Guide to Recruiting Specialized Master's Students

GUIDE TO
RECRUITING
SPECIALIZED MASTER’S STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA • TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

We educate problem solvers
who can communicate their
solutions.

IT’S WHY YOU
SHOULD
RECRUIT HERE
We have a simple vision: To educate
problem solvers who can communicate their
solutions.
This is the age of AI, globalization,
volatility—and disruption. As a leading
public business school, we think managing
ambiguity, solving complex problems, and
articulating a vision will be the skills that
stand the test of time. We’re so sure of this,
we’ve hard-coded problem solving and
communication into our curricula across
programs.
This guide contains information on three
specialized master’s programs: Accounting,
Business Analytics, and Finance. You’ll find
an overview of what skills to expect from our
grads as well as employment outlook.
#20
Best Public Business School
(U.S. News & World Report, 2018)

COME FOR THE
MIDWESTERN WORK
ETHIC. STAY FOR
THE EXPERTISE.
At Iowa, we believe there is no substitute
for hard work. Tippie's specialized master’s
programs build on that foundation with
skills that are in high demand.
SPECIALIZED SKILLS
Our world-class faculty combine master’slevel
rigor with a focus on problemsolving,
rich with real data sets and project
deliverables.
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
Our students go beyond the classroom to
take on real-world business challenges, from
managing equity portfolios to consulting for
Fortune 100 clients.
COMMUNICATION AND CLARITY
Our specially trained writing instructors
teach our students to write clearly and
persuasively, to turn their data into insights,
and to tell the story behind the numbers.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM
A TIPPIE GRADUATE
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ANALYTICS
This program is deeply rooted in data
science concepts, but with a keen
focus on guiding business decisions.
Expect very strong quantitative
backgrounds from all our students,
along with programming skills that
fuel their analytics competency
in descriptive, predictive, and
prescriptive analytics.
• Proficiency in R, Tableau, SQL, Rattle,
Excel, JMP, and more
• Skills in programming, statistics,
modeling, visualization, optimization,
machine learning
• Experience working on real-world
projects
MASTER OF FINANCE
We prepare our students to bridge
the gap between financial analysis
and business decisions. Expect a very
strong finance foundation from all our
students, plus further specialization
in equities, fixed income, or corporate
finance.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg terminals,
FactSet data, WRDS databases, and
more
• Skills in financial modeling, fixed
income, portfolio management,
derivatives
• Experience working on an $11 MM
equity portfolio, a fixed income fund,
or a corporate consulting project
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Our MAc graduates enter the
workforce ready to interact with
clients, fully equipped to unpack
complex business problems and
lead with confidence in a data-rich
environment.
• Specialization in Audit, Tax,
Managerial Accounting, or Business
Analytics
• Data analytics skills including
modeling and data visualization
• Advanced communication skills
thanks to nationally recognized
writing program

YOU’LL BE IN
GOOD COMPANY
Companies who hire Tippie grads are perennial
recruiters—they come back year after year.
There’s a reason for that. We’re committed to
creating lasting relationships and building longterm
value for our employer partners.
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
The world’s top employers have been ramping
up their hiring of specialized master’s students.
According to the 2017 GMAC Corporate
Recruiters Survey, among leading employers,
those that hire from these programs are now in
the majority.
PERCENTAGE OF FORTUNE GLOBAL 100 EMPLOYERS WHO
PLAN TO HIRE SPECIALIZED MASTER’S GRADUATES (2017)
Master of
Accounting
Master in
Finance
Master in
Data
Analytics
49%
54%
73%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
PROJECTED MEDIAN STARTING ANNUAL SALARY FOR
RECENT SPECIALIZED MASTER’S GRADUATES (2017)
Source: 2017 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey
$100,000
75,000
50,000
25,000
0
$70
Master of
Accounting
$80
Master in
Finance
$86.5
Master in
Data Analytics
HIRING COMPANIES
Top employers from coast to
coast hire Tippie grads. In fact,
over 900 firms recruit on campus.
Here’s a small sample of the
companies who have hired our
students at the undergraduate
and graduate levels.
900+
Accenture
ACT
Aflac
Amazon
Bank of America
Bank of Montreal (BMO)
Cerner
Citibank
ConAgra Foods
Deere & Company
Deloitte
Delta Air Lines
EY
Federal Reserve Bank
Fiserv
Goldman Sachs
HLT
HNI
JP Morgan
Kraft-Heinz
Microsoft
Nationwide
Philips
Principal Financial Group
PwC
Rockwell Collins
RSM
State Farm
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Transamerica
United Airlines
US Bank
Vanguard
Wells Fargo

BECOME OUR PARTNER
Whether you’ve hired Hawkeyes in the past or are new to recruiting
from the University of Iowa, you’ll find plenty of ways to partner
with us.
GET RESUMES
of students seeking
employment
BUILD BRAND
with a virtual or oncampus
info session
ENLIST STUDENTS
to complete projects for
your company
Specialized Master’s
Career Management
Center
tippie-careers@uiowa.edu
319-335-2784

LEARN MORE
tippie.uiowa.edu/recruiting
Specialized Master’s Career
Management Center
CONTACT
tippie-careers@uiowa.edu
319-335-2784
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