Although the coronavirus pandemic has made city living more difficult for many, students across lines of race and gender are still willing to move to a densely populated area for work. A new survey of 2,000 undergraduates finds that a majority (88%) say they are willing to move to a large city for a job after graduation, while just 11% are not.
The coronavirus has not changed students’ views on the quality of life in hard-hit states, either. Students rate California (19%), Texas (10%), and Colorado (9%) the highest today — the same as one year ago.
Students Still Rate California’s Quality of Life the Highest
Which state offers the best quality of life?
At the same time, only about 1 in 10 (14%) students say a city’s pandemic response would not be a factor when deciding whether to move there. Roughly 4 in 10 (42%) students say a city’s coronavirus response would be a major factor if they were deciding whether to move there after graduation, and another 44% say it would be a minor factor. However, Black (59%), Hispanic (50%), and Asian (49%) students are more likely than white (35%) students to say it would be a major factor.
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Methodology: This survey was designed and conducted by College Pulse. Interviews were conducted among a sample of 2,000 full-time and part-time students attending four-year colleges or universities in the U.S. who are part of College Pulse’s American College Student Panel.
