Dyson’s undergraduate Class of 2019 included 192 graduates. Of these graduates, 164 were seeking full-time employment and 96% accepted job offers by September 30, 2019.
164
Seeking Full-time Employment
96%
Accepted Offers
by Sept. 30, 2019
The figures below represent base salaries and combined signing and relocation bonuses for Dyson graduates who accepted full-time job offers.
$76,975
Average Base Salary
U.S. work authorized: $76,558
Not U.S. work authorized: $80,315
$10,914
Average Bonus
U.S. work-authorized: $10,904
Not U.S. work-authorized: $11,025
Below shows the average base salary of Cornell Dyson Applied Economics and Management graduates by industry.
| Industry | Avg Base Salary | % employed Per Industry |
| Financial Services | $83,092 | 54% |
| Consulting | $74,077 | 21% |
| Technology | $67,633 | 11% |
| Other* | $60,000 | 8% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | $64,400 | 3% |
| Real Estate | N/A | 3% |
| Agribusiness | N/A | 1% |
| *Other includes education, government, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, hospitality, manufacturing, media/entertainment, and retail | ||
Students who graduate from the Dyson School at Cornell pursue careers in Finance, Consulting, and a variety of other job functions. The table below shows the average base salary for jobs held by AEM graduates from the class of 2019.
| Function | Avg Base Salary | % Employed Per Function |
| Finance | $82,827 | 59% |
| Asset Management | $75,520 | 3% |
| Research Equity/Debt | $78,333 | 2% |
| Consulting | $76,091 | 18% |
| Marketing/Sales | $63,971 | 12% |
| Other** | $51,500 | 5% |
| General Management | $79,800 | 4% |
| Operations/Logistics | N/A | 2% |
| *Other (finance) includes insurance, lending/relationship management, private equity, real estate development, risk management, and venture capitalism **Other includes accounting/auditing, economic analysis/research, education, and engineering |
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While the majority of Dyson AEM students pursue careers in the Northeast after graduation, the table below shows the full distribution of employed Dyson graduates across the country.
| U.S. Region | Avg Base Salary | % employed Per Region |
| Northeast | $80,190 | 72% |
| West | $78,000 | 9% |
| Mid-Atlantic | $62,636 | 9% |
| Southwest | $66,917 | 5% |
| Midwest | $68,800 | 3% |
| South | N/A | 2% |
Applied Economics and Management graduates from Dyson often apply to some of the most competitive jobs in their industries. The following companies and organizations were the top hiring employers for 2019 Dyson AEM graduates seeking full-time jobs.
To see if the Dyson Undergraduate Program in Applied Economics & Management is right for you, take a look at a typical first-year course schedule or learn about the admissions process to begin your application today.