NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, collects graduate salary data on a regular basis for a variety of degree programs. According to salary data from September 2011, business graduate offers have improved since 2010. For instance, in 2010 business graduates experienced a decline in salary, whereas; in 2011 the average salary increased by 4.6% from 46,672 USD to 48,805 USD. There also were increases in specific business disciplines, such as economics (with an increase of 3.9% to 53,690 USD), finance (with an increase of 4.8% to 51,503 USD), and marketing (with an increase of 3% to 42,923 USD).
Below are the average yearly salary offers for U.S. bachelor degree candidates in business for September 2011 and 2010:
| Degree | # of Offers | Avg 2011 Offer (USD) | Avg 2010 Offer (USD) |
| Accounting | 1,326 | 49,407 | 48,378 |
| Admin / Management | 1,516 | 46,372 | 43,991 |
| Economics | 605 | 53,690 | 51,698 |
| Finance | 1,060 | 51,503 | 49,160 |
| Hospitality Management | 379 | 46,987 | 42,378 |
| Human Resources | 262 | 51,661 | 46,122 |
| Intl Business | 102 | 40,926 | 41,873 |
| Logistics Management | 729 | 50,499 | 48,230 |
| MIS | 326 | 52,403 | 48,932 |
| Marketing | 848 | 42,923 | 41,670 |
Below are the average yearly salary offers for U.S. master's degree candidates in business for September 2011 and 2010:
| Degree | # of Offers | Avg 2011 Offer (USD) | Avg 2010 Offer (USD) |
| Accounting | 78 | 46,741 | 49,254 |
| Economics | 1 | 42,000 | N/A |
| Finance | 6 | 52,917 | 54,500 |
| Human Resources | 1 | 70,000 | N/A |
| MBA (with non-technical undergrad) |
51 (with 1 yr less experience) |
76,786 | 49,875 |
| MBA (with technical undergrad |
4 (with 1 yr less experience) |
76,625 | 64,667 |
| MIS | 6 | 66,000 | 47,000 |
| Marketing | 2 | 53,000 | 40,933 |
There is an interesting trend occurring among MBA degree candidate salaries that will serve as good news to many new graduates. Salary offers for 2011 have increased dramatically for MBA graduates (with non-technical undergraduate degrees) with one year or less of professional experience. This could indicate that employers now are less concerned about experience and more concerned with current knowledge and innovative mind sets. This is very good news for many MBA graduates, as prior graduates have often struggled with age and experience barriers in the workplace.
The data from the above tables is from the NACE Salary Survey: A Study of 2010–2011 Beginning Offers, Fall 2011, Volume 50, Issue 4.
The real salary for foreign graduates whom
graduated from US universities are too low
of average salary list. This situation salary
management is fair for international grad,
US business organisation is not fair for
labor relations, not aaccept cultural diversity as declaration. RIGHT??
Posted by: Kampechara Puriparinya | January 13, 2012 at 20:21
As salary list, it is not fair for foreign
grads from US Universities whom working in
US organizations. They received too low
salary.
Posted by: Kampechara Puriparinya | January 13, 2012 at 20:26