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94% of the Class of 2018 placed within 6 months of graduation
Professional placement and continuing education trends for graduates of the BSE master's programs Class of 2018. The information presented here has been reported by the Career Services Office as of February 2019.
94% of the BSE Class of 2018 has been placed within six months of graduation.
- 81% have entered or returned to professional careers
- 19% have continued their education, entering PhD or other post-graduate programs
Professional placements by industry
Examples of employers hiring BSE graduates in the Class of 2018 (listed alphabetically by industry)
| Consulting 28% |
Accenture ■ Bluecap ■ Cambridge Economic Policy Associates ■ Capital Economics ■ Compass Lexecon ■ E. CA. Economics ■ McKinsey ■ Nielson ■ PwC ■ RBB Economics |
| Financial Services 28% |
Banca d’Italia ■ Banco de España ■ Banc Sabadell ■ Bank of England ■ BBVA ■ Blackrock ■ Bloomberg ■ Caixa Bank ■ European Central Bank ■ Societe General |
| Government & Authorities 11% |
AIREF ■ Bank of England ■ European Central Bank ■ European Commission ■ National Commission of Foreign Trade ■ UK Government |
| International Organizations / Non-profits 8% |
BC Children’s Foundation ■ European Systemic Risk Board ■ OECD ■ United Nations ■ World Bank |
| Research & Academic Institutions 17% |
Center for Monetary and Financial Studies ■ Harvard University ■ IESE Business School ■ London Business School ■ London School of Economics ■ Princeton University ■ Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ■ Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Technology 4% |
Criteo ■ Linkedin ■ Social Point ■ Telefónica |
| Other Industries 4% |
Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP ■ Criteo ■ EMEA Supply Chain Project Manager ■ J.B. Hunt ■ LinkedIn ■ Primagas ■ Social Point ■ Telefónica ■ Unilever |
Most common job titles: Research Assistant, Analyst, Economist, Consultant, Data Scientist.
Companies hiring the most students from the Class of 2018: European Central Bank (ECB), Caixa Bank, IESE Business School, OECD, Compass Lexecon, PwC, Accenture, Bank of England
Where the graduates from the Class of 2018 are pursuing doctoral study
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18 graduates joined one of two PhD tracks organized with BSE
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PhD programs at other institutions around the world such as:
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The countries with the most alumni from the Class of 2018 are Spain, with 66 graduates currently living there, followed by the UK with 31 graduates, Germany with 20 graduates and the USA with 11 graduates.
"Since finishing the Master’s program in International Trade, Finance, and Development, I have started developing a bilateral trade model for the UK's agricultural ministry. My ability in this role has been shaped by the rigorous quantitative experience and comprehensive knowledge of the trade literature gained at BSE.” Samuel Jones (ITFD ‘18).
Career paths by program
Select a program to view the placement results for the Class of 2018 and the trends for the three most recent cohorts:
Master's Degree in Economics and Finance
Master's Degree in Specialized Economic Analysis
- Competition and Market Regulation
- Economics of Public Policy
- International Trade, Finance, and Development
- Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
Master's Degree in Data Science
See also