Brandeis University Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

Identified for its career goal satisfaction and job/internship placement by the Financial Times, Brandeis University has been ranked high on various parameters set by international ranking committees. Within 6 months of graduation, 96-97% of the university graduates found employment, were continuing further studies or were involved in various other volunteering activities. Students graduating from Brandeis are offered placements by renowned companies or employers in different types of domains and industries. In 2021, the full-time starting average salary recorded by the was $54,880.

As per the figures, 49.6% of graduates were employed, 39.8% were attending graduate school, 6.7% were availing fellowships, postgraduate internships, travel and volunteering opportunities and 3.9% were still looking for jobs. Students not only get absorbed by popular national and global employers but are also given a place in the country’s top advanced-degree courses.

Please note that the article discusses the employment outcome of graduates on the basis of 65% response rate, within six months of graduation.

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Brandeis Placement Highlights 2021

Brandeis Class Profile 2021

A total of 5,558 graduates and undergraduates are enrolled for different programs at Brandeis University. Students of different races, ethnicity, nationality and religion form the population at the university. Over $71 million in scholarships and grants are awarded to undergraduates every year. To find detailed information regarding Brandeis 2021 batch, read the information provided below.

• The total number of undergraduates is 3,591.
• The total number of graduates is 1,967.
• The total percentage of female students is 59.5%.
• The total percentage of male students is 40.5%.
• The student-faculty ratio is 10:1.
• The total number of faculty (fall 2021) is 544 and the total number of staff is 1314.
• 44 majors and 51 minors are offered in the university.
• SAT middle 50% range is 1350-1470 (combined).
• The acceptance rate is 34%.

Employment Profile

This section discusses the employment status of various graduate and undergraduate students of Brandeis University on the basis of their race and top field of study which led to placement. The majority of the race that witnessed a placement was ‘white’. The table below features the employment status of different races.

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Employment by Study Areas 

Students with a degree in financial sciences recorded the highest placement percentage with 19%. The least amount of placement was witnessed by students with degrees in Humanities, Psychological Sciences, Education, and law.

The graph below displays the placement percentage of the top 6 study domains.

Brandeis Top Employers 2021

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Brandeis Placement Stats by Industry 2021

Talking about separate industries/domains, the industry which witnessed the highest placement percentage was ‘Healthcare’ with 17% placement. The lowest placement of Brandeis graduates was witnessed by the ‘Counselling/Social or Public Services’ industry with 3% placement.

The pie chart displayed below features the top 6 industries and their placement stats.

Brandeis Placement Job Titles and Employers 2021

This section gives details about job titles obtained by the graduates and the employers who hired them on the basis of different domains.

Healthcare

Job Titles: Research Assistant, Paramedic, Analyst, Wellness Coordinator, Public Health Associate, Medical Assistant, Clinical Scheduler.

Employer: Meditech, Healthdialog, Harvard University, Kantar Health, McLean Hospital, Community Health Care Network, AFC Urgent Care.

Science/Research/Pharmaceutical

Job Titles:  Research Technician, Lab Manager, Program Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Research Associate

Employer: The Neilson Company, Hospira, Pandelia’s Lab, C4 therapeutics, Broad Institute, AstraZeneca, Millipore Sigma, Berg Diagnostics

Computer Science/IT/Eng.

Job Titles: Account Manager, Software Developer, Lab Technician, Project Manager, Junior Developer, CEO, Content Marketing Manager, Account Representative

Employer: IBM, HTC, Aspen Tech, Bio-Techne, Veritas, Cane Systems LLC, Facebook, Epic Systems

Education

Job Titles: English Teacher, Teacher’s Aid, Aide, Music Teacher, Admission Advisor, Associate, Education Professional Intern, Assistant Language Teacher, Corps Member

Employers: Fulbright Program, City Year, Teach for America, ACDS, Citizen Schools, Beit Rabban, Emory University, Tauras Education

Financial Services/Banking/Insurance

Job Titles: Compliance Associate, Legal Admin., Project Coordinator, KYC Analyst, Intro Engineer, Trader, Actuarial Executive, Audit Staff, Account Executive

Employers: Fidelity Investments, Commonwealth Financial Network, JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Geico, Swann Galleries, T3 Trading Group

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Brandeis Average Salary 2021

As per the jobs, the highest paid are the professionals (Brandeis grads and alumni) from Financial Services with $133,000 per year. Similarly, graduates and alumni who ventured into Finance Control & Strategy were the lowest paid with $56,000. Job-wise average salary details are given below for your reference (source: emolument).

