Preparing for Life After Liberty
Overview
College Is Just the Beginning. We’re Here to Help Your Student Prepare for What’s Next.
Going to college is a big investment – and when your student graduates, you want them to be confident that they can navigate the current job market and pursue the next step in their professional journey.
At Liberty, we seek to ensure that our students receive expert support as they step into new and exciting challenges. That’s why we offer a variety of career resources designed to help students become better equipped for the future, including:
- Mock interviews
- Networking events
- Opportunities for practical experience
- Résumé critiques
Many of these resources are available to both current students and alumni, so your student can continue to receive valuable support even after their college years are behind them!
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Career Resources
Career Resources
Our Career Services staff offer support to students and alumni alike, helping them draw on their unique goals, talents, and experiences to pursue their vocational aspirations. Meet our expert career coaches!
Salary Impact
How a College Degree Can Impact Salary
Whether your student is planning to immediately pursue full-time employment after earning their bachelor’s or attend grad school before entering a long-term career, the question of salary and earning potential has probably come up.
So, how can a student’s academic pursuits potentially affect their earnings? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, professionals who held a bachelor’s degree in 2023 received median usual weekly earnings about 66% higher than their peers who only had a high school diploma.*
Salaries can vary from one field to the next – and from one job to the next – but your student may want to keep this overall statistic in mind as they explore the potential benefits of a college education.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, at Earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment, 2023 (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
Jobs Outlook
Job Market Outlook
Maybe your student already has a specific career in mind, or perhaps they are still weighing their options. Either way, there are many factors to consider as they prepare for professional work.
For instance, it’s a good idea to look at employment statistics for the field your student is interested in. Check out the projected outlook of various occupations from 2023 to 2033, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- Business and finance – On average, about 963,500 job openings are projected each year.1
- Computer and information technology – On average, about 356,700 job openings are projected each year.2
- Educational instruction and libraries – On average, about 868,000 job openings are projected each year.3
- Architecture and engineering – On average, about 195,000 job openings are projected each year.4
- Healthcare – On average, about 1.9 million job openings are projected each year.5
- Life, physical, and social science – On average, about 148,400 job openings are projected each year.6
- Media and communication – On average, about 109,500 job openings are projected each year.7
- Protective service – On average, about 419,300 job openings are projected each year.8
1Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Business and Financial Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
2Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Computer and Information Technology Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
3Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
4Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Architecture and Engineering Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
5Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Healthcare Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
6Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
7Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Media and Communication Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
8Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, at Protective Service Occupations (viewed online Jan. 14, 2025). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.