How much can I expect to make out of college? And where is the best place to look for a job?

Question

I live in St. Louis. I am graduating with a bachelors degree in finance from the University of Missouri St. Louis. I will be 23 or 24 years old.

Answer 1

The US Dept of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics is a gold mine of information on this sort of question.

http://www.bls.gov/

Click on the "Wages, Earnings, and Benefits" section on the left side. The "Occupations" section below it is good, too.

Of course, this is all statistical info. Nobody can predict what sort of job you will find or what you will be paid exactly. Still, this will give you some info.

Answer 2

The overall average for new grads with only a bachelors is about 36k.