Class of 2021 Report

Whether it’s employment, graduate school, volunteerism or fellowships, º£½ÇÉçÇø prepares students exceptionally well for life after graduation.

Class of 2021

Each year, the º£½ÇÉçÇø conducts a survey of the graduating class. This report is the result of the collected responses from the class of 2021 regarding employment, volunteer, graduate/professional school, fellowship or other plans. The reports on the classes of 2010-2020 are available here.

Graduates
744
Known Outcomes
610
Knowledge Rate
82%

Where are they now?

  %
Employed full time 68%
Continuing Education 19%
Volunteer full time 6%
Fellowship 3%
Internship

2%

Part-time Employment 2%
Travel or Seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school 1%

Source: Outcomes After º£½ÇÉçÇø: The Report on the Class of 2021 (PDF)

Employment

68% of respondents reported full-time employment.

Starting Salary Profile*  
º£½ÇÉçÇø Starting Salary range $23,750 - $157,000
Mean salary $59,076
Median salary $60,000
Top Industries %
Financial Services 18%
Health care 12%
Education 10%
Government, politics & law 9%
Technology 8%
Accounting 4%
Consulting 4%
Average Salary by Industry Percent Average Salary
Financial Services 18% $71,756
Health Care 12% $46,578
Education 10% $40,656
Government, Politics & Law 9% $49,382
Technology 8% $60,923
Accounting 4% $63,722
Consulting 4% $67,140
Insurance 4% $62,960
Marketing & Advertising 3% $50,102
Not-for-Profit 3% $38,500

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

  • Barclays
  • BlackRock
  • Citigroup
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Jefferies
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Seabury Capital
  • UBS
  • Wellington Management
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Boston Medical Center
  • Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø
  • EF Go Ahead Tours
  • New England Center for Children
  • Teach for America
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
  • Cetrulo LLP
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Executive Office of the United States Attorney
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Mintz Levin
  • New York County District Attorney’s Office
  • United States Department of Defense
  • Dell EMC
  • Epic Systems
  • HubSpot
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • SS&C Eze
  • Vmware
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • PwC
  • RSM
  • AlphaSights
  • FTI Consulting
  • McKinsey
  • AIG
  • Chubb
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • Marsh
  • Crayon
  • Digitas, Havas
  • Orion Worldwide
  • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
  • Care for the Homeless
  • Catholic Charities USA
  • National Brain Tumor Society

Continuing Education

19% of respondents reported continuing their education.

  %
Professional master's 38%
Academic master's 21%
Health professions 14%
Law 14%
Ph.D 6%

Volunteer Full Time

6% of respondents reported volunteering full time.

Top Programs Number of Graduates
Jesuit Volunteer Corps 16
AmeriCorps 5
City Year 2
JVC Northwest 2
Nativity School of Worcester 2

Fellowships

3% of respondents reported doing fellowships.

Top Fellowship Programs Number of Graduates
Meddeas (Multilingual Education Development & Support) 5
Fulbright Teaching Fellowship 3
Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) 2

 

Other

6% of respondents reported pursuing other opportunities.

Additional Outcomes Number of Graduates
Internship 10
Part-time employment 10
Travel or seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school 11
students interacting with a recruiter at a career fair
Preparing Students for Post-Graduate Success

Collaborating with the network of º£½ÇÉçÇø 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.