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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.

Recent Employers of EGL Graduates  
  • A.T. Kearney
  • Bain Consulting
  • Boeing Corporation
  • Borg Warner
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Capitol One
  • Cummins Engine Company
  • Dell Computer Corporation
  • Deloitte
  • Dow Chemical
  • DTE Energy
  • Exxon Mobil
  • Ford Motor Corporation
  • GE Healthcare
  • General Electric
  • Honeywell International
  • IDS America
  • Intel Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Lucent Technologies
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Peace Corps
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers
  • Raytheon and Company
  • Shell
  • ZS Associates

Roughly 45% of EGL 2008 graduates joined consulting firms; roughly 25% accepted operations management positions; roughly 30% in various other fields.

Starting Salaries

The average EGL starting salary for the 2008 graduate class was $67,625 for those in consulting positions, $76,000 for those in operations management positions and $73,000 for those in other fields.  More specifically, the distribution of salaries for EGL Class of 2008 is as below:  

 JOB CATEGORYLow

High

Median Average
Consulting $65,000 $75,000 $65,000 $67,625
Operations Management $62,000 $86,000 $78,000 $76,000
All other fields $65,000 $80,000 $72,000 $73,400
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