No. 28 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, COX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Students without job offers three months after graduation
in 2009: 27%
in 2007: 10%

Median starting salary
in 2009: $87,000
in 2007: $85,000

With roughly a quarter of its students without work, Cox had an exceptionally rough year. Salaries were slightly up, but the proportion of the employed class with signing bonuses took a 19-percentage-point dive from 2007.

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