13 companies that love offering their interns full-time jobs

Locations: Across Michigan, Ohio, and Chicago

Median pay: $24 an hour

Ideal for: Students studying accounting, finance, consulting, and other fields.

What the company says: "We treat interns like first-year staff. Although each internship is slightly different, most interns work on actual client projects, getting a real feel for the profession, the firm, and our clientele."

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Median pay: $14 an hour

Ideal for: Students interested in finance, insurance, or sales.

What the company says: "Lay the foundation for a client base and a successful practice, with support from your office colleagues and the company. At Northwestern Mutual, you'll work for yourself but never by yourself."

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Median pay: $25 an hour

Ideal for: Those looking to pursue a career as an IT consultant. Engineering and computer science majors are preferred.

What the company says: "Interns work in self-led teams and are paired with more senior consultants for coaching and mentorship. "

Locations: New York, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London

Median pay: $72,000 to $99,000 a year. (An hourly breakdown was not available.)

Ideal for: Students interested in financial services.

What the company says: "When you join Perella Weinberg Partners, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of deal teams and gain broad experience with varied products and industry sectors."

Locations: Chicago; New York; San Francisco; McLean, Virginia; Plano, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; and Wilmington, Delaware

Median pay: $20 an hour

Ideal for: Students entering their senior year of college seeking a summer internship in business, data, or strategy analysis.

What the company says: "Throughout their 10 weeks, interns will hear from many executive speakers and build relationships with their executive mentors, managers, teams, and other interns in the program."

Location: Global

Median pay: $17 an hour

Ideal for: Students from any academic background, including management, technology, or liberal arts.

What the company says: "Since its inception in 1999, InStep alumni have grown to 1250. In 2013, 150 talented professionals were hired from 100 top universities for strategic projects."

Location: Bay Area

Median pay: $28 an hour

Ideal for: Accounting majors.

What the company says: "Interns are exposed to many different clients and industries, and work with all levels of employees during their summer with us."

Location: Blacksburg, Virginia

Median pay: $25 an hour

Ideal for: Undergraduates enrolled in a tech program who can work 10-12 hours per week during business hours.

What the company says: "Excella addresses the STEM skills shortage by engaging young people of varied backgrounds with the technology workforce through our Extension Center (XC) program."

Location: Global

Median pay: $14 an hour

Ideal for: Students studying business in an undergraduate or graduate capacity.

What the company says: "Over a 10-week period our interns will gain in-depth training in the critical skills needed for strategic business thinking, and continuous hands-on learning through full-time immersion on a Bain case team.

Location: San Francisco

Median pay: $23 an hour

Ideal for: Those seeking internships in tax or audit services.

What the company says: "BDO is a place for energetic self-starters who can think and act like entrepreneurs."

Location: Bay Area

Median pay: $6,000 per month

Ideal for: Students studying computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or those with experience with visual, interaction, or web user interface design.

What the company says: "Over the course of a summer, KP Design and Engineering Fellows will be employed at our portfolio companies, where they can develop their technical or design skills and be mentored by an executive within the company."

Locations: Chicago, Houston, New York, Toronto, or Menlo Park, CA

Median pay: $95,000 per year. (An hourly breakdown was not available.)

Ideal for: Undergraduates or MBA students with experience in investment banking.

What the company says: "The Evercore internship program is a great way to gain transaction experience as well as get hired full time — the firm sources a majority of its Analyst and Associate hires from its internship program."