURS): Business Law, Contemporary Assurance and Audit Services, Corporate Financial Reporting, Cost Accounting for Strategic Management, Seminar in Accounting Theory, Tax Planning for Individuals and Business Enterprises + 15 ELECTIVE HOURS 2010 SALARY DATA: Mean Salary: $56,071 Satisfies 150-hour requirement for CPA licensure
MSF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
GRADUATE STUDENT COUNTS
+
284 MBA PROGRAM ENROLLMENT 257 MS PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT
541
TOTAL GRADUATE ENROLLMENT
TOP GRADUATE EMPLOYERS TOP MBA EMPLOYERS 2006-2010
BEERS AND CUTLER | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON | CASSIDY & PINKARD | CHEVY CHASE BANK | DELOITTE/BEARING POINT | ERNST & YOUNG | EXXON MOBIL | FANNIE MAE FREDDIE MAC | HARRISON LOVEGROVE & CO | INTELSAT IBM | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | KPMG | MERRILL LYNCH MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL | MET LIFE | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | MORGAN STANLEY | NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES | PA CONSULTING GROUP | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS | PRINCETON INFORMATION | RAYTHEON WHITE AND CASE | WORLD BANK
TOP MSA EMPLOYERS 2010
FOUNDATION COURSES (6 HOURS): Real Estate Financial Management, Financial Modeling CORE COURSES (12 HOURS): Derivatives and Risk Management, Quantitative Methods in Finance I and II, Fixed Income Analysis + 18 ELECTIVE HOURS 2010 SALARY DATA: Mean Salary: $47,000
CCH | COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES | COTTON & COMPANY | DELOITTE & TOUCHE | DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS | RAYTHEON | SC&H | UNITED RENTALS | KPMG | US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY | US DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
MSRE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REAL ESTATE
TOP MSF EMPLOYERS 2010
CORE COURSES (18 HOURS): Real Estate Principles and Investments, Real Property and Asset Management, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Transactions and Contracts, Urban Planning and Sustainability, Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets + 12 ELECTIVE HOURS Kogod is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Fast-Track School
MST MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TAXATION CORE COURSES(6 HOURS): Legislative and Judicial Foundations of Income Tax, Tax Research and Procedure RESEARCH COMPONENT COURSES (6 HOURS): International Taxation, Seminar in Business Tax Planning, Taxation of Corporations, Taxation of Pass-Through Entities, Taxation of Real Estate Transactions, Tax Policy + 18 ELECTIVE HOURS 2010 SALARY DATA: Median: $68,000; Mean: $92,900
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES | ECONOMIC CONSULTING SERVICES | FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED | FREED ADVISORS | INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK | S&P INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
TOP MST EMPLOYERS 2010
AIG | ALTEGRITY | WILTSE & ROBINSON P.C. | BAE SYSTEMS ARGY | BERNDON LLP | ERNST & YOUNG | HOLMES LOWERY
63% OF 2010 MST GRADUATES STAYED WITH THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER AFTER GRADUATION.
LOCATION OF UNDERGRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
UNDERGRADUATE SALARY STATISTICS
14% in Northeast (primarily NYC)
$50,000
73% in Mid-Atlantic (DC area)
MEDIAN SALARY
$48,132
5% International
85% COMPLETED AT LEAST 1 INTERNSHIP 2 AVERAGE INTERNSHIPS PER STUDENT
MEAN SALARY 2010 EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS* 82% POSITIVE OUTCOME
14% Attending graduate school 59% Employed 4% Employed and attending graduate school 5% Participating in other activity of choice (not seeking)
*based on 91% of students reporting
TOP 2010 UNDERGRADUATE EMPLOYERS
ACCENTURE | BARCLAYS CAPITAL | BOND BEEBE | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON | CALIBRE CPA | CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES DELOITTE | FREDDIE MAC | HALFAKER & ASSOCIATES | IBM | MORGAN STANLEY | TGI GLOBAL | US DEPT OF DEFENSE
DEGREE PROGRAMS BSBA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SPECIALIZATIONS: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems & Technology, International Business (International Finance, International Management, International Marketing), Management, Marketing, Real Estate
BSA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING BAM BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS AND MUSIC BLC BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES LANGUAGES: Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish
FALL 2010 FRESHMAN PROFILE
175 IN THE FRESHMAN CLASS 27 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 30 STATES REPRESENTED 3.65 AVERAGE GPA 1225 AVERAGE SAT
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS KOGOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ABOUT KOGOD American University’s Kogod School of Business is a leading business school in Washington, D.C. Established in 1955, Kogod has a highly diverse population that is driven to make a difference within organizations and in the world at large. Kogod’s faculty are distinguished scholars and accomplished professionals with both research and real-world experience. Kogod offers graduate and undergraduate business degrees with an unmatched opportunity to integrate business education with other renowned American University disciplines such as international services, law and politics. Kogod’s dual degrees, strong co-curricular programs, endowed scholarships, thought-leading research and comprehensive center for career development attract high quality students and faculty from around the world.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Through Kogod Leadership & Applied Business (K-LAB), students engage in experiential learning activities designed to develop the following professional skills: » » » » » » »
civic engagement and professional responsibility leadership and coaching teamwork and collaboration problem solving and critical thinking flexibility planning, organizing and time management self-assessment and reflection
ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS Kogod is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is a member of the following organizations: » » » »
Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE) Stewardship Action Council (SAC)
RECENT RANKINGS » Entrepreneur Magazine & the Princeton Review – Top 15 Accounting and Global Management Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools » Forbes - #59 Best Graduate Business School » Bloomberg BusinessWeek – #47 Best Part-Time MBA program; #63 Best Undergraduate Business School » U.S. News & World Reports – #82 Best Part-Time MBA program; #57 Best Undergraduate Business Program » The Princeton Review – Most politically active campus; third in the nation of universities producing the most interns
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