Graduate Outcomes Summary
of the Class of 2022 are employed, continuing education, or pursuing military or volunteer service
average starting salary
masters graduates
doctoral graduates
Masters Outcomes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- Genentech
- Princeton University
Masters in Financial Engineering Outcomes
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
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