When applying to Stevens, many potential students often see the great statistics of being a student here: great professor-to-student ratios, internship opportunities, research facilities, and more. However, from statistics to fancy graphics, perhaps the most attractive information for incoming students is the return on investment of a degree from Stevens. From job placement, graduate school acceptance rates, and average starting salary, Stevens offers many lucrative outcomes for graduating seniors. As it has become a yearly tradition, Stevens recently released its Undergraduate Class of 2022 Career Outcomes Report, listing salaries, graduate school acceptances, and the employers for the next generation of Stevens graduates.
The career report is an in-depth, 23-page report that details the starting salaries, employers, and rates of students seeking jobs, with a job, and going to graduate school. Other than the holistic analysis of these statistics from the entire school, the report narrows its scope and examines each school, then each major, and also includes a breakdown of outcomes for women. The report begins with a general outcome summary. For the entire graduating class, 511, or 64.7%, will be beginning work in industry, 258, or 32.6%, will be furthering their education, and 21, or 2.7%, have not yet decided on what their next steps will be. Among those working, 43.8% will be hybrid, 15.6% fully remote, and the rest fully in-person. Additionally, the report shows the location of students’ jobs, with 71.1% being in the New York City metropolitan area. Companies hiring students range from Accenture to WSP in industries like finance, construction, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. For those continuing their education, 92% will be pursuing a master’s degree, while the rest will be attending medical or dental school, or pursuing a Ph.D. or another bachelor’s degree at various top-tier schools.
Following this breakdown, the report then analyzes the career outcomes for each of the major departments and majors. For engineering, 58% have secured jobs, 39% are continuing their education, and 3% are still figuring out the next steps in their plans. The top industries are Defense, Construction, and engineering services for an average salary of $78,300. The report offers even further analysis by listing the data for each of the majors like Biomedical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering.
The next category is the sciences, with 44% entering the working world, 56% continuing their education, and 0% still seeking their next steps. The top employer is the medical industry and the average salary for the sciences is $66,000. The report then specifies the career outcome for individual majors like biology, chemistry, math, and physics. Next, the report analyzes the computer science disciplines, with 76% of students securing a job, 21% continuing education, and 3% still looking. The average computer salary is $103,000 with the top employers being in the technology and communications industry with a further breakdown into the computer science and cybersecurity majors.
The report continues into the school of business, where 74% of students have a job following graduation, 24% will be continuing in school, and 2% are still seeking. The average salary is $84,200 with the top employers being in the finances. The report continues to break down the statistics for each major like accounting, finance, and business and technology.
The final department listed is the arts, humanities, and social sciences. With 89% employed, 11% continuing in school, and 0% seeking a job. The average salary is $54,400 and top employers are in the media and entertainment industry.
The report finishes with a section offering statistics of the women graduates at Stevens, with 65% being employed, 34% continuing into higher education, and 1% seeking with the average salary being $79,000 with companies from the American Bureau of Shipping to Thorlab. The last pages of the report offer some student profiles and Stevens’s rankings.