Financial Services: $133,000

IT & Software Development: $120,000

Consulting, Accounting & Professional Services: $100,000

Sales & Business Development: $92,000

Marketing, Product & Communications: $72,000

Brandeis Salary by Degrees 2021

The degree yielding the highest pay package at Brandeis University was Master in Science with $150,000. The lowest-earning was made by graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree with $70,000. Lowest or highest, Brandeis graduates have obtained jobs with the top employers always. Given below are different degrees with their respective salary amount.

Internships by Majors

Internship details as per different study majors have been given below for a few of the top domains.

Accounting: Interns are absorbed by many companies up to a year in advance and the decisions regarding the same are usually made around Thanksgiving (November).

• 93% of interns were hired by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
• 90% of interns were hired by Ernst & Young.
• 73% of interns were hired by Deloitte for permanent posts.
• 90% of interns were hired by KPMG.

Finance: Most financial services companies provide placement for full-time roles through their internships. Hiring for summer internship programs starts almost 1.5 years in advance of that summer. Students are recommended to start early with their research regarding the right employer, companies, industry, requirements, etc.

Consulting: Most of the recruitment for internships in the general consulting domain is done between July and October. For management consulting internships, hiring begins in April and ends in June.

Healthcare: Students can get applications for summer internships from February to April. Interviews for pharma and biotech are usually held in January and February. The final offer results are expected by March end.  

Technology: Renowned market players such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, Intel, etc. start hiring interns somewhere around September. Mid-sized and smaller tech agencies start hiring in January and February. Technology start-ups start absorbing graduates in the late spring (February and March).

Publishing/Journalism: For new graduates and seniors, various fellowships, leadership programs, or rotational programs are made available.

Government: For the government sector, internship opportunities can be witnessed throughout the year on the basis of requirements. The application deadline for the state and local government summer internships is typically in mid-spring.

Brandeis MBA Class Profile 2021

100% of MBA graduates obtained an internship or field project and 47% completed both. 94% of students doing an internship completed the same in the US. In the US, the average salary went up to $100,391. 95% of those searching for employment got the same within 6 months of graduation. Few of them started their own venture.

The class profile has been displayed below in detail.

Countries Represented in class: Afghanistan, Albania, Cambodia, Canada, Pakistan, India, Russia, Ghana, US, Ukraine, Turkey, Taiwan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Kenya, Nepal, Zimbabwe, South Korea, Spain, Russia, etc.

Industries: Consulting, Energy, Financial Services, Technology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Media/Entertainment

Brandeis Campus Placement Support

Brandeis University’s Hiatt Career Centre believes in empowering its students through a holistic approach. Choosing a profession or career route is one of the most crucial decisions of one’s life and the same needs to be done by introspecting and analysing many factors. Students can approach the staff with the help of both online and in-person appointments. For students’ bright futures and career filtering methods, the university hosts career fests, workshops, networking activities, employer-student interactions, mentorship courses, etc.

The Handshake platform is for students to search for information related to employment, internships, career options, industry trends, university events and more. Internships, part-time and full-time jobs from different industries are posted by top national and international agencies/employers.

For all the undergraduate alumni, Hiatt provides free lifelong career services and comprehensive resources regardless of the year they passed out, their place of residence or changes in career routes (expected or unexpected).

Brandeis Study/Work Option After Graduation

Students have many options to choose from after completing their graduation. They can get into a full-time job or can continue to study further. Over 60,000 alumni have been recruited into different sectors, industries and organisations. They have made a mark in many fields as State Heads, Researchers, CEOs, Chairman and many have won Pulitzer Prize.

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