Recent Alumni Outcomes

Self-insight. Exploration. Professional skill development. Market readiness.

These are hallmarks of Providence College graduates. With these tools and the benefits of PC’s signature liberal arts education at their disposal, it’s no wonder our students have a competitive advantage in the workplace and in some of the best graduate programs in the country.

Read about recent PC alumni

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, additional career outreach was conducted with those graduates who indicated that they were still job seeking within six months of graduation.

Class of 2021

95 %

are employed and/or attending school within six months of graduation.

89 %

of those reporting full-time employment are working in their desired field.

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$51,833
is the mean starting salary for those reporting full-time employment within six months of graduation.

94 %

completed an internship/career-appropriate experience.

Selected Places of Employment or Service for recent graduates

Aetna

AmeriCorps

Amica Mutual Insurance

Apple

Bank of America

Boston Children’s Hospital

Brown Brothers Harriman

Citizens Bank

CVS Health

Deloitte

Ernst and Young

Fidelity Investments

Hasbro, Inc.

Havas Media Group

John Hancock

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Lifespan Inc

Massachusetts General Hospital

MSK Cancer Center

Morgan Stanley

Northwestern Mutual

Partners HealthCare

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Raytheon Technologies

Robert Half

Santander Bank

Schneider Electric

State Street Corporation

TechTarget

The TJX Companies

Toast, Inc.

United Natural Foods

US Marine Corps.

US House of Representatives

Wayfair

Yelp

Source: First Destination Survey


View the Interactive Career Path Viz

This visualization uses Tableau to show the fields in which Providence College alumni end up working grouped by area of study.

Selected Schools Members of recent classes have attended

Graduate Schools:

Boston College

Boston University

Brown University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Fairfield University

Georgetown University

Johns Hopkins University

New York University

Northeastern University

Providence College

Rutgers University

Syracuse University

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rhode Island

Villanova University

Medical Schools:

Albany Medical College

Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

New England College of Optometry

Rutgers University

SUNY Optometry

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Law Schools: 

Brooklyn Law School

Fordham Law School

Georgetown University Law Center

Northeastern University School of Law

Roger Williams University School of Law

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

St. John’s University School of Law

Temple University Beasley School of Law

Tulane University Law School

University of Maine School of Law

University of New Hampshire School of Law

University of North Carolina School of Law

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Source: First Destination Survey


In a survey one year after graduation, alumni said their PC experience enhanced particular skills that are important in their professional lives. These skills include:

Critical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Graduation & Retention Rates

87%
51%
Providence College
Average*

Graduation Rate

* 6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS WITH THE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION “MASTER’S COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: LARGER PROGRAMS”

SOURCE: IPEDS

93%
73%
Providence College
Average*

Retention Rate

FULL-TIME STUDENTS

* AMONG FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS WITH THE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION “MASTER’S COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: LARGER PROGRAMS”

What alumni said:

PC alumni were surveyed about their first jobs after graduation. Of those who reported working full-time,

89 %

indicated that they were employed in the field in which they wanted to be working.

81 %

of alumni respondents were very or somewhat satisfied with their current position.

Source: First Destination Survey