Placements in jobs and graduate schools

Careers and Placement for Business Graduates

According to a recent NACE Job Outlook, over half of the top 10 majors in demand were in business.  Over 97% of WWU business majors are placed in jobs or graduate schools within 12 months of graduation. 

Graduates get excellent jobs in many fields:

• Accounting:  Fraud investigator, financial planner, tax consultant, auditor, corporate accountant, budget manager, public accountant (CPA)
• Entrepreneurship:  Cutting-edge start-up, innovative venture, small-business owner and/or manager
• Finance:  Investment advisor, retirement planner, financial manager, banker, insurance or real estate professional
• Management:  human resources, operations, department managers, executives
• Marketing:  Advertising, public relations, marketing management, sales, consumer behavior, market research
• Global Development:  Disaster relief, development specialist, NGO manager, country director
• Information Systems:  Computer support, network administration, database management, web maintenance
• Automotive management:  shop service manager or technician
• Aviation Management:  Pilot or aviation service manager
   

Graduates have been employed in a variety of organizations, such as:

• Investment Banker, JP Morgan Chase, New York
• CFO, Starbucks Headquarters, Seattle
• Finance Director, Walt Disney Company
• Senior Manager, Corporate Financial Planning, Walmart Headquarters
• Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank, New York
• President/CEO, Bank of Idaho
• CEO, Boeing Company, Parts Division, Seattle
• CFO, Washington Hospital
• Director of Online Marketing, One Planet Ops.com
• VP of Finance, Walla Walla Community College
• Staff Editor, Entertainment Weekly, New York
• Sales Management, Twitter
• Director of Operations, Olo.com, Seattle
• Analyst, Columbia Sportswear Co.
• Chief Judge, Washington State Court of Appeals, Div. III
• VP of Financial Counseling, Goldman Sachs/Ayco
• VP of Communications, Seattle Symphony
• Product Manager, Google/Fitbit
• Founder/President, Campground Automation Systems
• CEO/Founder, Pocketinet Communications
• Director of Business Management, Microsoft
• Vice President, Watertower Group, Venture Capital
• President/CEO, Adventist Health System
• President & CEO, Risk Underwriting, Inc., New York
• Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Portland OR
• Assistant Vice President, Baker Boyer Bank
• General Manager, KEEH/104.9 Spokane
• Fashion Manager, Forever 21, Los Angeles
• Financial Analyst, Tripwire.com, Portland OR
• Senior Portfolio Manager, Russell Investments, Seattle
• Senior Executive, Life Care Centers of America
• CFO, Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, WA
• Senior Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Attorneys, Los Angeles
• Financial Advisor, Cetera Networks
• President/CEO, Florida Hospital
• President, Providence Alaska Foundation
• President/CEO, Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Partner, KPMG, Seattle WA
• Partner, Deloitte, Ohio
• Vice President, Thompson & Associates, Planned Giving Consultants
• CFO, Aquameta, Software Development, Seattle
• Honorary Consulate, Republic of Philippines in Palau; Executive VP, Surangel & Sons
• Founder/Chairman, Generations Senior Housing
• Attorney, Tamaki Law
• CFO, Manchester Memorial Hospital
• Director of Projects, Maranatha Volunteers International
• Corporate Director of Financial Performance, Adventist Health
• Business Operations Manager, Boeing, Seattle
• Attorney, Social Security Administration
• CFO, AdventHealth 
• VP of Marketing, Key Technology
• Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives
• Manager, Commercial Real Estate, Wilson Group
• President/CEO, Shady Grove Medical Center

Alums have been accepted into many graduate programs, including:

• UW Foster School of Business
• MIT Sloan School of Management
• UCLA Anderson School of Management
• Harvard Law School
• Claremont Graduate University, Drucker School of Management
• Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
• University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
• Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
• University of Oregon
• Thomas Jefferson School of Law
• UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• University of Minnesota Carson School of Management
• Washington State University
• Gonzaga University
• IMD Business School
• University of Rochester, Simon Business School
• Oxford University
• Pepperdine University
• Northwestern University
• Loma Linda University