--- title: Career Outcomes for Schools Most Represented on 2021-22 NBA Rosters description: Where do college basketball stars go after graduation? Analyze career outcomes for the top 20 universities with the most players on 2021-22 NBA rosters. image: https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Steppingblocks%20Career%20Outcomes%20March%20Madness.jpg --- [![Sb_logo220.png](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20Image%20Files/Sb_logo220.png?width=220&name=Sb_logo220.png "Sb_logo220.png")](https://www.steppingblocks.com) ## **Steppingblocks Stories** Industry trends, innovations and news for an empowered campus. Lead the future of higher education. ### Featured Story [All posts **](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/all) - ** [Lists](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/tag/lists) ## [Exploring Outcomes For High Earning Female Graduat...](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/high-earning-female-plc) Pay equity is a critical issue in the workforce and for Higher Education. Steppingblocks previously explored the R2 universities producing the highest... - ![](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(65)%20(1).png) - **Dr. Jacob Bonne ** July 11, 2023 12:56:04 PM EDT . 6 min read - READ TIME 10 MINS | - - [Lists](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/tag/lists) # Career Outcomes for Schools Most Represented on 2021-22 NBA Rosters - ![Erin King](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Erin%20Pearson.jpg) - Written by Erin King ![Career Outcomes for Schools Most Represented on 2021-22 NBA Rosters](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Steppingblocks%20Career%20Outcomes%20March%20Madness.jpg "Career Outcomes for Schools Most Represented on 2021-22 NBA Rosters") [![Tour the outcomes behind this list.](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2665497/77f43c19-a930-4613-a4e6-6e5b517b40b5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2665497/77f43c19-a930-4613-a4e6-6e5b517b40b5)   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](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2021-03-14/perfect-ncaa-bracket-absurd-odds-march-madness-dream#:~:text=As%20such%2C%20the%20number%20of,correctly%201%20in%209.2%20quintillion.) tells us the odds of filling out a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Another says that [corporate losses](https://wallethub.com/blog/march-madness-statistics/11016) 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](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-10-17/colleges-most-players-2021-22-nba-opening-day-rosters). 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. ## Where do you rank in your region? Want to see where your institution ranks or to see how we developed these rankings in real time? 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