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Graduate Student Career Outcomes: Job Placement Success and Further Education

Learn where the Class of 2022 landed after graduation—and discover where Lehigh can take you.

Graduate Education at Lehigh

At Lehigh, we take pride in providing great value for your investment. That value comes in the form of academic and research opportunities, faculty mentorship, and real world collaborative experience that prepares our students for success. You’ll leave as part of the 85,000+ Lehigh family, with the confidence and credentials to excel in your field of choice.

1,800+

graduate students

80+

graduate programs

30K+

graduate alumni

Graduate Outcomes Summary

 
 
92%

of the Class of 2022 are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service

$87K

average starting salary

506

masters graduates

116

doctoral graduates

Masters Outcomes

 
 
84%

are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service

$66K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 55%
Continuing Education 29%
Still Seeking Employment 16%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Consulting 15%
Technology 15%
Education: K-12 12%
Government 12%
Healthcare 12%
Other (Nonprofit, Education: Higher Ed, Energy, Media/Entertainment, Real Estate) 36%

Top Employers

  • Lehigh University
  • Northwestern University
  • Olympus America
  • Mathnasium
  • Biogen
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Community Action Lehigh Valley
  • Environmental Protection Agency

Doctoral Outcomes

 
 
88%

are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service

$57K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 79%
Continuing Education 3%
Still Seeking Employment 12%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 6%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Education: Higher Ed 57%
Technology 14%
Healthcare 10%
Education: K-12 5%
Financial Services 5%
Other (Government, Nonprofit) 10%

Top Employers

  • Lehigh University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • NASA
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Cornell University
  • Wells Fargo
  • Immunome
  • Geisinger Medical Center

Masters Outcomes

 
 
95%

are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$107K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 88%
Continuing Education 6%
Still Seeking Employment 5%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 2%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Financial Services 22%
Manufacturing 22%
Healthcare 15%
Consulting 13%
Energy 8%
Other (Technology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics Services) 20%

Top Employers

  • Deloitte
  • Ernst & Young
  • Lutron
  • Merck
  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • B. Braun
  • Vanguard

Masters Outcomes

 
 
93%

are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$55K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 74%
Continuing Education 16%
Still Seeking Employment 7%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 3%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Education: K-12 71%
Education: Higher Ed 11%
Nonprofit 8%
Healthcare 4%
Consulting 3%
Other (Hospitality, Technology) 10%

Top Employers

  • Lehigh University
  • Bethlehem Area School District
  • Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit
  • Southern Lehigh School District
  • Valley Youth House
  • Sevita
  • Muhlenberg College
  • American School Foundation of Monterrey

Doctoral Outcomes

 
 
95%

are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$73K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 95%
Still Seeking Employment 5%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Education: K-12 50%
Education: Higher Ed 20%
Healthcare 20%
Nonprofit 5%
Other 5%

Top Employers

  • Bethlehem Area School District
  • Lehigh University
  • VA Boston Healthcare System
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Colonial Intermediate Unit 20
  • New York University
  • Kutztown University

Masters Outcomes

 
 
92%

are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$89K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 74%
Continuing Education 18%
Still Seeking Employment 8%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 1%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Technology 31%
Manufacturing 19%
Consulting 14%
Healthcare 12%
Energy 8%
Other (Financial Services, Hospitality, Consumer Packaged Goods, Transportation & Logistics Services) 16%

Top Employers

  • Amazon
  • Lehigh University
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Nestlé Health Science
  • Structural Services, Inc.
  • Teleflex
  • Apple
  • Mayo Clinic

Doctoral Outcomes

 
 
91%

are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$104K

average starting salary

Outcomes Percent
Employed 89%
Continuing Education 2%
Still Seeking Employment 9%

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Technology 48%
Education: Higher Ed 16%
Energy 9%
Healthcare 9%
Manufacturing 9%
Other (Government, Consulting) 9%

Top Employers

  • Amazon
  • Cornell University
  • Lehigh University
  • Meta
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Google
  • Genentech
  • Princeton University

Masters in Financial Engineering Outcomes

 
 
100%

of respondents from this program are employed

$132K

average starting salary

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Financial Services 50%
Consulting 17%
Healthcare 17%
Technology 17%

Top Employers

  • Ernst & Young
  • Millennium Management
  • Mortgage Industry Advisory Corporation
  • SMBX Securities
  • Swish Analytics
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Brandeis University
  • DeSales University
  • Drexel University
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
  • The George Washington University
  • Howard University College of Medicine
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Lehigh University
  • McMaster University
  • Princeton University
  • Rutgers University
  • South China University of Technology
  • University of Houston
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Utah
  • Wake Forest University
  • Washington and Lee University
Center for Career and Professional Development

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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