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Accounting: Ernst and Young (Transfer Pricing Staff)
Consulting: Deloitte Consulting (Solutions Analyst), NERA Economic Consulting (Research Associate), Equilar (Research Analyst)
Data Analytics: Wurkwel Ventures LLC
Finance and Banking: Group One Trading (Compliance Associate); Northern Trust Corporation (Rotational Development Associate); Savant Capital Management (Investment Research Analyst); Northwestern Mutual (Financial Advisor), Aberdeen Asset Management (Financial Analyst)
Health: Centene Corporation (Claim Analyst), Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (Business Analyst), WPS Health Solutions (Financial Analyst)
Insurance: American International Group (Underwriting Analyst); MetLife (Underwriter)
Human Resource Management: Randstad USA (site manager, recruiter)
Market Research: Facebook (Market Specialist), Euromonitor International (Market Research Analyst), Kerry Ingredients (Market Research and Consumer Insights Analyst), Nielsen Research
Manufacturing: Belden Inc. (Global Pricing Specialist); Regal Beloit; Fairbanks Morse (Project Specialist); Rist Inc. (AI Sales)
Public Policy Research: Morgridge Family Foundation (Impact Analyst), Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (Research Analyst)
Real Estate: Hendricks Commercial Properties (Associate)
Technology: Intuit, IBM, LinkedIn, Epic
Government: Defense Contract Management Agency (Cost/Price Analyst)
NGOs, International Organizations: United Nations Development Program, Council on Foreign Relations

Arizona State University: Master in Business Analytics
University of Chicago: MBA (Booth School of Business), Master of Science in Analytics, Master of Environmental Science and Policy, MA in International Relations
Columbia University: Master of Education Economics, Master of Science in Applied Analytics, Master of Science in Risk Management, Master of Statistics
Carnegie-Mellon University: Master Program in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Georgia State University: PhD Economics
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign: PhD Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Master of Finance
University of Michigan: MBA
Northwestern University: PhD in Economics
Ohio State University: Master of Business Logistics Engineering
Suffolk University: Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation
Tulane University: PhD in Economics
Yale University: Master of Studies in Law
John Hopkins: Master of Applied Economics
University of Oxford: Master Program in Education
Duke University: Master of Science in Engineering Management

Statistics

Beloit econ graduates median early career salary: $85,000

Beloit econ graduates median mid-late career salary: $155,000

Based on alumni career outcome survey (92 responses to salary question) conducted in Nov & Dec 2023; early career salary statistics exclude those who obtained master’s degree; data are for alumni in the US only; early career = 0-5 years of experience in the field; mid-late career = 10+ years of experience

Top 6 fields of employment:

Finance
Education/academia
Computer science/IT
Marketing
Consulting
Entrepreneurship

83% of Beloit econ alumni report that their work makes the world a better place, compared to 53% average for other colleges and majors

Based on alumni career outcome survey (62 responses to meaningful work question) conducted in Nov & Dec 2023 and on payscale.com data

Top 6 fields of graduate program:

MBA
Economics
Law
Public policy
Finance
Accounting

Stories

Bridging passions to sports management

Cameron Alonso’22, a student with a double major in Business Economics and Sociology, has taken quite the journey from his initial aspirations in mechanical engineering to finding his passion in sports management. Originally from Houston, Texas, Cameron initially intended to pursue a path in engineering or medicine at Beloit, driven by the expectations of his family. …

Beloit holds 38th annual Business Networking Summit

Beloit’s Business Networking Summit (formerly Econ Day) provided students with one-on-one networking opportunities with alumni.

The Future of Work: How AI is Changing the Game

Aaron Bauhs’05 , double-major in Studio Art and Business Administration, currently a partner at IBM-Consulting and originally from Decorah, Iowa, stood in front of a packed room, eager to share his insights on the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Beloit College students enjoyed their time spent with experts in the field of recreation.

Students learn about careers in recreation

Beloit College faculty and staff join students for a fun-filled field trip learning about careers in recreation with alumni at Madison School District of Recreation.

Soccer, finance and real- estate

As Thomas kickstarts his journey as a soccer athlete with an affinity for Economics and Religious study in Beloit, he walks us down to his professional milestone as the Vice-President of Investments for a major real estate firm in Chicago.

Enthusiastic about diversity and inclusion in HR recruitment

Ruby Green’20 started her adventure as an aspiring musical theatre talent in Beloit. After digging into market research and completing an I-com internship in Brussels, she walks us through her journey to discovering the passion for creating diversity and inclusion in HR and recruiting.

From financial analyst intern to nurturing future talents in finance

As Quinton Purves’19 begins to nurture young talents at Northwestern Mutual Funds, he walks us through his fascinating trajectory as a college athlete from a financial analyst to a unit director at the firm where it all began.

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