Business Studies Begin for Over 1,000 New College of Management Students
Office of Undergraduate Programs
The College of Management’s Undergraduate Programs includes bachelor’s degree programs in accounting, business administration and economics. This fall, 736 students are joining the college, including 370 incoming freshmen, 236 transfer students from other NC State University colleges, and 130 transferring to the college from other academic institutions. The students came from throughout North Carolina and 13 other states, and nearly 43 percent of the students had lived outside of North Carolina at some point in their lives. Ten percent have lived outside the U.S. Several of the students have strong family ties to NC State, including one with 16 relatives who attended the university. In addition, the college this fall is hosting 26 foreign exchange students from 12 countries.
The incoming class includes student body and senior class presidents, and active members of student organizations including the Future Business Leaders of America, DECA, Marketing Club, Key Club, Construction Club, Student Council, Model UN, Habitat for Humanity and more. It also includes athletes and musicians who play piano, violin, guitar, drums and sing. More than 76 percent of the freshmen took Spanish language in high school, and nearly 70 percent of the new students have traveled outside the U.S.
Jenkins Graduate School of Management
- Master of Accounting Program (MAC): 107 total, 100 full time, seven, part time
- Master of Global Innovation Management (MGIM): 18 total. These students are currently at the program’s partner school, Université Paul Cézanne near Aix en Provence, France, and will be at the NC State College of Management for the spring 2011 semester.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA): 51 full time – the second year that the program’s full time enrollment has been above 50; 75 part-time for working professionals. The part-time students will be attending classes at the program’s new Research Triangle Park location, 1 Park Drive.
- Economics Graduate Programs: 25 in the master’s degree programs, 27 in the doctoral program. The Economics Graduate Program is offered jointly with the Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics in NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Dr. Steve Allen, associate dean for graduate programs and research, reports the following placement rates for spring 2010 graduates of the college’s Jenkins graduate programs.
- Economics Graduate Programs: All 2010 doctoral program graduates have secured employment, including teaching positions at Iowa State University and the University of New Mexico, as well as non-academic appointments with organizations including RTI, the Friday Institute, the EPA, and SAS.
- MAC: 85 percent of those seeking jobs after graduation in May have positions, with an average salary of just under $50,000.
- MGIM: Eight have secured permanent employment positions with an average salary of $63,000; the rest are working in consulting and internship positions. An internship is a required part of this academic program.
- MBA: 74 percent of the full-time program’s May 2010 graduates have secured positions with an average salary of $71,000. The MBA program does not report employment data on its part-time program participants as most are working while attending classes.
