MPS in Management – Accounting Employment Report & Salary Data
See how an MPS from Cornell drives your potential earnings and career opportunities. The data below details the compensation, industry sectors, job functions, locations, and employers of recent graduates.
Full-Time Job Offers and Acceptances
The MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization class of 2024 included 93 graduates. Of these graduates, 64 indicated they were seeking full-time employment.
The figures below represent the job offers and acceptances reported by MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates who were seeking full-time employment.
*The data in this report represents 73.1% of the graduating class
98%
Received offers
within six months of graduation
98%
ACCEPTED OFFERS
within six months of graduation
Average Base Salary and Signing Bonus Data
The compensation data for the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization class of 2024 includes average base salary and average signing bonus based on job location (US-based jobs compared to jobs located outside of the US).
The average base salary for US-based jobs was $78,195 with an average signing bonus of $3,142. The average base salary for non-US-based jobs was $28,937 with an average signing bonus of $3,191.
Average Base Salary
$78,195
Average Base Salary
US-based jobs
$3,142
Average Signing Bonus
US-based jobs
Salary Data
Interested in how average base salary changes by industry and location? Take a look below.
Average Base Salary by Industry
The majority of 2024 MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates—88 percent—are employed in financial services. The rest of the class is spread out across a variety of industries.
| Industry | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | $71,452 | $79,000 | 88% |
| Other* | N/A | N/A | 12% |
*Other includes: consulting, government, healthcare/pharma (including products and services), manufacturing, and technology
Average Base Salary by Function
The majority of the 2024 MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates – almost the entire class – are employed in a finance function
| Job Function | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | $67,881 | $78,000 | 95% |
| Other* | N/A | N/A | 5% |
*Other includes: consulting and marketing/sales
N/A: less than three data points (needed to maintain anonymity)
Average Base Salary by Location
The majority of the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates accepted employment in the US. About one fifth of the class accepted employment in Asia.
| Region | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $77,776 | $82,000 | 82% |
| Asia | $25,375 | $23,000 | 18% |
The majority of graduates accepted jobs in the Northeast region and the West paid the highest average base salary.
| US Region | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $80,029 | $82,000 | 44% |
| West | $80,408 | $84,000 | 31% |
| Southwest | $70,000 | $70,000 | 9% |
| Mid-Atlantic | $79,333 | $78,000 | 7% |
| South | N/A | N/A | 4% |
| Midwest | N/A | N/A | 2% |
*Does not total to 100% due to rounding
Top Hiring Companies
The companies listed below represent the top companies that hired MPS in Management—Accounting Specialization graduates for full-time positions from 2019 to 2024.
- Baker Tilly
- Blackstone Group LP
- Crowe
- Deloitte & Touche
- Deloitte Consulting LLP
- EY (Ernst & Young)
- HUAWEI
- JP Morgan
- KPMG
- pwc (PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP)