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First Destination Outcomes
Management & Innovation

First Destination Outcomes: College of Business | Undergraduate | Management & Innovation | 2023-2024

Management & Innovation

91%

Offer Rate


86%

Plans Secured Rate


48%

Internship Rate

Donut chart showing post-graduation outcomes for CSU College of Business undergraduate students with a primary concentration in Management & Innovation. Segments include:

Employed (74%) – Accepted full-time or part-time employment
Seeking (13%) – Seeking employment or continuing education
Continuing Education (13%) – Graduate and non-graduate education

Companies that Hired a Ram

The list of companies featured in this section is based on information reported by students or data made publicly-available by students.

  • Ace Express Coaches
  • Amazon
  • CED
  • Chick-fil-A Denver West
  • Chipper’s Lanes Entertainment
  • City of Fort Collins
  • Colorado Rapids
  • Colorado State University
  • Conagra Brands
  • Conner Industries
  • Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
  • Enterprise Mobility
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Freudenberg
  • Grand Basket Co.
  • Headwall Logistics LLC
  • HUB International Texas
  • Identity Pet Nutrition
  • IDR, Inc
  • IMA Financial Group, Inc.
  • Inked Land Company, LLC
  • Inland Beach Soccer
  • Insight Global
  • JBS & Pilgrim’s
  • Kohl’s
  • MDC Holdings, Inc.
  • Sage Hospitality Group
  • Schneider Electric
  • Sewell Automotive Companies
  • Southern Foodservice Management, INC. 
  • Spectrum
  • State Farm
  • Target
  • The Buckle
  • Toyota Motor North America
  • TQL (Total Quality Logistics)
  • Trihydro Corporation
  • University of California – Irvine
  • Vacayzen
  • Wells Fargo
  • Wipfli

Average Salary

Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. This salary data is student-reported and does not include any bonus and/or commission compensation beyond base salary.

$52,872

Annually

Regional and national trends for annual earnings can be found through the Labor Market Insights tool.


Positions Hired

  • Academic Personnel Administrative Assistant
  • Account Manager
  • Area Manager
  • Assistant General Manager
  • Assistant Service Advisor 
  • Assistant Store Manager
  • Associate Account Manager
  • Business Analyst
  • Certificate Technician 
  • Client Services and Solutions
  • Cost Accountant
  • Customer Care Representative
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Events Concierge
  • Events Manager
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Team Leader
  • Financial Business Analyst
  • General Restaurant Manager
  • Global Business Analyst
  • Hotel Front Desk Supervisor
  • Human Resource Generalist
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Legal Assistant
  • Logistics Account Executive
  • Management Trainee
  • Manager
  • Personal Banker
  • Procurement Analyst
  • Production Lead
  • Professional Recruiter
  • Program Advisor – Upward Bound
  • Quality Control Manager
  • Recruiter
  • Sales Development Trainee
  • Sales Representative
  • Store Lead
  • Talent Acquisition Coordinator
  • Technology Consultant

The data presented comes from the 2023-2024 First Destination Survey administered by Colorado State University following best practices set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). All graduating students are encouraged to respond to the First Destination Survey as part of the Graduation Ready process. Data is collected for 180 days post-graduation. Follow-up data is gathered through multiple sources including student calling and email campaigns, the National Student Clearinghouse, and LinkedIn.

  • Offer Rate refers to the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that either secured plans for employment/further education or indicated at least one job offer.
  • Plans Secured Rate refers to the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans for employment or further education.
  • Internship Rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experience

For access to additional career outcomes and data at Colorado State University (CSU), visit the First Destination Interactive Tool developed by the CSU Career Center.