At NC State, we pair thought and action, insights and application. And that’s central to everything we do at the Poole College of Management. Our undergraduate programs are focused on outcomes: where students want to go, what they can do with what they learn and how they can tackle the current and future challenges of real-world companies.
Our curriculum goes beyond theory, emphasizing analytical skills, practical work and practicum projects, and real-world experience through co-ops, internships and face-to-face engagement with employers. Our strong ties with industry — and a strong alumni network — ensure that students enter the world of business long before they graduate.
$65,00 Median Starting Salary
reported by 2023 graduates, with 37% receiving a signing bonus
#9 for Business Analytics
among all U.S. public universities
74% of Students Complete an Internship or Co-op
Placement at Graduation
Have accepted position that will begin after graduation
55%
Will continue working in job held prior to graduation
9%
Have started or will be starting own business
2%
Will be working as an intern
3%
Currently seeking employment
14%
Have not begun to seek employment, will begin within the year
1%
Going to graduate or professional school within the year
11%
Going to graduate or professional school and working
2%
Taking additional undergraduate coursework
1%
Military service
1%
Don’t know yet or other
2%
Top Companies for Graduates
First Citizens Bank
Cisco Systems
Ernst & Young
Fidelity Investments
Wells Fargo
Red Hat
Prometheus Group
IBM
All data captured at the end of the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters as part of the semi-annual Future Plans Survey (FPS); the response rate was 41.5%.
Undergraduate Career Services
A dedicated, comprehensive Career Center underpins everything we do to ready students for life after college. Our targeted services and step-by-step support ensure that undergraduates become competitive job candidates — and are connected to companies seeking tomorrow’s talent.
Poole College undergraduates enjoy all the benefits of attending NC State: a comprehensive STEM university known for its commitment to high-impact educational practices and hands-on learning.
Through work experience, study abroad, undergraduate research, top-ranked entrepreneurship programming and a wealth of extracurricular opportunities, we produce rounded, curious, adaptable graduates. And they go on to have the careers they want, not just take the jobs that are available.
Undergraduate Programs
With majors in three areas — plus concentrations, minors and dual-degree options — we offer a range of options for students to focus their studies and prepare for life after college.
Concentrations include: Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management.
All year long, Poole College hosts recruiting and engagement events, including career weeks and career fairs, etiquette dinners, mixers with top companies and more.
