Undergraduate Career Outcomes
The career destination rate for 2024 – 2025 undergraduate WCOB majors, 6 months after graduation, is 90% for Boone campus graduates and 89% for the aggregate of Boone, Hickory, and online graduates. Knowledge rate: 89%.
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Placement Rate
- 73% Employed
- 7% In Graduate School
- 6% Employed & in Graduate School
- 4% Not Looking
Average Salary
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Students Completed an Internship
Hiring Information by Major
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| % at First Destination | Major (Companies/Job Titles) | Mean Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 97% | Accounting | $70,428 |
| 96% | Computer Information Systems | $68,309 |
| 89% | Economics | $58,750 |
| 90% | Finance & Banking | $62,292 |
| 89% | Hospitality & Tourism | $39,167 |
| 67% | International Business | $51,667 |
| 86% | Management | $55,236 |
| 88% | Marketing | $54,868 |
| 96% | Risk Management & Insurance | $66,207 |
| 90% | Supply Chain Management | $61,667 |
Top Hiring Companies
- Bank of America
- Enterprise Mobility
- AmWINS
- First Citizens Bank
- Total Quality Logistics
- Lowe’s Companies
- Wells Fargo
- Grant Thornton LLP
Hiring Locations
- 78% stayed in North Carolina
- 13% remaining Southeast States
- 2% Midwest States
- 2% Southwest States
- 2% Mid-Atlantic States
- 1% Northeast States
- 0% Western States
- 0% International
NC Destinations
- 32% Charlotte Area
- 12% Boone Area
- 11% Raleigh Area
- 5% Traid Area
- 4% Hickory/Lenoir Area
- 2% Asheville Area