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Office of Career Design & Development

Positive Outcomes for May 2023 Graduates

Widener University is pleased to share outstanding news about the accomplishments of our May 2023 graduates in the six months since they earned their undergraduate degrees. Each year, the university surveys the most recent graduates and reports the data to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Highlights include:

•    Graduates who achieved a positive career outcome, which includes direct employment, graduate education or military service, was 96 percent, holding steady with the accomplishments of our 2022 graduates despite a softening in the overall labor market.
•    Their mean starting salary was $72,912, up from $70,987 with May 2022 graduates.
•    Their median starting salary was $78,000, up from $72,800 with May 2022 graduates.

Widener graduates have begun rewarding careers at a wide variety of workplaces, big and small. Some of the most recognizable employer names included Deloitte, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Army, Oracle, the Peace Corps, Independence Blue Cross, Siemens, Vanguard, KPMG, and the Philadelphia Union.

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