Boulder, Fort Collins ranked among top 20 metros for STEM grads
Boulder and Larimer counties are among the top 20 places in the nation for STEM grads, according to a new report from personal finance website NerdWallet.com.
NerdWallet examined the 330 largest metropolitan statistical areas, measuring four metrics: the concentration of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) employees per 1,000 jobs; average annual wage for stem jobs; median monthly rent; and unemployment rates.
The Boulder MSA, defined as Boulder County, ranked third behind only Huntsville, Ala., and the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA in California. Boulder County boasted 143.6 STEM employees per 1,000 jobs in 2015 and average STEM salaries of nearly $92,000.
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Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash., came in fourth on the list, ahead of Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
Colorado had four metro areas overall make the top 20. Colorado Springs came in 14th, while Denver-Aurora-Lakewood was 15th.
At 20th, the Fort Collins MSA, or Larimer County, had 83.31 STEM employees per 1,000 jobs and an average STEM salary of nearly $83,000.
