UVA Econ vs. UMD/VT Biz/Finance

[Anonymous]

For graduates working in Finance (across all majors), WSJ reported the following salary premiums (above average).

COLLEGE Field ANNUAL SALARY PREMIUM
University of Virginia-Main Campus Finance $19,676
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Finance $18,818
Binghamton University Finance $18,268
University of California-Berkeley Finance $18,040
William & Mary Finance $15,559
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Finance $14,416
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Finance $14,386
Stony Brook University Finance $11,414
University of California-Los Angeles Finance $10,653
SUNY at Albany Finance $10,479
University of Utah Finance $10,296
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Finance $9,688
University of Texas at Austin Finance $8,969
University of Delaware Finance $8,521
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Finance $8,426
University of Connecticut Finance $6,725
University of Maryland-College Park Finance $6,711
Indiana University-Bloomington Finance $6,212
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Finance $5,788
University of Colorado Boulder Finance $5,500

[Anonymous]

So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All options are solid.
Looking at post graduation outcomes:
- UVA Econ Class of 2022: $76,840 average salary and if bonus $9,503
- UMD Smith Class of 2022: $69,103 mean salary
- VT Pamplin Class of 2021: 60,500 median salary.
60% of UVA Econ grads land in Fin and Consulting.
Not exactly apples to apples, but UVA Econ, even without McIntire, doing pretty well out there.

I don't think these are from the same data sets.

These are reported by respective schools. Starting salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For graduates working in Finance (across all majors), WSJ reported the following salary premiums (above average).

COLLEGE Field ANNUAL SALARY PREMIUM
University of Virginia-Main Campus Finance $19,676
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Finance $18,818
Binghamton University Finance $18,268
University of California-Berkeley Finance $18,040
William & Mary Finance $15,559
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Finance $14,416
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Finance $14,386
Stony Brook University Finance $11,414
University of California-Los Angeles Finance $10,653
SUNY at Albany Finance $10,479
University of Utah Finance $10,296
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Finance $9,688
University of Texas at Austin Finance $8,969
University of Delaware Finance $8,521
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Finance $8,426
University of Connecticut Finance $6,725
University of Maryland-College Park Finance $6,711
Indiana University-Bloomington Finance $6,212
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Finance $5,788
University of Colorado Boulder Finance $5,500

Do you have a link for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For graduates working in Finance (across all majors), WSJ reported the following salary premiums (above average).

COLLEGE Field ANNUAL SALARY PREMIUM
University of Virginia-Main Campus Finance $19,676
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Finance $18,818
Binghamton University Finance $18,268
University of California-Berkeley Finance $18,040
William & Mary Finance $15,559
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Finance $14,416
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Finance $14,386
Stony Brook University Finance $11,414
University of California-Los Angeles Finance $10,653
SUNY at Albany Finance $10,479
University of Utah Finance $10,296
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Finance $9,688
University of Texas at Austin Finance $8,969
University of Delaware Finance $8,521
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Finance $8,426
University of Connecticut Finance $6,725
University of Maryland-College Park Finance $6,711
Indiana University-Bloomington Finance $6,212
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Finance $5,788
University of Colorado Boulder Finance $5,500

Do you have a link for this?

May be paywall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-high-paying-finance-jobs-e6742bb8

[Anonymous]

UVA is typically not a preferred option unless one is admitted to McIntire, which is a gamble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is typically not a preferred option unless one is admitted to McIntire, which is a gamble.

But that is clearly not the case for many applicants who apply to UVA intending to major in business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why these schools anyway? If you are in-state in Virginia, UVA and Virginia Tech are going to be more affordable, which contributes to ROI. There are also other options in Virginia. If in-state in Maryland, UMD will be more affordable, which should be factored.

Yes, why just these schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

Glass Door is based on surveys. I don't know about the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

Glass Door is based on surveys. I don't know about the other.

They have job listings and know the background of the person that fills the listing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why these schools anyway? If you are in-state in Virginia, UVA and Virginia Tech are going to be more affordable, which contributes to ROI. There are also other options in Virginia. If in-state in Maryland, UMD will be more affordable, which should be factored.

Yes, why just these schools?

DS has narrowed down his choices to these three. UVA Econ because McIntire is ~50/50 chance of admission.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

Glass Door is based on surveys. I don't know about the other.

They have job listings and know the background of the person that fills the listing.

ok, but it's still a survey. So, if people from x university don't fill out the survey, then you won't see them on the list.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

Glass Door is based on surveys. I don't know about the other.

They have job listings and know the background of the person that fills the listing.

ok, but it's still a survey. So, if people from x university don't fill out the survey, then you won't see them on the list.

sorry, I meant job listing, not survey. But, you get the point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So.. Utah > UNC? or IU? Not sure how accurate that list is. Is it based on surveys?

No. It was based on analysis of Glass Door and Lightcast by Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. Glass Door and Lightcast have data on jobs in finance, their salary, and the person who filled the position.

Glass Door is based on surveys. I don't know about the other.

They have job listings and know the background of the person that fills the listing.

ok, but it's still a survey. So, if people from x university don't fill out the survey, then you won't see them on the list.

No survey. They have information on job opportunities with salary information and know the college of the candidate that fill it.

Payscale is self-reported, but that isn't what is used here.