--- title: Universities Producing the Most High-Earning Female Residents in the West description: This analysis focused the post-graduation outcomes for high-earning female students living in the Western United States. image: https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%2011.16.45%20AM.png --- [![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 8 MINS | - - [Lists](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/tag/lists) # Universities Producing the Most High-Earning Female Residents in the West - ![Dr. Jacob Bonne](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(65)%20(1).png) - Written by Dr. Jacob Bonne ![Think before you speak. Read before you think.](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-18%20at%2011.16.45%20AM.png "Think before you speak. Read before you think.") [![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)   Pay equity is a critical issue in the workforce and for Higher Education. Steppingblocks [previously explored](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/r2-universities-producing-high-earning-females-under-40) the R2 universities producing the highest earning female graduates. We've elected to expand this analysis to explore the post-graduation outcomes for female students living in the Western United States. How did we generate this data? To understand how we generated this report, 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 135 million people, over 25 million companies and over 1 billion career milestones. For this analysis, we explored the post-graduation outcomes of high earning female students in Western states. This allows us to generate the provided data points and understand the impact of these colleges and universities. We asked the following questions: **Average Salary:** Using Steppingblocks' salary calculations, we identified individuals with a salary of more than $100,000. **Gender:** Individuals identified as Female in the Steppingblocks dataset. **Residency:** Individuals identified as living in each Western State (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming). **Top Universities:** The top undergraduate and graduate universities by volume for high-earning female residents of each state. *Note: Some universities may report high volume for an out-of-state institution. Our analysis was based on residents of a state rather than where the university is located.* **Top Industries: **The top industries by volume for high-earning female residents of each state. **Top Employers:** The top employers by volume for high-earning female residents of each state. *Note: Institutions are very frequently one of their own top employers and have been excluded from the list of top employers.* [![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) Would you like more information about your institutions alumni data and graduate outcomes? Feel free to reach out to our team [to learn more.](https://www.steppingblocks.com/university-sign-up)  ## Alaska Average Salary: $137,026 Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Natural Resources, Finance Top Employers: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Southcentral Foundation, GCI General Communication, Inc., Anchorage School District 1. University of Alaska Anchorage 2. University of Alaska Fairbanks 3. Alaska Pacific University 4. University of Washington 5. University of Alaska Southeast ## Arizona Average Salary: $135,424 Top Industries: Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Education Top Employers: Banner Health, American Express, Wells Fargo, Intel Corporation 1. Arizona State University 2. University of Arizona 3. University of Phoenix 4. Northern Arizona University 5. Grand Canyon University ## California Average Salary: $136,761 Top Industries: Information Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Education Top Employers: Kaiser Permanente, Google, State of California, Apple 1. University of California,Berkeley 2. University of California, Los Angeles 3. University of Southern California 4. San Jose State University 5. University of Phoenix ## Colorado Average Salary: $135,861 Top Industries: Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Education Top Employers: UCHealth, Kaiser Permanente, Lockheed Martin, Centura Health 1. Colorado State University 2. University of Denver 3. University of Colorado Boulder 4. Regis University 5. University of Colorado Denver ## Hawaii Average Salary: $139,068 Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Finance Top Employers: Kaiser Permanente, US Army, Bank of Hawaii, The Queen’s Medical Center 1. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2. Hawaii Pacific University 3. University of Phoenix 4. Chaminade University of Honolulu 5. Kapi’olani Community College ## Idaho Average Salary: $134,469 Top Industries: Healthcare, Information Technology, Education, Finance Top Employers: St. Luke’s Health System, Micron Technology, HP, Battelle Energy Alliance 1. Boise State University 2. Idaho State University 3. University of Idaho 4. University of Phoenix 5. Brigham Young University - Idaho ## Montana Average Salary: $135,928 Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Finance Top Employers: Billings Clinic, First Interstate, Bozeman Health, Benefis Health System 1. The University of Montana 2. Montana State University, Bozeman 3. Montana State University, Billings 4. Carroll College 5. Montana Technological University ## Nevada Average Salary: $135,872 Top Industries: Healthcare, Hospitality, Information Technology, Education Top Employers: MGM Resorts International, Clark County School District, Renown Health, Caesars Entertainment Corporation 1. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2. University of Nevada, Reno 3. University of Phoenix 4. College of Southern Nevada 5. Western Governors University ## New Mexico Average Salary: $137,460 Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Defense & Space, Information Technology Top Employers: Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Lovelace Health System 1. The University of New Mexico 2. New Mexico State 3. University of Phoenix 4. Central New Mexico Community College 5. Eastern New Mexico University ## Oregon Average Salary: $134,937 Top Industries: Healthcare, Information Technology, Education, Consumer Goods Top Employers: Intel Corporation, Nike, Providence Health & Services, Kaiser Permanente 1. Portland State University 2. University of Oregon 3. Oregon State University 4. Portland Community College 5. University of Phoenix ## Utah Average Salary: $133.700 Top Industries: Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Education Top Employers: Intermountain Healthcare,State of Utah, Goldman Sachs, Zions Bancorporation 1. University of Utah 2. Brigham Young University 3. Utah State University 4. Weber State University 5. Utah Valley University ## Washington Average Salary: $133,473 Top Industries: Information Technology, Healthcare, Education, Finance Top Employers: Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, Amazon Web Services (AWS) 1. University of Washington 2. Washington State University 3. Seattle University 4. Western Washington University 5. Central Washington University ## Wyoming Average Salary: $137,811 Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Finance, Information Technology Top Employers: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Cambell County Health, First Interstate, Ivinson Memorial Hospital 1. University of Wyoming 2. Casper College 3. Laramie County Community College 4. Colorado State University 5. University of Phoenix ### [![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) ## How are you leveraging graduate outcomes data? Graduation outcomes have become increasingly important to higher education. Universities across the country are leveraging outcomes data to make strategic decisions or support their student success initiatives. [For example,](https://blog.steppingblocks.com/datau/diagnose-post-graduation-health-with-data) Florida International University is leveraging data in their efforts to support alumni success. Georgia State is putting data-driven career roadmaps in the hands of every student as part of their leadership on the [Taskforce of Higher Education and Opportunity.](https://taskforceonhighered.org/initiatives/goal-1/data-driven-career-roadmaps) Interested in how you could leverage Steppingblocks? [Explore now.](https://www.steppingblocks.com/graduate-outcomes) ## Where do you rank? Want to see where your institution ranks or to see how we developed these rankings in real time? 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