Our students start out a step ahead, as proven by our survey of the Class of 2023.

Each year, the College of the Holy Cross conducts a survey of the graduating class. This report is the result of the collected responses from the class of 2023 regarding employment, volunteer, graduate/professional school, fellowship or other plans.

  • 751 Total 2023 Graduates
  • 667 Known Outcome of Graduates
  • 89% Respondents report being employed in a job or internship, in graduate school, engaged in service work, or on a fellowship
  • 62% Respondents found full-time employment within nine months of graduation

Where is the Class of 2023 now?

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Outcome % of Class
Employed full time 62%
Continuing Education 21%
Travel or Seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school 7%
Volunteer full time 3%
Fellowship 3%
Part-time Employment 2%
Internship 1%

 

Employment

Starting Salary Profile

Starting Salary Profile Amount
Holy Cross Starting Salary range $23,000 - $118,000
Mean salary $68,329
Median salary $70,000

Top 10 Industries for Graduates

Industry
Financial Services
Health Care
Education
Government & Politics
Professional Services & Accounting
Technology
Law
Consulting
Not-for-Profit
Insurance

Selected Employers by Industry

  • Bank of America
  • BlackRock
  • Bloomberg
  • Brown Brothers Harriman
  • Citigroup
  • Citizens Bank
  • Equitable Advisors
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Goldman Sachs
  • John Hancock
  • Lloyds Bank
  • M&T Bank
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Putnam Investments
  • State Street Corporation
  • Webster Bank

  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Boston Sport and Shoulder
  • Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • McLean Hospital

  • Boston College High School
  • Classical Charter Schools
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Dexter Southfield
  • St. John's Prep
  • Teach for America
  • Worcester East Middle School

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  • House Financial Services Committee
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New York City Council
  • Suffolk County District Attorney
  • United States Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Marine Corps
  • United States Navy

  • Deloitte
  • Earnst & Young
  • KPMG
  • Pricewaterhousecoopers
  • RSM

  • Amazon
  • Dell Technologies
  • Epic Systems
  • Microsoft
  • Mimecast
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Red Hat
  • Siemens

  • CETRULO LLP
  • Cleary Gottleib Sten & Hamilton
  • Flicker Garelick & Associates
  • Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo

  • AlphaSights
  • Charles River Associates
  • Kearney
  • Mercer
  • Teneo

  • Ascentria Care Alliance
  • Best Buddies
  • Diocese of Worcester
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • National MS Society
  • Providence Children's Museum

  • AON
  • Brown Insurance
  • Everest Insurance
  • Gallagher
  • Hanover Insurance
  • Liberty Mutual
  • Marsh McLennan
  • New York Life Insurance Company
  • Swiss Re

Continuing Education

21% of respondents reported continuing their education.

Degree Percent
Professional master's 38%
Health professions 18%
Academic master's 16%
Law 16%
Ph.D. 7%

Volunteer Full-Time

3% of respondents reported volunteering full time.

Top Programs Number of Graduates
Jesuit Volunteer Corps 4
Alum Service Corps 3
AmeriCorps 3
Nativity School of Worcester 3

Fellowship Programs

3% of respondents reported doing fellowships.

Top Fellowship Programs Number of Graduates
Fulbright Teaching Fellowship 9
Meddeas (Multilingual Education Development & Support) 3
TAPIF (Teaching Assistant Program in France) 2

Other

6% of respondents reported pursuing other opportunities.

Additional Outcomes Number of Graduates
Travel 43
Part-time employment 14
Internship 7
Seeking full-time employment or admission to graduate school 5

Preparing Students for Post-Graduate Success

The Center for Career Development shares expertise and engages students throughout their undergraduate career to translate the liberal arts experience into meaningful vocation and a lifetime of professional achievement.

Center for Career Development