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Job Placement

Employers recognize that EGL students are not typical Masters Degree graduates and that they do not fit into the traditional "engineering" job role. In response to this, some companies are creating new positions and job rotation programs specifically for EGLs to take advantage of their unique skills and talents. Employers of EGL students have included companies such as:

Manufacturing/ Operations Management

  • Borg Warner
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Cummins Engine Company
  • Daimler Chrysler Corporation
  • Dell Computer Corporation
  • Dupont
  • Ford Motor Corporation
  • General Electric
  • Honeywell International
  • Intel Corporation
  • Lucent Technologies
  • Raytheon and Company
  • The Boeing Company

Consulting

  • A.T. Kearney
  • Arthur D. Little
  • Bain Consulting
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Diamond Technology Partners
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers

Roughly 80% of EGL 2006 graduates accepted operations management positions; roughly 20% joined consulting firms.

Starting Salaries

The average EGL starting salary for the 2006 graduate class was $72,182 for those in operations management positions and $69,500 for those in consulting positions. More specifically, the distribution of salaries for EGL Class of 2006 is as below:

Low

High

Median

Average

Operations Management

$59,700

$95,000

$70,000

$72,182

Consulting

$55,000

$73,000

$73,000

$69,500