Student Successes

Our students excel in career fields old and new, and some not even invented yet. From high-tech to low-tech, anyone who interacts with clients, vendors or competitors can benefit from the business training available at HSU. That's why our business grads have gone on to great things in industries as diverse as biotechnology, airlines, art and more. Plus, our grads are well paid, too.

Real world success

Examples of jobs available to individuals with business degrees and their starting incomes are shown below.

Bachelor's Degree Job Offers by Curriculum and Job Function
Curriculum / Job Function	Average salary ($)
Accounting:
Private Accounting	50,000
Public Accounting (CPA firms)	48,333
Internal Auditing	53,750
Consulting	57,667
Finance:
Investment Banking	50,000
Commercial Banking	40,000
Consulting	55,438
Treasury Analysis	51,750
Management:
Human Resources/Industrial Relations	51,250
Consulting	51,500
Quality Control Engineering	56,250
Industrial Hygiene/Occup. Safety	50,000
Marketing:
Brand/Product Management	51,750
Market Research	55,000
Advertising	45,760
Consulting	44,348

From the National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey / Winter 2007

Complete list of National Association of Colleges & Employers Salary Survey results for business majors. (Word)

Access to the job market

Our grads work for top companies. Here's a sample of the places business students are making a difference:

KPMG International, Nike, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Financial Indemnity Co., Sun Microsystems, Boeing, Applied Materials, First Investors, Corp., Umpqua Bank and North Coast Clinics Network, Alaska Airlines, Deloitte & Touche, Morgan Stanley, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and Washington Mutual.