Graduate Outcomes Summary
of the Class of 2023 are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service
average starting salary
masters graduates
doctoral graduates
Graduate Outcomes
Masters Outcomes
are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service
$61K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 49% |
| Continuing Education | 32% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 15% |
| Other | 4% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Education: K-12 | 18% |
| Consulting | 11% |
| Healthcare | 11% |
| Nonprofit | 11% |
| Education: Higher Ed | 7% |
| Other (Government, Media/Entertainment, Energy, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Retail) | 42% |
Top Employers
- ADP
- Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center
- Gilead Sciences
- Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Mainline Health
- PwC
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Doctoral Outcomes
are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service
$88K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 79% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 17% |
| Not Seeking Employment or Further Education | 4% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Education: Higher Ed | 33% |
| Technology | 22% |
| Healthcare | 17% |
| Financial Services | 11% |
| Government | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 6% |
Top Employers
- Bates College
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Johnson & Johnson
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Mayo Clinic
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Purdue University
- United States Center for Disease Control
Masters Outcomes
are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service
$129K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 87% |
| Continuing Education | 6% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 5% |
| Not Seeking Employment or Further Education | 2% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 16% |
| Consulting | 12% |
| Technology | 12% |
| Healthcare | 11% |
| Energy | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 7% |
| Transportation and Logistics | 5% |
| Other (Consumer Packaged Goods, Higher Ed, Hospitality, Media, Government, Nonprofit, Real Estate) | 29% |
Top Employers
- Axtria
- PPL Electric
- Lutron
- AlphaSights
- Keurig Dr. Pepper
- Pfizer
- Verizon
- Comcast
- EY
- Johnson & Johnson
- Merck
- Charles Schwab
- Hershey
- Amazon
- United Nations
- NBA
Masters Outcomes
are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service
$64K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 76% |
| Continuing Education | 15% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 9% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Education: K-12 | 79% |
| Education: Higher Ed | 6% |
| Healthcare | 6% |
| Consulting | 1% |
| Technology | 1% |
| Other (Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment) | 7% |
Top Employers
- Allentown School District
- Bethlehem School District
- Lehigh University
- North Penn School District
- Southern Lehigh School District
- ABA Support Services
- Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
- School District of Philadelphia
Doctoral Outcomes
are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service
$75K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 83% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 11% |
| Pursuing Further Education | 6% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Education: K-12 | 43% |
| Healthcare | 36% |
| Education: Higher Ed | 14% |
| Consulting | 7% |
Top Employers
- Bethlehem Area School District
- Alliance Psychology Associates
- Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mission for Educating Children with Autism
- Princeton University Counseling Services
- Resonance Educational Consulting
- Seoul International School
- University of Texas at Austin
Masters Outcomes
are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service
$85K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 61% |
| Continuing Education | 17% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 19% |
| Not Seeking Employment or Further Education | 3% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 26% |
| Technology | 26% |
| Consulting | 12% |
| Energy | 11% |
| Healthcare | 8% |
| Government | 6% |
| Other (Higher Ed, Transportation & Logistics Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Real Estate) | 15% |
Top Employers
- 3M
- Axtria
- Merck
- Thornton Tomasetti
- Lehigh University
- Lockheed Martin
- National Grid
- Penn Engineering and Manufacturing
Doctoral Outcomes
are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service
$94K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 76% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 22% |
| Other (Not seeking employment) | 2% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Technology | 39% |
| Education: Higher Ed | 27% |
| Consulting | 8% |
| Energy | 5% |
| Government | 5% |
| Healthcare | 5% |
| Other (Manufacturing, Financial Services, Nonprofit) | 11% |
Top Employers
- Lehigh University
- General Electric
- Air Products
- Vmware
- Eversource Energy
- Northrop Grumman
- Nokia Bell Labs
- University of Washington
- Amazon
- Intel
- Harvard Medical School
- Meta
- Qualcomm
- Tesla
- University of Pennsylvania
Masters in Financial Engineering Outcomes
of respondents from this program are employed
$93K
average starting salary
| Outcomes | Percent |
|---|---|
| Employed | 57% |
| Still Seeking Employment | 14% |
| Other (Not seeking employment) | 29% |
Top Industries
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 50% |
| Consulting | 25% |
| Technology | 25% |
Top Employers
- Axtria
- Asgard Capital
- Quantify Chaos
- Arizona State University
- Brown University
- College of William and Mary
- Cornell Law
- University of Delaware
- Drexel College of Medicine
- Emory University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lehigh University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Penn State University
- Temple University
- Texas A & M University
- University of California, Riverside
- University of Illinois
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- Western Michigan University
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- The University of Manchester
The Center for Career & Professional Development
The mission of Lehigh’s Center for Career & Professional Development is to provide career education and connections that support student success. We fulfill this mission with a focus on students and their unique needs. Utilizing a blended learning approach, we deliver career education through career coaching, learning labs, workshops, classroom presentations, online tools and high impact experiential learning opportunities to enhance student development.
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