Originally Posted by downtownhsvguy
Also more good news for Huntsville and my hometown of San Francisco/Bay Area!!!
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Financial literacy and consumer advocacy site NerdWallet has named Huntsville as one of America's top 10 best metro areas for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates.
The Rocket City ranked No. 3 on a list with other major U.S. metro areas such as San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Arlington, Va., and Seattle.
In Huntsville, about 20 percent of total jobs call for a STEM bachelor's degree or higher, while the average salary for a STEM job requiring a four-year degree or higher is $91,873, NerdWallet reports.
NerdWallet analyst Divya Raghavan studied 357 U.S. metro areas using data she collected from the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. Raghavan said she compiled the list by measuring the total number of jobs that require a STEM bachelor's degree, average salary and the overall economic health in each metro area.
"Huntsville definitely has strong STEM support and its main industries are ones that require STEM knowledge," she said. "For recent college graduates in general, the area also has a low cost of living and it might be good for someone who might have a lot of debt or not a lot of savings to start out."
In the report, Raghavan said Huntsville has strong science, technology, architecture, engineering and computer and math science fields.
"A major part of the Huntsville economy is driven by science- and engineering-related jobs in the defense and space industries," said Huntsville Career Center manager Mike Fowler.
Here's NerdWallet's complete top 10 metro areas for STEM graduates list:
1. San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Calif.
2. Washington, D.C., Arlington, Alexandria, Va./Md./W.Va.
3. Huntsville
4. San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Calif.
5. Trenton-Ewing, N.J.
6. Boulder, Colo.
7. Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Wash.
8. Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Mass./N.H.
9. Ann Arbor, Mich.
10. Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, Wash.
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