Brief Summary of 2010 Senior Survey

1. Size of May 2010 graduating class & survey respondents

2. What else do our majors study at WU?3. Post-graduation plans (majors)4. Further details about those employed or

attending graduate school

Orientation Open HouseAugust 27, 2010

Class of 2010 and survey responses

May 2010: 126 graduates 103 Economics majors 23 Economics minors

100 survey responses (≈ 80%) Most were students in

the College of Arts & Sciences.

Some students, however, pursued a second major or a minor in economics in addition to obtaining a degree from the other WU schools.

What else are Economics majors & minors studying at

WU?

“PRIME” means this is your A.B. (or B.S.) degree 60 “prime” in

Econ The majority of

the survey respondents were earning a Bachelor’s in Economics…but not all!

Second majors

Of the 60 who were prime in Economics, many had another major, too.

Minors

Of the 60 who were prime in Economics, many also had a minor (or two).

Post-graduation plans for majors

53 of our majors had clear post-graduation plans by May 2010.

Job Titles Analyst (business,

financial or technology): 21

Consulting: 6 International

Sales: 2 Associate Engineer Language Teacher Project Manager Valuation

Coordinator Actuarial Research Assistant

Yahoo! Maximus Wells Fargo Epic Systems Corp. General Mills BofA-Merrill Lynch Analysis Group The Nielsen Company Goldman Sachs Bain & Co.

Aon Consulting Accenture Deloitte Credit Suisse Morningstar John Varvatos Target Morgan Stanley FBI

Companies Employing Our Majors

Innovations for Poverty Action Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab WU Bioinformatics Core Raymond James & Assoc. Teach for America Coro

Salaries of May 2010 graduates

Majors going to Graduate School

Of the 100 respondents, 14 economics majors were off to grad school.

Law school is most common; but it’s not the whole picture! Medical school

is an increasing outcome.

Graduate Schools Law Schools:

Harvard University Boston University University of Arizona

Medical Schools: George Washington University University of Washington NYU College of Dentistry Loyola University in Chicago

Ph.D. Economics & Finance Harvard University Arizona State University (2) Washington University – Olin Business School

Business programs: Stanford University SIGM Program

Summer Institute of General Management