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Exploring Outcomes For High Earning Female Graduates Under 40 in the Western Athletic Conference

Written by Dr. Jacob Bonne | June 29, 2023 7:59:18 PM Z

 

Pay equity is a critical issue in the workforce and for Higher Education. Steppingblocks previously explored the R2 universities producing the highest earning female graduates. as well as outcomes for universities across the country. We've elected to expand this analysis to explore the post-graduation outcomes for female graduates under 40 years old living in the United States. These rankings also represent our latest dataset (updated quarterly).

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 graduates under 40 from the Western Athletic Conference institutions. This allows us to generate the provided data points and understand the impact of these colleges and universities. We leveraged the following variables:

Age: Individuals identified as <40 years old in the Steppingblocks dataset.

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.

Universities: Each university in the Western Athletic Conference.

Top Industries: The top industries by volume for high-earning female graduates from each university.

Top Employers: The top employers by volume for high-earning female graduates from each university. Note: Institutions are very frequently one of their own top employers and have been excluded from the list of top employers.

Would you like more information about your institutions alumni data and graduate outcomes? Feel free to reach out to our team to learn more. 

 

Western Athletic Conference 

Abilene Christian University

Average Salary: $128,092
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Services, Finance
Top Employers:  Baylor Scott & White Health, Accenture, Capco Energy Solutions, Capital Senior Living, Collins Aerospace

California Baptist University

Average Salary: $127,431
Top Industries:  Healthcare, Education, Government, Retail, Information Technology
Top Employers:  Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta, Amazon, Chick-Fil-A-Franchise, County of Riverside, Kaiser Permanente

Grand Canyon University

Average Salary: $129,587
Top Industries:  Healthcare, Education, Finance, Information Technology, Retail
Top Employers:  Banner Health, Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, USAA

New Mexico State University

Average Salary: $126,633
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Hospitality, Government
Top Employers: Apple, Coram CVS/Specialty Infusion Services, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Amazon, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Sam Houston State University

Average Salary: $126,120
Top Industries: Education, Natural Studies, Healthcare, Information Technology, Retail
Top Employers:  Amazon, Aldine ISD, Baker Hughes, AT&T, H-E-B

Seattle University

Average Salary: $129,013
Top Industries: Information Technology, Healthcare, Legal, Education, Government
Top Employers:  Microsoft, Amazon / AWS, University of Washington, Boeing, Nordstrom

Southern Utah University

Average Salary: $125,060
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Retail, Consumer Goods
Top Employers:  Intermountain Healthcare, Coram CVS/Specialty Infusion Services, Leavitt Group, University of Utah, Alpine School District

Stephen F. Austin State University

Average Salary: $126,504
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Retail, Information Technology
Top Employers:  Deloitte, Angelina College, Dallas Independent School District, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Alvarez & Marsal

Tarleton State University

Average Salary: $128,352
Top Industries: Healthcare, Education, Finance, Information Technology, Consumer Goods
Top Employers: Baylor Scott & White Health, AdventHealth, Amazon, Deloitte, AmerisourceBergen

University of Texas at Arlington

Average Salary: $125,976
Top Industries:  Healthcare, Information Technology, Education, Finance, Retail
Top Employers: Baylor Scott & White Health, Lockheed Martin, Texas Health Resources, Amazon, UT Southwestern Medical Center

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Average Salary: $125,385
Top Industries:  Healthcare, Education, Information Technology, Government, Retail
Top Employers: IDEA Public Schools, DHR Health, Deloitte, H-E-B, IBM

Utah Valley University

Average Salary: $127,336
Top Industries:  Healthcare, Information Technology, Finance, Education, Retail
Top Employers:  Intermountain Healthcare, Utah Valley University, Adobe, BeautyCounter, Goldman Sachs

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, 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.

Interested in how you could leverage Steppingblocks? Explore now.

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