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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
21  %

Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary: $  71,673
Median base salary: $  70,000
Mean signing bonus: $  14,316
Median signing bonus: $  7,380
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $  54,425
Median other guaranteed compensation: $  3,850

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 15  %
Finance/Accounting: 41  %
General Management: 29  %
Marketing/Sales: 15  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Consulting: 15  %
Financial Services: 18  %
Non-Profit: 11  %
Petroleum/Energy: 18  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7  %
Real Estate: 11  %
Technology: 18  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Asia: 4  %
North America: 96  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 4  %
West: 96  %

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Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2008-09:
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Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

CalPERS - California Public Employees Retirement Services   7
Blue Shield   4
Kaiser   4
Agilent Technologies   2
Brocade   1
Wells Fargo   1
Amazon   1
Applied Biosystems   1
Environmental Defense Fund - AMB   1
United Nations - Rome   1
Shell   1
Applied Materials   1
Intel   1
Pacific Gas & Electric   1
SunPower   1

Internships awarded that are paid:
98  %

Weekly internship compensation:

        Mean: $ 1,122
        Median: $ 1,080

Average internship length in weeks:
8

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SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
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Davis is a community. You have to wear many hats and no one will baby you. The school definitely exudes a feeling that if you want to see change, you will have to be its agent. --Marketing

The small size of the school is not an asset as it limits the number of companies that recruit at the GSM, it limits the number of alumni, it forces the GSM to rely on "visiting" professors to teach courses, and curriculum (basic strategy frameworks such as Porter's Five Forces, SWOT analysis, PEST, Resource Based View, Boston Consulting Matrix) are not taught).

The great thing about talking to alums is that they all love their jobs. They really really love their jobs. That is the best purpose of the MBA to help students figure out what they want to do and where they want to be and how to do that. --Marketing

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The GSM places more of an emphasis on its part-time "Working Professional" than its full-time MBA program because it brings in more money for the school.

The UC Davis program gives a lot of room for the individuality of each student to express itself. Although many people wanted typical MBA jobs, we all helped each other find opportunities that were outside the mainstream. A lot of us have passion for art, wine, movies, events, sports and we all have worked very hard to select opportunities that represent those passions. --Marketing

I think that the huge advantage that Davis has over other schools is the quality of the professors. The professors are generally down to earth and almost all of them make an attempt to get to know their students. Alumni, even those many years removed, still ask me about all of the professors I've had and the classes that they teach. Another great thing about the school is its connections to the wine industry.--Marketing

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I thought the program was good, although some of the classes needed restructuring or different content.--Information Technology

It depends on what each individual is looking for in terms of experience, access and class size. If you perform well in a collaborative, team oriented environment with tremendous access to wonderful faculty - then by all means I would encourage anyone to attend Davis. Davis tends to be more of a regional school - well received in California, but less known on the East Coast, so that needs to be taken into consideration.--Finance

I chose to pursue a degree at Davis because of its rural surroundings. I did not want to live in a city and I wanted to go to a UC to save money. With a 740 GMAT, I had many options. I ultimately chose Davis because I march to the beat of a different drummer. Going to a larger school with a more established name did not appeal to me. My needs were met at Davis in terms of educational quality and faculty availibility. I enjoyed my experience at Davis and I feel that the only limits my Davis education have put on me are those that are self imposed. Otherwise, I feel that the sky is the limit for me. I would leave it to my friends to decide their own fate, but would encourage them to find out more about what Davis has to offer.--Finance