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March Madness is jam-packed with stats, facts and incredible figures across the U.S. as this highly anticipated event unfolds in venues nationwide. One absurd statistic tells us the odds of filling out a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Another says that corporate losses due to unproductive workers during March Madness reach an astounding $13.3 billion.
Where do college basketball stars go after graduation?
We pulled a few stats of our own to analyze career outcomes for the top 20 universities with the most players on 2021-22 NBA opening day rosters according to this list from the NCAA. These stats represent a summary of education and employment outcomes for the entire alumni population at each institution.
1. University of Kentucky
Average Salary: $86,500
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Finance, Life Sciences
Top Employers: Humana, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Fayette County Public Schools, Lexmark, Norton Healthcare
Top Majors: Psychology, Education, Accounting, Communications, Nursing
2. Duke University
Average Salary: $111,665
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Legal
Top Employers: Duke University Health System, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte
Top Majors: Law, Economics, Healthcare, Engineering, Psychology
3. University of Kansas
Average Salary: $87,062
Top Industries: Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Government
Top Employers: Cerner Corporation, University of Kansas Health System, Sprint, Burns & McDonnell, Black & Veatch
Top Majors: Education, Law, Business Administration, Journalism, Accounting
4. University of Texas
Average Salary: $95,648
Top Industries: Information Technology, Education, Finance, Healthcare, Natural Resources
Top Employers: Apple, IBM, Dell Technologies, Google
Top Majors: Law, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science
5. University of North Carolina
Average Salary: $97,574
Top Industries: Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Finances, Life Sciences
Top Employers: UNC Health, Wells Fargo, Duke University Health System, Bank of America, Deloitte
Top Majors: Law, Psychology, Healthcare, Political Science and Government, Biology
6. University of California, Los Angeles
Average Salary: $98,461
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Arts and Entertainment
Top Employers: Kaiser Permanente, Google, UCLA Health, Los Angeles Unified School District, Amazon
Top Majors: Law, Economics, Political Science and Government, Business Administration, Healthcare
7. University of Southern California
Average Salary: $99,929
Top Industries: Information Technology, Education, Healthcare, Finance, Arts and Entertainment
Top Employers: Amazon, Google, Kaiser Permanente, Boeing, Northrop Grumman
Top Majors: Computer Science, Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Social Work
8. Gonzaga University
Average Salary: $90,018
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Government
Top Employers: Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, State of Washington, Providence Health & Services
Top Majors: Leadership, Law, Nursing, Political Science and Government, Education
9. University of Michigan
Average Salary: $105,067
Top Industries: Information Technology, Education, Healthcare, Finance, Automotive
Top Employers: Ford Motor Company, General Motors, University of Michigan Health System, Google, Amazon
Top Majors: Law, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Healthcare
10. Michigan State University
Average Salary: $89,905
Top Industries: Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Automotive
Top Employers: General Motors, Ford Motor Company, State of Michigan, University of Michigan, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Top Majors: Education, General Science, Law, Accounting, Communications
11. Villanova University
Average Salary: $102,328
Top Industries: Finance, Information Technology, Healthcare, Education, Life Sciences
Top Employers: Vanguard, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, Verizon
Top Majors: Business, Project Management, Law, Finance, Nursing
12. University of Arizona
Average Salary: $86,771
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Government
Top Employers: Raytheon, Banner Health, Amazon, Intel Corporation, Tucson Unified School District
Top Majors: Psychology, Education, Business Management, Law, Healthcare
13. University of Oregon
Average Salary: $83,721
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Arts and Entertainment, Healthcare, Consumer Goods
Top Employers: Nike, State of Oregon, Intel Corporation, Amazon, Providence Health & Services
Top Majors: Architecture, Political Science and Government, Education, Law, Journalism
14. University of Virginia
Average Salary: $105,813
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Legal
Top Employers: Capital One, Deloitte, EY, Fairfax County Public Schools, Booz Allen Hamilton
Top Majors: Law, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Political Science and Government
15. University of Washington
Average Salary: $89,422
Top Industries: Information Technology, Education, Healthcare, Finance, Government, Aviation and Aerospace
Top Employers: Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, State of Washington, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Top Majors: Computer Science, Psychology, Business Administration, Engineering, Political Science and Government
16. University of Florida
Average Salary: $93,575
Top Industries: Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Life Sciences
Top Employers: Amazon, Lockheed Martin, UF Health, Microsoft, Publix
Top Majors: Law, Healthcare, Psychology, Business Administration, General Science
17. Florida State University
Average Salary: $83,037
Top Industries: Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Hospitality
Top Employers: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, State of Florida, US Air Force, Publix, US Navy
Top Majors: Law, Education, Criminal Justice, Performing Arts, Political Science and Government
18. Indiana University
Average Salary: $90,854
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Life Sciences
Top Employers: State of Indiana, Eli Lilly and Company, Amazon, EY, Deloitte
Top Majors: Finance, Education, Law, Marketing, Performing Arts
19. Iowa State University
Average Salary: $84,912
Top Industries: Education, Information Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing
Top Employers: Wells Fargo, John Deere, Principal Financial Group, Collins Aerospace, Corteva Agriscience
Top Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Education, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing
20. University of Louisville
Average Salary: $86,780
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Finance, Transportation and Logistics
Top Employers: Humana, UPS, Jefferson County Public Schools, Norton Healthcare, GE
Top Majors: Education, Psychology, Healthcare, Business Management, Law
How did we develop this list?
To understand how we developed this list you first have to understand our data. To obtain a comprehensive picture of education and workforce outcomes, we collect, organize, classify and analyze demographic, education and employment data from hundreds of sources. Our data then undergoes a rigorous process of validation for quality and veracity to ensure reliable, high-quality information on over 130 million people, over 25 million companies and over 1 billion data points.
To discover the colleges and universities making the greatest impact in any given category, we leverage our technology to explore the desired set of variables to return a list of top schools in seconds. For this analysis, we used education filters to generate career outcomes for the top 20 universities with players in the NBA.
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