What Career Outcomes and Salary Results Do Manhattan University Graduates Report?

Manhattan University reports that 87% of its alumni work in their chosen field, and that its graduates rank in the top 50 nationally for highest salaries earned by graduates, with a median salary of $152,400 according to the PayScale College Salary Report. These figures describe outcomes the university publishes about its alumni as a group — they are not a guarantee for any individual student or major.

The headline numbers

Two things are worth keeping in mind when reading these numbers. First, "chosen field" is the university's own framing — it tells you alumni report working in the area they intended, not that every graduate lands a specific job title. Second, a median salary is a midpoint: half of the graduates in the underlying sample earn more, half earn less. It is not a starting salary, and it is not tied to a particular major in the published excerpt.

Where graduates work

The university names IBM, Google, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo among the global companies where its graduates have launched careers. That list spans technology, finance, and professional services — consistent with the university's three-school structure:

• Kakos School of Arts & Sciences — sciences, humanities, and social sciences
• The O'Malley School of Business — AACSB-accredited programs in finance, analytics, marketing, and entrepreneurship
• School of Engineering — ABET-accredited programs

If your goal is a specific employer or industry, treat these names as evidence that graduates reach large employers, not as a recruiting pipeline you can count on by name.

What the university says drives these outcomes

Manhattan University attributes career results to three connected mechanisms:

1. Internships — described as part of the experience-driven degrees and hands-on learning at every step.
2. Employer partnerships — connections that the university says help students build professional capital.
3. A global alumni network — alumni connections throughout New York City and beyond, which the university links to opportunities in global markets.

The university also frames New York City as "our extended campus," positioning proximity to the city as part of how internships and employer relationships become accessible.

How to use this if you're deciding

• If salary is your main question: the $152,400 median is a university-wide figure from PayScale. Ask admissions for outcomes broken down by your intended major before treating it as a forecast for your field.
• If you care about a specific industry: check whether your target field maps to one of the three schools, then ask what internship and employer-partnership access looks like in that program.
• If cost is a factor: the university reports that 96% of first-year students received financial aid, including grants, scholarships, and/or federal loans. Aid changes the net value of any salary outcome, so compare offers on net cost, not sticker price.
• If you want to verify the numbers yourself: the PayScale College Salary Report is named as the salary source, and the 87% figure is the university's own. Both are worth reading in their original form.

A reasonable next step

The university lists Fall Open House dates of October 3 and October 25 with registration available through its site. If career outcomes are your deciding factor, bring specific questions: median salary and placement rates for your intended major, which employers recruit on campus for that program, and how internship placement is structured across the four years.