Smith Helps More Master’s Students Get the Jobs They Want

Last year, students who graduated from the business master’s programs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business were more likely than ever to land the jobs they wanted. Job placements soared – in some programs, up more than 20% – with more than 90% of 2022 job-seeking graduates from four of Smith’s eight business master’s programs accepting jobs.

Last year, 100% of graduates of the Master of Science in Accounting program who wanted a job got one. In the Master of Science in Business Analytics program, 96% of grads seeking jobs found one, along with 93% of those in the Master of Science in Information Systems program and 91% in the Master of Science in Business and Management program.

More than 80% of students in the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program (88%) and the Master of Science in Marketing Analytics program (82%) landed jobs.

In the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance program, job placement rates surged 25%. Overall, more students in seven programs got jobs last year compared to 2021.

This is Smith’s highest placement success since the start of the pandemic for six of business master’s programs, and the highest numbers ever for four of the programs.

“This is more than a point of pride here at the Smith School – it’s a reflection of the community-wide approach that we take to support our students’ career success,” says Neta Moye, director of Smith’s Office of Career Services.

Moye says the team effort brings together academic directors, program administrators, Office of Career Services staff and the students themselves to help the grads get the jobs they really want.

“What this means, operationally, is that because we know what our students are seeking, we are better able to help them get there,” she says. “Our knowledge of students' career goals is critical to our one-on-one, coach-forward model of career support. We believe getting a great start is a key to reaching your career outcomes.”

Moye says more than 70% of incoming business master’s students met with a coach at least once last fall. In total, Office of Career Services grad coaches have held more than 1,800 one-on-one coaching appointments with Smith students.

“Bottom line, we believe the reason we are seeing great career outcomes is not just because of favorable macroeconomic conditions,” Moye says. “It’s also because we know where our students want to go, and we work 1:1 to help them get there.”

The data in this article is reported in compliance with the MBA Career Services & Employers Alliance Standards for Reporting Specialty Masters Employment Statistics. A final Employment Report, which will include all information received as of December 20, 2022, will be published at a later date.