First Destination Survey
Information below reflects the responses of the Bachelor’s degree recipients of the Class of 2020 members regarding their first destination, post-graduation career outcomes status. Data was collected by Wilkes University Career Services at a senior class meeting in the month of April prior to graduation, and via two additional survey administrations, at six months and at one year post-graduation. Salary data is offered for full-time positions for majors attaining an adequate sample size.
Of the graduates who responded to the survey:
- 96% are working or attending graduate/professional school in areas related to desired career outcomes.
- 71% of these graduates reported that they are working full-time.
- 17% of these alum are attending graduate/professional schools.
- 2% are in a military career.
- 4% of the class is seeking full-time positions in their fields; working in temporary positions in their majors, or in part-time positions.
- 76% of the graduates are working in northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) or in cities within Pennsylvania.
- 69% of those attending graduate/professional schools are doing so in NEPA and other Pennsylvania cities.
Northeastern PA | 45% |
Other PA Cities | 31% |
Other States | 23% |
International | 1% |
Northeastern PA | 46% |
Other PA Cities | 23% |
Other States | 31% |
Very strongly related | 55% |
Strongly related | 28% |
Somewhat related | 13% |
Not related | 4% |
Full-time Employers and Graduate / Professional Schools
Accounting
Employers
- Andersen Tax, New York, NY
- Benco Dental, Pittston, PA
- Bullpen Tournaments, Westfield, IN
- Foodtown, Hazleton, PA
- Kronick Kalada Berdy & Co., Kingston, PA
Salary Range:
- $39,000 TO $57,000
Graduate Schools:
- Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
- Wilkes University,Wilkes-Barre, PA
- The College of Staten Island, NY
Business Administration
Employers
- Foothills Animal Rescue, Scottsdale, AZ
- Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs, PA
- Spherion, Scranton, PA
Salary Range:
- $38,000 TO $49,000
Graduate Schools:
- Wilkes University MBA Program (6), Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Grand Canyon University MS Leadership, Phoenix, AZ
Corporate Finance & Finance
Employers
- Attention Span Media, Boston, MA
- Lockheed Martin, Owego, NY
- Charles Schwab, Orlando, FL
- IOA Re, E. Norriton Twp, PA
- Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO
- Madison Mortgage, Lake Success, NY
- New York Life Insurance, Scranton, PA
- PayPal, Conshohocken, PA
- Penske Truck Leasing, S. Plainfield, NJ
Salary Range:
- $43,000 TO $52,000
Management
Employers
- Albireo Energy, Moosic, PA
- Amazon, Fresno, CA
- Benefix, Lancaster, PA
- CVS Health, Allentown, PA
- Enterprise Rent A Car, Kingston, PA
- Guidepoint, New York, NY
- Hamiliton Health Center, Harrisburg, PA
- Honesdale National Bank, Clarks Summit, PA
- Independent Living LLC, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Jeff Ashton Construction LLC, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- LSEO, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Nexstar Media Group, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- R & S Fence, Dillsburg, PA
- United States Air Force, Belleville, IL
- United States Air Force, Columbus, MS
- United States Air Force, San Diego, CA
- Victoria's Secret, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Salary Range:
- $37,000 TO $59,000
Graduate Schools:
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Marketing
Employers
- Chubb, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- CVS Caremark, Scranton, PA
- Enterprise, Easton, PA
- Francesca's Collections, Moosic, PA
- Frankford Candy, Philadelphia, PA
- Infinity Consulting Solutions, Central Islip, NY
- Newell Fuel Service, Dallas, PA
- Olympic Chimney & Venting, Scranton, PA
- United States Air Force, US
Vanguard, Telford, PA
Salary Range:
- $39,000 TO $48,000
Graduate Schools:
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Sports Management, Hospitality Leadership
Employers
- Aerotek, Philadelphia, PA
- DST America, Temple, PA
- Insomnia Cookies, Pittsburgh, PA
- Live Nation Entertainment, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Penn Interactive, Philadelphia, PA
Salary Range:
- $42,000 TO $49,000
Graduate Schools:
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Communication Studies
Employers
- Asbury Communities, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Berkshire Hathaway Guard, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Deluxe Entertainment, Moosic, PA
- Fingerpaint, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Freelance Video, Philadelphia, PA
- Fox 56, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- HearingLife, US
- Metro Commercial Real Estate, Mr. Laurel, NJ
- NeighborWorks Northeastern PA, Scranton, PA
- Norstar Networks, Pittston, PA
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Graduate Schools:
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
- Rider University, Lawerenceville, NJ
- Alvernia University, Reading, PA
English
Employers
- ABC Kiddie Kampus, Pittston, PA
- MDS Property Management Software, Hauppauge, NY
- Oak Digital, Syracuse, NY
- Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate Schools:
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Criminology & Sociology
Employers
- Allied Universal, Philadelphia, PA
- Americorps, Baltimore, MD
- US Air Force, US
- US Marines, US
- Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA
Salary Range:
- $29,000 TO $43,000
Graduate Schools:
- Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
History
Employers
- Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
Graduate Schools:
- Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Digital Design Media Arts
Employers
- Arlington Industries, Scranton, PA
- Conversion Worx, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Digital Designer-Freelance, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- ENX2, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Fox Sports, Los Angeles, CA
- Sprint Print, Chinchilla, PA
Neuroscience
Graduate Schools:
- Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
- Marywood University, Scranton, PA
