28. University of Maryland

Smith School of Business

Students without job offers three months after graduation
2010: 19 percent
2009: 13 percent

Median starting salary
2010: $85,625
2009: $85,000

Smith students are still struggling to regain traction in the job market in 2010, with a 6 percentage point decrease in offer rates this year. Salaries stayed stable, but signing bonuses took a slide, falling from 40 percent of those with jobs in 2009 to 29 percent of those with jobs in 2010.

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