{"299431":{"#nid":"299431","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Atlanta named top city for new college graduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta was named the No. 1 city for new college graduates, according to a survey published on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/top-10-us-cities-for-new-grads-2014-05-21?dist=afterbell\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMarketWatch\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ATL earned the top spot because of its low rent and high starting wages. The median price for a one-bedroom apartment is $800 and the mean entry-level income is $43,000, according to the survey which was calculated by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.homes.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHomes.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.forrentuniversity.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EForRentUniversity.com\u003C\/a\u003E. The city also earned props for the number of post-secondary educational institutions (Georgia Tech, Georgia State) and Fortune 500 companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-05-23 10:46:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:08","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.myajc.com\/news\/news\/local-education\/atlanta-named-top-city-for-new-college-graduates\/nf5FT\/","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9928","name":"AJC"},{"id":"489","name":"atlanta"},{"id":"93871","name":"college grads"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"93881","name":"low rent"},{"id":"93861","name":"top city"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}