Graduate Student Career Outcomes: Class of 2025

Learn where the Class of 2025 landed after graduation—and discover where Lehigh can take you.

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At Lehigh, we partner with you to turn your goals into a career with staying power. We believe in the power of purposeful curiosity—the kind that leads to pragmatic solutions and real-world change. Whether you are looking to lead in the lab, the classroom or the boardroom, your investment here translates into hands-on research, dedicated faculty mentorship and the agile thinking that the modern workforce demands.

From your first day, you’ll have the resources of an R1 research university and the personal support of a tight-knit community committed to your success. You’ll leave with the confidence to solve complex challenges and a global network of 89,000 alumni to back you up.

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Number of Graduate Students

1,923

graduate students

Graduate students advance research, innovation and professional expertise across disciplines.

Research-based Graduate Programs

80+

graduate-level programs

Research-based Ph.D. programs and professional master’s degrees prepare students for leadership, research and professional growth.

Graduate Alumni

30K+

Lehigh graduate alumni

Graduate Outcomes Summary

Graduate Outcomes

81%

successfully secured opportunities

81% of the graduate Class of 2025 were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes
Outcomes Percent
Employed 68%
Continuing Education 13%
Seeking 19%

Graduate Student Average Starting Salary

$98K

average starting salary for the graduate Class of 2025

Total Masters Graduates

482

masters graduates

Total Doctoral Graduates

107

doctoral graduates

Graduate Outcomes by College

Masters Outcomes

CAS Masters Outcomes

81%

successfully secured opportunities

81% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

CAS Masters Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 62%
Continuing Education 19%
Seeking 19%

CAS Masters Starting Salary

$64K

average starting salary

CAS Masters Top Industries

Industry Percent
Education: Higher Ed 24%
Government 15%
Nonprofit 12%
Manufacturing 9%
Technology 9%
Consulting 6%
Education: K-12 6%
Healthcare 6%
Media/Entertainment, Real Estate, Other 13%

CAS Masters Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Amazon
  • Compassionate Reprieve
  • GSK
  • Hill’s Pet Nutrition
  • Lehigh University
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Northampton Community College
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • United Nations

Doctoral Outcomes

CAS Doctoral Outcomes

65%

successfully secured opportunities

65% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

CAS Doctoral Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 62%
Pursuing Further Education 3%
Seeking 35%

CAS Doctoral Starting Salary

$65K

average starting salary

CAS Doctoral Top Industries Table

Top Industries

Industry Percent
Education: Higher Ed 78%
Consulting 6%
Education: K-12 6%
Healthcare 6%
Nonprofit 4%

CAS Doctoral Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Bowdoin College
  • George Washington University
  • Lehigh University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Purdue University
  • Stealth Mode Biotech
  • University of Michigan

Learn more about College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Programs

Masters Outcomes

COB Masters Outcomes

80%

successfully secured opportunities

80% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

COB Masters Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 77%
Continuing Education 3%
Seeking 20%

COB Masters Starting Salary

$127K

average starting salary

COB Masters Top Industries

Industry Percent
Healthcare 19%
Manufacturing 13%
Financial Services 12%
Technology 12%
Consulting 9%
Energy 9%
Transportation and Logistics 7%
Other (Consumer Products, Education, Real Estate, Accounting, Government, Media, Nonprofit) 19%

COB Masters Top Employers

Top Employers

  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • BAE Systems
  • Bank of America Merrill
  • Chubb
  • Cisco Systems
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • EY
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Lutron
  • Medtronic
  • Merck
  • Pfizer
  • Stripe
  • TIAA

Learn more about College of Business Graduate Programs

Masters Outcomes

COE Masters Outcomes

91%

successfully secured opportunities

91% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

COE Masters Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 70%
Continuing Education 21%
Seeking 9%

COE Masters Starting Salary

$76K

average starting salary

COE Masters Top Industries Table

Industry Percent
Education: K-12 67%
Education: Higher Ed 13%
Healthcare 10%
Consulting 4%
Nonprofit 1%
Other 5%

