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Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia
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COLLEGE TO CAREER

COLLEGE TO CAREER

THE WAY TO YOUR FUTURE

College is an investment in your future. That’s why, at Georgia State, you’ll start preparing for postgraduate life the minute you set foot on campus. Through coursework crafted around career-readiness and the connections we’ll give you to professional and practical opportunities, you’ll develop the skills employers today value most.

As you ponder what’s next, you’ll find our career counseling services, development resources and impressive alumni networks invaluable. And when you graduate, you’ll have a foot in the door and the talent and confidence to convert your degree into your dream job.

COLLEGE TO CAREER

THE WAY TO YOUR FUTURE

College is investment in your future. That’s why, at Georgia State, you’ll start preparing for postgraduate life the minute you set foot on campus. Through coursework crafted around career-readiness and the connections we’ll give you to professional and practical opportunities, you’ll develop the skills employers today value most.

As you ponder what’s next, you’ll find our career counseling services, development resources and impressive alumni networks invaluable. And when you graduate, you’ll have a foot in the door and the talent and confidence to convert your degree into your dream job.

GRADUATING 10,000+ JOB-READY
CANDIDATES EACH YEAR

GRADUATING 10,000+
JOB-READY CANDIDATES
EACH YEAR

STARTING SALARY

$65,800*
Average within five years of graduation

MID-CAREER SALARY

$112,100*
Average mid-career

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

$365,000*
Average within 20 years of graduation
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* payscale.com 2025

“AN ECONOMIC ENGINE OF SOCIAL MOBILITY” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
“AN ECONOMIC ENGINE OF
SOCIAL MOBILITY”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
We’ve eliminated the achievement gap, proving students from every background can excel at the same high levels. Georgia State degrees change lives and lead to fulfilling futures.

FROM COLLEGE TO CAREER

Our College to Career initiative prioritizes equipping you with essential skills, savvy and connections that will give you a competitive edge in today’s ever-evolving job market. College to Career encompasses dozens of programs and tools that weave professional preparedness into every element of your college journey.

Click to explore our College to Career programs and tools.
UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES

Visit University Career Services (UCS) for help exploring majors and finding, applying and preparing for professional opportunities. UCS also offers resume reviews and mock interviews and hosts on-campus job fairs and events.

STEPPINGBLOCKS

Create a free Steppingblocks account to explore national employment data and employment data specific to Georgia State alumni. You’ll get postgraduate insights, too. Easy to tap into, it’s like a digital career counselor at your fingertips.

HANDSHAKE

Search Handshake, our free online board that connects you with 5,000+ employers hiring for full-time, part-time, internship and co-op positions. You’ll be the first to know about jobs as they’re posted, which gives you an edge in applying.

OPTIMAL RESUME & PORTFOLIUM

Call on Optimal Resume to craft an impressive resume and cover letters. You can also view short training videos on how to showcase to employers why you’re the best candidate for the job. And use the digital platform Portfolium to demonstrate your work and experiences to companies in a way that goes beyond the typical resume.

IRIS BOOTH & CAREER CLOSET

Visit the Iris Booth at Student Center West to take a free professional headshot for your resume and stop by the Career Closet to borrow an array of professional attire for interviews and nail the looking-the-part part.

VMOCK SMART CAREER PLATFORM

Call on the VMock SMART Career Platform to review and refine your resume, and get help prepping for real job interviews through virtual mock interviews.

UNLOCK UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES

In Atlanta’s business axis, our 100-acre-plus campus overlaps with Fortune 500 companies, chief health care and nonprofit organizations, and creative giants with whom we hold important relationships. That positions us to provide our students with unique professional opportunities.

Land Internships & Co-Ops

We’ll help connect you to the internship and co-ops that abound in Atlanta. Shadow nurses at Grady Memorial Hospital, dive into marine biology at the Georgia Aquarium, build databases for one of the city’s 14,000 technology companies, draft scripts at CNN and more. We can also help you find work-study programs and employment opportunities on campus to gain applied experience throughout your time here.

Build Your Own Business

We’re one of few universities to offer a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship. With a minor option, you can build business savvy for a career across any major via the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute. Build your own business in our on-campus incubator LaunchGSU or apply to become a partner of StartupGSU, a student-managed venture capital fund. You can also compete for financial support for your startup from the Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund.

A LIFELONG CONNECTION WITH 299,000+
ACCOMPLISHED ALUMNI

When you join Georgia State, you join and hold a permanent place in the Panther family, which includes more than 299,000 alumni making a footprint around the world. Our alumni enjoy permanent access to beneficial resources, including postgraduation career support through University Career Services and the colleges, schools and institutes.

With business moguls, entertainment professionals, doctors, politicians, artists and more among them, our graduates are proof THESTATEWAY® changes lives. Take a look at some of their stories. What will yours be?

When you join Georgia State, you join and hold a permanent place in the Panther family, which includes more than 299,000 alumni making a footprint around the world. Our alumni enjoy permanent access to beneficial resources, including postgraduation career support through University Career Services and the colleges, schools and institutes.

With business moguls, entertainment professionals, doctors, politicians, artists and more among them, our graduates are proof
THESTATEWAY® changes lives. Take a look at some of their stories. What will yours be?

TOP 10 EMPLOYERS OF
GEORGIA STATE ALUMNI*
  1. The Home Depot
  2. Delta Airlines
  3. AT&T
  4. Emory Healthcare
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  6. Gwinnett County Public Schools
  7. State of Georgia
  8. Emory University
  9. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  10. Fulton County Schools
TOP 10 INDUSTRIES FOR
GEORGIA STATE ALUMNI*
  1. Information Technology
  2. Education
  3. HealthCare
  4. Finance
  5. Retail
  6. Government
  7. Hospitality
  8. Real Estate
  9. Insurance
  10. Consumer Goods
Maria Valdez

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MARIA VALDEZ
(B. MU. '12, 40 UNDER 40)

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Described by The New York Times as a “standout … a first-rate singing actress and perfectly charming Gilda,” for her performance in the New York City Opera’s presentation of “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” Maria Valdes is a renowned operatic soprano who has sung in top venues across the U.S. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut during the 2022-23 season and has performed on multiple occasions with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Opera.

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