What percentage of Ford School students secure paid internships?
Students’ ability to secure paid internships is impacted by many factors: the job market, the organization’s commitment to funding internships, organizational budget constraints, and in part, to the timing of each student’s internship search. For academic year 2006-2007, 40% of Ford School students secured employer paid summer internships; another 27% accepted internships established by the University where funding (between $6000 – $10,000) was provided by the Ford School or another UM department. The average hourly wage for those securing employer paid internships was $19/hour.
