Milwaukee Named One of Best Cities For Cost-Conscious College Grads

Milwaukee Named One of Best Cities For Cost-Conscious College Grads

It’s raining lists, y’all, and Milwaukee has landed smack dab on another “top ten.” In this case, we’re talking about “Best Cities for Money-Savvy College Grads,” a listicle compiled by Credit Donkey, a credit card comparison website.  Milwaukee ranked tenth in the survey, which examined the unemployment rate for college graduates, the local “wage premium” for an undergraduate degree (measured as a percentage of what those with undergraduate degrees make compared to those with only high school diplomas) and the cost of living. That data came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Data and the Council for Community and…


It’s raining lists, y’all, and Milwaukee has landed smack dab on another “top ten.” In this case, we’re talking about
Best Cities for Money-Savvy College Grads,” a listicle compiled by Credit Donkey, a credit card comparison website. 

Milwaukee ranked tenth in the survey, which examined the unemployment rate for college graduates, the local “wage premium” for an undergraduate degree (measured as a percentage of what those with undergraduate degrees make compared to those with only high school diplomas) and the cost of living. That data came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Data and the Council for Community and Economic Research, respectively. 

According to the survey, Indianapolis, Ind. ranked first for its “jaw-dropping” unemployment rate for those with undergraduate degrees. 

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Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.