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of
- Medicine, Scranton, PA
- Daeman College, Amherst, NY
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Philosophy
Employers
- American Eagle, Hazleton, PA
Political Science
Employers
- Baltimore City School District, Baltimore, MD
- Dauphin County Children & Youth Services, Harrisburg, PA
- Dyller & Solomon, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- For Our Future, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate Schools:
- Brookyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Psychology
Employers
- Geisinger Hospital South Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Gregory Center for Applied Behavioral Analysis, Duryea, PA
- Greater Scranton YMCA, Scranton, PA
- System One Talent Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA
- Upward Bound Program, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Wegman's, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate Schools:
- Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
- Marywood University, Scranton, PA
- St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
- Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Spanish
Employers
- West Scranton High School, Scranton, PA
Theatre, Music Theatre, Theatre Desgin & Technology
Employers
- Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT
- Great Wolf Lodge, Scotrun, PA
- Limon Professional Training, New York, NY
- Starbucks, US
- The Moth Organization, New York, NY
- Thin Air Company, Cripple Creek, CO
Education
Employers
- Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA
- Baltimore Area School District, Baltimore, MD
- Dixon Smith Elementary School, Fredericksburg, VA
- Wiscasset High School, Wiscasset, ME
- Casa Grande Elementary School, Casa Grande, AZ
- Souderton Area School District, Souderton, PA
- Wyoming Area School District, Exeter, PA
- West Scranton High School, Scranton, PA
Salary Range:
- $41,000 TO $51,000
BS Nursing Graduates
Employers
- Care Mount Medical, Mount Kisco, NY
- Commonwealth Health, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- General Hospital (5), Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, PA
- Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA
- Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
- Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg, PA
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley (9), Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Lehigh Valley Health Network (3), Allentown, PA
- Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (3), Hershey, PA
- Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA
- Pathways Health Care, Westwood, MA
- Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital, Chester, PA
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Applied Engineering Sciences
Employers
- Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, Easton, PA
Biology & Biochemistry
Employers
- Absolute Genomics, Peckville, PA
ALS, York, PA - Wiscasset High School, Wiscasset, ME
Salary Range:
- $42,000 TO $50,000
Graduate Schools:
- Geisinger Commonwealth Medical School, Scranton, PA
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
- New York University, New York, NY
- Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
- University of Texas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Biochemistry & Chemistry
Employers
- Clinical Science Laboratory, Mansfield, MA
Graduate Schools:
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Computer Science/CIS
Employers
- US Postal Service, Scranton, PA
- US Postal Service, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Dick's Sporting Goods, Pittsburgh, PA
- Creative Systems & Consulting, McClean, VA
- Andesa Services, Allentown, PA
Salary Range:
- $59,000 TO $70,000
Electrical Engineering
Employers
- DenTech Industrial, Denver, PA
- Lockheed Martin, Archbald, PA
- ON Semiconductor, Mountaintop, PA
- Pike Engineering, Fort Mill, SC
- QED Systems, Philadelphia, PA
- QualComm, San Diego, CA
- Raytheon Technologies, Huntsville, AL
- Sharpe Engineering, Pottstown, PA
- Smith Miller Associates, Pittston, PA
- Structural Metal Fabricators, Palmerton, PA
- UGI Utilities, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Salary Range:
- $64,000 TO $71,000
Environmental Engineering/Sciences
Employers
- AECOM, Conshohocken, PA
- Borton-Lawson, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Columbia Gas of PA, Cannonsburg, PA
- Cowan Associates, Quakertown, PA
- EnTech Engineering, Reading, PA
- Environmental Abatement Associates, Kingston, PA
- GHD, Williamsport, PA
- Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Doylestown, PA
- Maxar Technologies, Longmont, CO
- PA Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA
Salary Range:
- $52,000 TO $68,000
Graduate Schools:
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
- University of Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, NY
Geology
Employers
- ARM Group, Bethlehem, PA
- Beartooth Mountain Guides, Red Lodge, MT
Mathematics
Employers
- Casa Grande Elementary School, Casa Grande, AZ
- Souderton Area School District, Souderton, PA
Graduate Schools:
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Mechanical Engineering
Employers
- Barry Isett & Associates PE, Lehigh Valley, PA
- Borton-Lawson, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Bracalente Manufacturing Group, Quakertown, PA
- Brentwood Industries, Birdsboro, PA
- Colinear Machine & Design, Sparta, NJ
- Colliers Engineering & Design, Mount Arlington, NJ
- Cornell Cookson, Mountain Top, PA
- DST America, Temple, PA
- Fiber Industries Inc., Darlington, SC
- Gentex Corporation, Carbondale, PA
- Highwood USA, Hazleton, PA
- Lockheed Martin, Archbald, PA
- MDI Advantage, Allentown, PA
- ON Semiconductor, Mountaintop, PA
- PP&L Electric Utilities, Allentown, PA
- Pride Mobility Products, Exeter, PA (3)
- Smith Miller Associates, Pittston, PA
- Structural Metal Fabricators, Palmerton, PA
- Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA
- Trane Technologies Burlington, NJ
- UGI Utilities, Wilkes-Barre, PA (2)
- Universal Technical Resource Services Inc., Sussex, NJ
- UPS Mount Olive, NJ
- US Army, US
Salary Range:
- $58,000 TO $70,000