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Our Alumni

Our Alumni Succeed

Our majors have higher than a 95% placement rate in jobs or grad schools within a few months of graduation. In fact, McKenna School graduates are presently attending / have attended some of the best law, doctorate (Ph.D.) and masters programs in the country (including our highly ranked master's programs).

Within a few years of entering the workforce, some of our graduates have become chief executive officers (CEOs), chief operating officers (COOs), presidents, chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior vice presidents at numerous Fortune 1000 and Forbes 1000 firms. 

Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government

  • Graduate School Placements

    American University Law School
    Ava Maria Law School
    Carnegie Mellon University The Heinz School
    Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School MBA
    Claremont McKenna PhD Graduate School
    Duquesne University School of Law
    George Mason University School of Law
    George Mason University School of Public Policy
    Georgetown University Law School
    Harvard University Law School
    Humbolt University, Germany International Business
    Indiana University of Bloomington: Ph.D. Economics
    Jagiellonian University Trans Atlantic Studies, Poland
    London School of Economics and Political Science
    Ohio State University Law School
    Ohio State University Ph.D. Economics
    Saint John's College in Maryland
    Saint Vincent College
    University of Maryland School of Public Policy
    University of Pittsburgh GSPIA
    University of Pittsburgh Law School
    University of Virginia Ph.D. Economics
    Villanova School of Law

  • Career Placements

    Accounting
    Binkley Kanavy Group
    Ernst & Young
    Malin Berguist and Company
    Schneider Downs & Co
    Deloitte
    Grossman,Yanek and Ford
    Matson, Driscoll and Damico
    Sisterson
    Department of Defense
    KPMG
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    S.R. Snodgrass

    Consumer and Industrial Goods
    Alcoa
    Bechtel Group
    Dick Corporation
    Heinz North America
    Kennametal
    Medrad
    PPG
    Timken
    Allegheny Energy
    Cellular One
    Dietrich Industries
    IBM
    Latrobe Specialty Steel
    Microsoft
    Respironics
    United States Steel Corporation
    Bayer
    Cintas
    Dominion
    Intel
    Matthews International
    Northrop Grumman
    Siemens Energy
    Westinghouse
    Stanley Black & Decker 

    Entertainment, Media and Law
    Drinker Biddle
    KDKA-TV
    McQuaide Blasko
    WTAE-TV
    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
    Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
    Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon
    Walt Disney Company
    Jones Day
    Kolbrener, Inc.
    Pittsburgh Steelers
    Warrior Sports

    Financial Services

    Allegis Group
    Chase Manhattan
    Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania
    Fidelity
    First Union National Bank
    Merrill Lynch
    PNC Bank
    American Express
    Citigroup
    Dean Witter Morgan Stanley
    First Commonwealth
    JP Morgan
    National City Bank
    Prudential Bache
    Bank of NY Mellon
    Citizens Bank
    Federated Investors
    First Investors
    MBNA Bank
    Northwestern Mutual Financial
    Vanguard Financial

    Federal, State and Local Government
    Internal Revenue Service
    Offices of Congressmen
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
    White House
    Pennsylvania Governor’s Office
    Pennsylvania State Senate
    U.S. Attorney’s Office
    U.S. Commerce Department
    U.S. International Trade Commission
    Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 

  • More Alumni Placements

    With four (4) years of academic and practical experience, in addition to finely-honed networking skills, our alumni are enabled to secure employment with some of the most prominent firms in both the region and the nation.

    National Companies
    Amazon Web Services
    The Walt Disney Company
    Norma Group
    Bayer Corporation
    Horner, Wible & Associates
    Delisi & Associates, P.C.<
    Department of Justice: FBI
    Morgan Stanley
    Federated Investors
    Oberg Industries First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
    PPG Industries, Inc.
    GNC
    Sisterson & Co LLP
    Hill, Barth & King LLC
    Transtar, Inc.
    Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
    Tribune Review
    Medrad
    United Parcel Service (UPS)
    National City Bank
    University of Pittsburgh
    PA Department of Transportation
    UPMC Health System
    Saint Vincent College
    Waddell & Reed
    Social Security Administration
    Wilder & Co.
    Southern Alleghenies Res. Cons. & Dev. Council
    Grossman Yanak & FordLLP

    Fortune 1000 Companies
    Alcoa
    Northwest Mutual
    Allegheny Energy
    PNC Bank
    American Express
    Robert Half
    Cingular Wireless
    SBC Communications
    Cintas Corp.
    Sears
    Dominion (CNG)
    Sherwin Williams
    EMC
    SuperValu
    H & R Block
    Timken
    IT Group
    USX
    Kennametal
    Worthington (Dietrich Industries)
    Mellon Bank
    Merrill Lynch
    Microsoft
    Mutual of Omaha
    National City

    Forbes 1000 Companies
    84 Lumber
    Ernst & Young LLP
    Andersen LLP
    Giant Eagle
    Bechtel Group
    KPMG LLP
    Deloitte & Touche LLP
    Menasha Corpation
    Dick Corporation 
    PricewaterhouseCoopers

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