COE Masters Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Allentown School District
  • Baltimore City Public Schools
  • Bethlehem School District
  • Branksome Hall Asia
  • Bucks County Intermediate Unit
  • Council Rock School District
  • Elsevier
  • Lehigh University
  • Lehigh Valley Academy Charter School
  • Seven Generations Charter School
  • University of Pennsylvania Engineering

Learn more about College of Education Masters Programs

Doctoral Outcomes

COE Doctoral Outcomes

96%

successfully secured opportunities

96% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

COE Doctoral Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 96%
Seeking 4%

COE Doctoral Starting Salary

$94K

average starting salary

COE Doctoral Top Industries Table

Industry Percent
Education: K-12 30%
Education: Higher Ed 26%
Healthcare 26%
Government 4%
Nonprofit 4%
Other 10%

COE Doctoral Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Bethlehem Area School District
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cooper University Healthcare
  • Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • Quakertown Community School
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • West Chester University
  • Yale Child Study Center

Learn more about College of Education Doctoral Programs

Masters Outcomes

RCEAS Masters Outcomes

77%

successfully secured opportunities

77% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

RCEAS Masters Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 55%
Continuing Education 20%
Seeking 23%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 2%

RCEAS Masters Starting Salary

$100K

average starting salary

RCEAS Masters Top Industries Table

Industry Percent
Manufacturing 21%
Technology 20%
Healthcare 16%
Energy 11%
Consulting 9%
Government 7%
Other (Education, Financial Services, Transportation, Nonprofit) 16%

RCEAS Masters Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Axtria
  • Deloitte
  • HNTB
  • Merck
  • Meta
  • Moderna
  • Oracle
  • Pfizer
  • PPL Electric
  • SpaceX
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • W.L. Gore and Associates

Learn more about Rossin College Masters Programs

Doctoral Outcomes

RCEAS Doctoral Outcomes

82%

successfully secured opportunities

82% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation

RCEAS Doctoral Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 80%
Seeking 18%
Not Seeking Employment or Further Education 2%

RCEAS Doctoral Starting Salary

$115K

average starting salary

RCEAS Doctoral Top Industries Table

Industry Percent
Technology 38%
Education: Higher Ed 25%
Manufacturing 15%
Nonprofit 8%
Consulting 5%
Government 3%
Healthcare 3%

RCEAS Doctoral Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Adobe
  • Apple
  • Boeing
  • Google
  • GSK
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Lafayette College
  • Lehigh University
  • Meta
  • NVIDIA
  • Tesla
  • University of Pennsylvania

Learn more about Rossin College Doctoral Programs

Masters in Financial Engineering Outcomes

MFE Outcomes

64%

successfully secured opportunities

64% were employed within six months of graduation

MFE Outcomes Table

Outcomes Percent
Employed 64%
Seeking 36%

MFE Starting Salary

$103K

average starting salary

MFE Top Industries Table

Industry Percent
Financial Services 56%
Technology 22%
Consulting 11%
Other 11%

MFE Top Employers

Top Employers

  • Deloitte
  • Edgewater Markets
  • Handshake
  • Lane3
  • Metro Insurance
  • MIAC Analytics
  • Quantitative Strategies Group
  • Think New Vision
  • Venerable Holdings

Learn more about the MS Financial Engineering Program

Pursuing Further Education at the Following Universities

  • Brandeis University
  • Lehigh University
  • Masaryk University
  • Northwestern University
  • Penn State Dickinson Law School
  • Saint Louis University
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • West Chester University
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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.

The Lehigh Alumni Network

Lehigh Alumni Network

89K

graduates in the Lehigh alumni network

A global network of Lehigh graduates provides lifelong connections, mentorship and opportunities.

Countries with Lehigh Alumni

140

countries with Lehigh alumni

Alumni by US State

 

Alumni by Country