Master of Science in Finance

Employment Profile

Class of 2019

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70%

Students who were promoted or changed employers or functions within six months of graduation

$63,510

Average salary

$15,513

Average salary increase among those working prior to program

Base Salary

Total average salary increase among those working prior to program: $15,513

Average
- Permanent Work Authorization: $62,729
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: $65,333
- Total Reporting: $63,510
Median
- Permanent Work Authorization: $56,000
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: $50,000
- Total Reporting: $55,000
High
- Permanent Work Authorization: $103,000
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: $100,000
- Total Reporting: $103,000
Low
- Permanent Work Authorization: $50,500
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: $46,000
- Total Reporting: $46,000

50% of students reported salary data.

Mobility

33% of students were promoted or changed employers or functions by graduation

70% of students were promoted or changed employers or functions within six months of graduation

Percentage of job seeking students who were employed six months after graduation:

By Graduation
- Permanent Work Authorization: 57%
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: 31%
- Total Graduates: 44%
Within 6 Months After Graduation
- Permanent Work Authorization: 93%
- Non-Permanent Work Authorization: 69%
- Total Graduates: 81%

Industry

Financial Services: 25%
Nonprofit: 13%
Consulting: 13%
Government: 8%
Energy: 4%
Hospitality: 4%
Real Estate: 4%
Retail: 4%
Technology: 4%
Other: 17%

Function

Finance - Investment, Consulting & Advisory: 29%
Finance - Government & Nonprofit: 21%
Finance - Corporate: 17%
Accounting: 13%
Operations/Production: 8%
General Management: 4%
Marketing/Sales: 4%
Other: 4%

Select Employers

82% of graduates are employed in the Portland Metro Area and 18% are employed in the Western U.S.

Bates Group
Building Champions
Charter School Capital
City of Portland
Columbia Financial Advisors
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Fisher Investments
Impact Medical
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Lumen Learning
McBride Capital
Northwestern Mutual
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland General Electric
Reed College
Siemens PLM Software
State of Hawaii Department of Education
Succession Resource Group
VertueLab
Volunteers of America
Widewater Hotels

Select Job Titles

Accountant
Asset Liability Specialist
Associate Wealth Management Advisor
Business Valuation Analyst
Finance Lead
Financial Analyst
Investment Banking Analyst
Revenue Manager
Strategic Venture Analyst
Technical Senior Associate

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