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Preparing for Life
Beyond Bucknell
CDC Programming:
• Self-assessment tools
• Extensive career and graduate admissions
libraries
• On- and off -campus employment
expos
• Internship/externship programs
• 24-hour access to Bucknell’s webbased
recruiting/career system
• Diversity resources
• Alumni career networking events
• Continuing career services for Bucknell
graduates
• Bucknell Public Interest Program, educating
students on non-profit careers
The Career Development Center at Bucknell
supports the University’s commitment to
preparing productive citizens for our global
community by educating our students in
bridging their educational and life experiences
with their life-long professional goals.
The CDC at Bucknell is a comprehensive
career center offering services and programs
that are relevant to both undergraduate and
graduate students. Assistance is available for
such issues as: self-assessment and career
decision-making, the development of job
search tools, interview preparation, resources
for conducting employment and graduate
school research, and internship and full-time
employment leads.
bucknell no. 1 in salary potential among
u.s. liberal arts colleges
Graduates of Bucknell University have the highest earning potential in the nation, a research
survey revealed in July 2008. The 2008 Education and Salary Report, prepared and released by
Seattle-based PayScale Inc., named Bucknell graduates No. 1 among graduates of top U.S. liberal
arts colleges by salary potential.
The top liberal arts college category showed that the starting median salary for Bucknell
graduates was $54,100, while the mid-career median salary was $110,000. Bucknell was followed
by Colgate University at $52,800 and $108,000 and Amherst at $54,500 and $107,000, respectively.
The salary report, the first issued by the company, also ranked Bucknell 13th among all Northeastern
colleges and universities for salary potential. Dartmouth College, Princeton University,
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and Harvard University were Nos. 1-5,
respectively. Except for Cooper Union (No. 9), Bucknell was the only predominantly undergraduate
institution in the top 14 in this category.
National Reputation
A number of recent reports have served to underscore Bucknell’s national reputation:
• In 2007, The Washington Monthly ranked Bucknell No. 7 among the best liberal arts colleges
in the country when it comes to fostering research and promoting an ethic of service and
social mobility.
• In 2008, the Peace Corps listed Bucknell at No. 6 on its top 25 list of small colleges and
universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers.
• In 2008, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine rated Bucknell as the 11th best value in
private liberal arts colleges.
Career Development
Class of 2012 survey
Graduate Activity...............% Respondents
Total Placed........................................................ 97%
Employed............................................................ 76%
Graduate School............................................... 16%
Still Seeking...........................................................3%
Volunteer, Travel or Both...................................2%
Employed and in Graduate School...............2%
Type of Employer...............% Respondents
Business............................................................... 57%
Education............................................................ 12%
Research and Industry.......................................5%
Non-profit..............................................................3%
Government..........................................................3%
Military....................................................................1%
Unknown/Other............................................... 19%
Graduate School Program.% Respondents
Humanities and Social Sciences.................. 17%
Engineering........................................................ 16%
Medical................................................................. 16%
Law........................................................................ 12%
Science................................................................. 12%
Business..................................................................6%
Post BAC/Other....................................................5%
Education...............................................................3%
Ph.D..........................................................................2%
Average Salary
Mean Salary................................................. $48,556
College of Engineering............................ $62,055
Business Administration......................... $52,308
Arts & Sciences........................................... $42,788
Where Graduates Located.% Respondents
Northeast............................................................ 81%
West..........................................................................9%
Midwest..................................................................6%
Southeast...............................................................3%
International..........................................................1%
Top 2012 Employers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Teach for America
Clark Consulting Group
J.P. Morgan Chase
Peace Corps
Hamilton Lane
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Deloitte Consulting
Teaching Assistant Program in France
Nielsen
Bluewolf
OneWire, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
AmeriCorps
Bloomburg LP
Accenture
Bucknell University
High Performance Technologies, Inc.
Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Goldman Sachs
Ernst & Young
General Electric
Johnson & Johnson
Air Products and Chemicals
Source: Bucknell Career Development Center
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