Monday, May 3, 2021 - 6:09 am
POTSDAM In a year that has seen a downturn in employment opportunities during a global pandemic, Clarkson University graduates in the Class of 2020 are reporting high placement rates and salaries.
Survey results show that 97 percent of all 2020 Clarkson University graduates had been placed in a full-time job in their chosen field of study, entered graduate school or joined the military within six months of graduation. Ninety-five percent of the undergraduate Class of 2020 responded to the survey.
The survey also showed that the average starting salary for Clarkson graduates was trending high once again. Class of 2020 undergraduates entered the workforce with an average salary of $64,384. In 2019, the national average starting salary was $53,889 for recent bachelor’s degree graduates. Recent graduate school alumni averaged a salary of $75,946.