MS in Financial Engineering Career Outcomes

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2023 Employment Report Data

The data below details the salary outcomes of the last class of graduates from the Lehigh Business MS in Financial Engineering program. The data is annually accessed via the Lehigh University Graduate Next Destination Report. 

$93,000 was the average salary for 2023 grads
$110,000 was the max salary for 2023 grads

 

$6,833 was the average sign-on bonus for MFE grads in 2023
45% of 2024 grads received multiple job offers

 

Industries

An analysis of the industries that students from the Lehigh MFE program are joining post-graduation.

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50% - Financial Services
25% - Consulting
25% - Technology

 

Functions

An analysis of the functions within an organization that students from the Lehigh MFE program are performing post-graduation. 

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25% - Consulting
25% - Finance/Accounting
25% - Information Technology
25% - Research (R&D)

 

Sample of Top Hiring Companies

Below are the companies that students from the Lehigh MFE program are joining post-graduation.  

Axtria
Asgard Capital
EY
Millennium Management
Mortgage Industry Analytics Corporation
Quantify Chaos
SMBX Securities
Swish Analytics
Thermo Fisher  

 

Sample of Position Titles 

Below are the position titles that students from the Lehigh MFE program are holding post-graduation.  

Associate, Decision Science
Data Scientist
Financial Analyst
Head of Quantitative Research
Investment Associate
Research Analyst
Trading Analyst 

 

Where students learn about jobs

Respondents can select more than 1 response in multi-select items, so the percentages do not necessarily sum to 100%.

75% - Handshake
50% - Alumni Network/Connection
50% - Former Employer
50% - Job Fair/On-Campus Interview Sponsored by Lehigh
25% - Faculty/Advisory Referral
25% - LinkedIn
25% - Personal Network
25% - Professional Network
25% - Other

 

Digging into Lehigh Business Graduate Outcome Data

This video unpacks the most recent employment data from our MBA & Specialized Masters programs ('22). This event will also include information related to career services and resources available to Lehigh Business Graduate Students.

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