MPS in Management – Accounting Employment Report & Salary Data
See how an MPS from Cornell drives your potential earnings and career opportunities. The data below details the compensation, industry sectors, job functions, locations, and employers of recent graduates.
Full-Time Job Offers and Acceptances
The MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization class of 2025 included 99 graduates. Of these graduates, 62 indicated they were seeking full-time employment.
The figures below represent the job offers and acceptances reported by MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates who were seeking full-time employment.
*The data in this report represents 68.7% of the graduating class
95%
Received offers
within six months of graduation
94%
ACCEPTED OFFERS
within six months of graduation
Average Base Salary and Signing Bonus Data
The compensation data for the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization class of 2025 includes average base salary and average signing bonus based on job location (US-based jobs compared to jobs located outside of the US).
The average base salary for US-based jobs was $77,032 with an average signing bonus of $5,262. The average base salary for non-US-based jobs was $30,654 with an average signing bonus of $9,428.
Average Base Salary
$77,032
Average Base Salary
US-based jobs
$5,262
Average Signing Bonus
US-based jobs
Salary Data
Interested in how average base salary changes by industry and location? Take a look below.
Average Base Salary by Industry
The majority of 2025 MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates—78 percent—are employed in financial services. The rest of the class is spread out across a variety of industries.
| Industry | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | $67,800 | $75,000 | 78% |
| Consulting | N/A | N/A | 8% |
| Technology | N/A | N/A | 6% |
| Hospitality | N/A | N/A | 4% |
| Other* | N/A | N/A | 4% |
*Other includes: manufacturing and real estate
Average Base Salary by Function
The majority of the 2025 MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates – almost the entire class – are employed in a finance function.
| Job Function | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | $66,527 | $72,500 | 92% |
| Other* | N/A | N/A | 8% |
*Other includes: consulting and marketing/sales
N/A: less than three data points (needed to maintain anonymity)
Average Base Salary by Location
The majority of the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization graduates accepted employment in the US. About one quarter of the class accepted employment in Asia.
| Region | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed* |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $76,344 | $76,000 | 76% |
| Asia | $29,073 | $32,736 | 25% |
*Does not total to 100% due to rounding
The majority of graduates accepted jobs in the Northeast region which also paid the highest average base salary.
| US Region | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary | Percent Employed* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $81,500 | $86,500 | 44% |
| West | $81,143 | $92,000 | 24% |
| Midwest | $74,500 | $72,500 | 12% |
| South | $60,000 | $60,000 | 9% |
| Mid-Atlantic | N/A | N/A | 6% |
| Southwest | N/A | N/A | 3% |
*Does not total to 100% due to rounding
Top Hiring Companies
The companies listed below represent the top companies that hired MPS in Management—Accounting Specialization graduates for full-time positions from 2019 to 2025.
- Baker Tilly
- Blackstone Group LP
- Crowe
- Deloitte & Touche
- Deloitte Consulting LLP
- EY (Ernst & Young)
- HUAWEI
- JP Morgan
- KPMG
- pwc (PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP)