Internships

The MSAE program offers several internship opportunities to students once they have completed their first year of graduate study. Internships afford our students the opportunity to apply the empirical tools learned in the MSAE program in a real-world business setting. Recently, students have interned at Miller Brewing, M&I Bank, Broan-Nutone, Orion Lighting, Emory Business Advisors, Quaestus & Company, and Johnson Controls. We continue to cultivate additional internship opportunities.
International students may need to apply some of their practical training to be eligible for internships. However, a few internships have met the guidelines for curricular practical training. Be aware that this is done in conjunction for enrolling in a Practicum in Applied Economics course (ECON 270) that is typically 3 credits. The credits DO NOT count toward the 30 credits needed for the MSAE degree.

Career Opportunities

The placement record of the program has been outstanding. Graduates of the MSAE program typically find employment in the field by the time they graduate or shortly thereafter.

We have graduates working in various capacities in the financial services sector, utilities, manufacturing, and in state and federal government, holding positions as Statisticians, Sales Analysts, Managers, Research Analysts, Economists, Marketing Analysts, Marketing Specialists, Research Associates, to name a few.

Placements have included positions at:

• ACNielsen, Chicago, IL
• American Express, Phoenix, Arizona
• Apogee Research, Inc, Bethesda, MD
• Assurant Health, Milwaukee, WI
• BancAmerica Securities, Chicago, IL
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Milwaukee, WI
• Christensen Associates, Madison, WI
• Con Agra Foods, Inc., Omaha, NE
• CRU International, Ltd., Milwaukee, WI and London
• DDB Matrix, Chicago, IL
• Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.
• GSP Marketing, Chicago, IL
• GWR Investments, Inc., Omaha, NE
• Hagler Bailly Services, Washington, D.C.
• Harley Davidson, Milwaukee, WI
• Household Credit Services, Salinas, CA
• Information Resources Inc., Chicago, IL
• Investment Company Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Kerry Ingredients, Beloit, WI
• Kohler Co. Kohler, WI
• Lab Safety Inc., Janesville, WI
• Magnetek, Waukesha, WI
• Marshall & Isley Bank, Milwaukee, WI
• McKinsey & Co. Toronto, Canada
• Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI
• Milwaukee County Budget Office, Milwaukee, WI
• Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation, Milwaukee, WI
• Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Washington, D.C.
• Moore Business Forms and Systems Division, Chicago, IL
• New York Life Financial Services, Chicago, IL
• NDC Health Insurance Services, Deerfield, IL and Phoenix, AZ
• Perseco Consulting, Chicago, IL
• Ph.D. programs in economics at various universities
• Power System Engineering, Inc., Madison, WI
• RCG/Hagler, Bailly, Inc., Boulder, CO
• Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI
• Rodale, Inc., Allentown, PA
• Roundys, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
• Signature Group, Chicago, IL
• Strong Funds, Milwaukee, WI
• State of Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minneapolis, MN
• State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Madison, WI
• Swiss Bank, Chicago, IL
• State of New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, Concord, NH
• Boise-Cascade in Chicago, IL
• U.S. State Department, Foreign Service
• Wisconsin Power and Light, Madison, WI