Employability
Graduates from our BS SSLA program are employed in many different sectors, including media, education, social sector and corporate organizations. In addition, a large number of our graduates have proceeded to Masters and PhD programs either immediately or after a gap of 1-2 years. They have an excellent track record of admissions in some of the best universities around the world and in securing competitive funding awards such as the Fulbright fellowships.
Below is a selected list of universities where IBA's BS SSLA alumni are enrolled in graduate programs:
- Princeton University
- Columbia University
- The University of Chicago
- Oxford University
- SOAS, University of London
- The University of Sheffield
- The University of Iowa
- The University of Washington
Aggregate Employment Statistics for BS-SSLA Graduates in 2018*
Employed | 84% |
Unemployed | 16% |
Employment Statistics by Industry*
Percentage of Total BS-SSLA Graduates Employed | Number of Graduates Employed | Average Salary (PKR) | |
---|---|---|---|
Advertising and Media | 19% | 10 | 50,780 |
Audit Firms | 2% | 1 | 30,000 |
Banking | 4% | 2 | 39,955 |
Consultancy | 2% | 1 | 65,000 |
E-Commerce | 2% | 1 | 50,000 |
Education | 33% | 18 | 46,667 |
Food and Beverages | 4% | 2 | 55,000 |
Health Research and Development | 2% | 1 | 45,000 |
Information Technology | 4% | 2 | 45,000 |
Oil, Gas and Energy | 2% | 1 | 59,000 |
Sales, Distribution and Logistics | 4% | 2 | 60,000 |
Social Sector/Non-Profits | 19% | 10 | 45,000 |
Textile | 2% | 1 | 50,000 |
Tobacco Manufacturing | 2% | 1 | 120,000 |
Others | 2% | 1 | - |
*Figures are based on a survey conducted by the IBA Career Development Center in November 2018.