First Destinations Reports

Whether it’s employment, graduate school, volunteerism or fellowships, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø prepares students exceptionally well for life after graduation.

Student at Graduation Turning Her Tassle Over

Details from infographic are located the full report .

Top Industries%
Financial Services17%
Health Care12%
Education8%
Government & Politics7%
Professional Services & Accounting7%
Technology7%
Law6%

 

Class of 2023

Each year, the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø conducts a survey of the graduating class. This report is the result of the collected responses from the class of 2023 regarding employment, volunteer, graduate/professional school, fellowship or other plans. The reports on the classes of 2010-2022 are available here.

Graduates
751
Known Outcome
667
Knowledge Rate
89%

Where are they now?

 %
Employed full time62%
Continuing Education21%
Travel or Seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school7%
Volunteer full time3%
Fellowship3%
Part-time Employment2%
Internship1%

Source: Outcomes After 17³Ô¹ÏÍø: The Report on the Class of 2023 (PDF)

Employment

62% of respondents reported full-time employment.

Starting Salary Profile* 
17³Ô¹ÏÍø Starting Salary range$23,000 - $118,000
Mean salary$68,329
Median salary$70,000

 

Average Salary by IndustryPercentAverage Salary
Financial Services17%$78,281
Health Care12%$54,250
Education8%$45,349
Government & Politics7%$56,781
Professional Services & Accounting7%$77,560
Technology7%$86,067
Law6%$53,000
Consulting5%$76,633
Not-for-Profit5%$48,750
Insurance4%$70,400

*Students pursuing gap-year opportunities are not included in the salary data set

Selected Employers by Industry

  • Bank of America
  • BlackRock
  • Bloomberg
  • Brown Brothers Harriman
  • Citigroup
  • Citizens Bank
  • Equitable Advisors
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Goldman Sachs
  • John Hancock
  • Lloyds Bank
  • M&T Bank
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Putnam Investments
  • State Street Corporation
  • Webster Bank
  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Boston Sport and Shoulder
  • Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • McLean Hospital

 

  • Boston College High School
  • Classical Charter Schools
  • 17³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Dexter Southfield
  • St. John's Prep
  • Teach for America
  • Worcester East Middle School

 

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  • House Financial Services Committee
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New York City Council
  • Suffolk County District Attorney
  • United States Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Marine Corps
  • United States Navy

 

  • Deloitte
  • Earnst & Young
  • KPMG
  • Pricewaterhousecoopers
  • RSM

 

  • Amazon
  • Dell Technologies
  • Epic Systems
  • Microsoft
  • Mimecast
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Red Hat
  • Siemens

 

  • CETRULO LLP
  • Cleary Gottleib Sten & Hamilton
  • Flicker Garelick & Associates
  • Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo

 

  • AlphaSights
  • Charles River Associates
  • Kearney
  • Mercer
  • Teneo
  • Ascentria Care Alliance
  • Best Buddies
  • Diocese of Worcester
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • National MS Society
  • Providence Children's Museum

 

  • AON
  • Brown Insurance
  • Everest Insurance
  • Gallagher
  • Hanover Insurance
  • Liberty Mutual
  • Marsh McLennan
  • New York Life Insurance Company
  • Swiss Re

 

Continuing Education

21% of respondents reported continuing their education.

 %
Professional master's38%
Health professions18%
Academic master's16%
Law16%
Ph.D7%

Volunteer Full Time

3% of respondents reported volunteering full time.

Top ProgramsNumber of Graduates
Jesuit Volunteer Corps4
Alum Service Corps3
AmeriCorps3
Nativity School of Worcester3

 

Fellowships

3% of respondents reported doing fellowships.

Top Fellowship ProgramsNumber of Graduates
Fulbright Teaching Fellowship9
Meddeas (Multilingual Education Development & Support)3
TAPIF (Teaching Assistant Program in France)2

 

Other

6% of respondents reported pursuing other opportunities.

Additional OutcomesNumber of Graduates
Travel43
Part-time employment14
Internship7
Seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school5

 

students interacting with a recruiter at a career fair
Preparing Students for Post-Graduate Success

Collaborating with the network of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni, employers and campus partners, the Center for Career Development shares expertise and engages students throughout their undergraduate career to translate the liberal arts experience into meaningful vocation and a lifetime of professional achievement.