0Best Cities for Recent GradsAs millions ponder where to unpack their bags after four years at college, The Daily Beast sorts through the stats for its second annual ranking of which cities offer the brightest future.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 6:03PM EDT / Published May 31, 2011 4:30PM EDT Getty Images 1, Fayetteville, N.C.Getty Images 2, Omaha, Neb.Getty Images 3, Oklahoma City, Okla.Getty Images 5, Houston, TexasAP Photo 6, Lexington, Ky.Getty Images 7, Durham, N.C.Getty Images 8, Dallas, TexasAP Photo 9, Tulsa, Okla.Getty Images 10, Little Rock, Ark.Getty Images 11, Savannah, Ga.Getty Images 12, Washington, D.C.Charles Dharapak 13, Boston, Mass. 14, Corpus Christi, TexasAP Photo 15, Baton Rouge, La.Getty Images 16, New Orleans, La.AP Photo 19, Des Moines, IowaAP Photo 17, Columbus, OhioAP Photo 18, Stamford, Conn.Kathleen O'Rourke 20, Shreveport, La.AP Photo 21, Seattle, Wash. 22, Albany, N.Y.AP Photo 23, San Antonio, TexasAP Photo 24, Kalamazoo, Mich.AP Photo 25, Honolulu, HawaiiAP Photo
1, Fayetteville, N.C.Getty Images 2, Omaha, Neb.Getty Images 3, Oklahoma City, Okla.Getty Images 5, Houston, TexasAP Photo 6, Lexington, Ky.Getty Images 7, Durham, N.C.Getty Images 8, Dallas, TexasAP Photo 9, Tulsa, Okla.Getty Images 10, Little Rock, Ark.Getty Images 11, Savannah, Ga.Getty Images 12, Washington, D.C.Charles Dharapak 13, Boston, Mass. 14, Corpus Christi, TexasAP Photo 15, Baton Rouge, La.Getty Images 16, New Orleans, La.AP Photo 19, Des Moines, IowaAP Photo 17, Columbus, OhioAP Photo 18, Stamford, Conn.Kathleen O'Rourke 20, Shreveport, La.AP Photo 21, Seattle, Wash. 22, Albany, N.Y.AP Photo 23, San Antonio, TexasAP Photo 24, Kalamazoo, Mich.AP Photo 25, Honolulu, HawaiiAP Photo