10 Best Cities for College Grads
College students and recent graduates are always asking which city is the best for them to live in. The short answer is that it depends. It depends upon what is important to them and that will be different from what is important to me, my sister, my friend, or others. When you have that type of discussion, invariably you'll find out that the college student is really asking which cities have the most internship opportunities and the recent college graduate is really asking which cities have the most entry level jobs and other career opportunities.
The following are the ten cities with the most number of internship opportunities and entry level jobs and other career opportunities for college students and recent graduates:
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Washington, DC
- Chicago, IL
- San Francisco, CA
- Dallas, TX
- Philadelphia, PA
- Miami, FL
- Houston, TX
- Phoenix, AZ
Source: College Grad
Some additional information students may wish to consider. Cost of living from bestplaces.net, from most expensive to least, of the ten you list:
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
Miami
Chicago
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Dallas
Houston
The difference is quite dramatic. Median home value is San Francisco is $750K, while the median home value in Houston is $115K. Combining the two lists makes Dallas look pretty good.