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Employment Outcomes

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Employment Outcomes

Class of 2023 Employment Outcomes: Highlights

Master of Arts in International Relations

96% of the two-year Master of Arts in International Relations Class of 2023 were employed, pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 42% work in the private sector with firms such as Deloitte, Albright Stonebridge Group, Rhodium Group, Chemonics International, and Bain & Company
  • 24% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as the Atlantic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Center for International Private Enterprise, Council on Foreign Relations, and Climate Policy Initiative.
  • 22% work in the public sector with employers such as U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and U.S. House of Representatives.
  • 12% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, European Commission, and International Finance Corporation (IFC).

94% of the one-year and two-year Master of Arts in International Affairs Class of 2023 were employed, pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 41% work in the private sector with firms such as Brunswick Group, Morgan Stanley, F&R Strategy Group, and S&P Global.
  • 37% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • 12% work in the public sector with employers such as Austrian Development Agency, Japanese Government, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), and The European Union Delegations.
  • 10% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as Climate Innovation Challenge, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Mercy Corps, and ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project)

94% of the one-year Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance Class of 2023 were employed, pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 50% work in the private sector with firms such as China International Capital Corporation (CICC), PwC, Ernst & Young (EY), and Great Wall Securities.
  • 35% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
  • 15% work in the public sector and non-profit with employers such as the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and U.S. Department of Commerce.

100% of the one-year Master of Arts in Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence Class of 2023 were employed or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 72% work in the private sector with firms such as GLOBSEC, Rhombus Power, Inc., and Two Six Technologies.
  • 14% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as the MITRE Corporation and Russian International Affairs Council.
  • 14% work in the public sector with employers such as U.S. Department of Defense.

100% of the one-year Master of Arts in European Public Policy (MEPP) Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new) or in fellowships within six months of graduation.

  • 56% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as American Swiss Foundation, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Foreign Policy for America.
  • 22% work in the private sector with firms such as Acumen Public Affairs and ENEL.
  • 11% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
  • 11% work in the public sector with organizations such as the Delegation of the European Union to the United States.

93% of the one-year Master of International Public Policy Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new), pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 60% work in the public sector with employers such as U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, Space Force., Navy, Marine Corps), and the Government of India
  • 27% work in the private sector with firms such as Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Wal-Mart and Cargill.
  • 12% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as RAND Corporation, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development.
  • 1% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as the World Bank Group.

100% of the one-year Master of Arts in Global Policy Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new), pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 77% work in the public sector with employers such as the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and European External Action Service.
  • 18% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as the World Resources Institute and Unitarian Universalist Association.
  • 6% work in the private sector with firms such as MIT Technology Review.

73% of the two-year Master of Arts in International Studies Class of 2023 were employed, pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 29% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Hamline University.
  • 57% work in the private sector with employers such as Baron Public Affairs, Strider Technologies, and Ergo.
  • 14% work in the public sector with firms such as U.S. Department of the Treasury.

100% of the two-year Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new) within six months of graduation.

  • 53% work in the private sector with firms such as General Motors, Sparkfund, and Purvis Energy Advisors.
  • 26% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as World Resources Institute, Carbon Tracker, and Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance.
  • 21% work in the public sector with firms such as U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Energy, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and the BBC.

100% of the one-year Master of Arts in Global Risk Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new) or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

  • 67% work in the private sector with firms such as Eurasia Group and S&P Global
  • 17% work in the public sector with organizations such as European Parliament.
  • 8% work in the nonprofit sector with organizations such as Climate Bonds Initiative.
  • 8% work in the multilateral sector with organizations such as World Bank Group.

100% of the two-year Master of Arts in Global Risk Class of 2023 were employed (continuing and new) within six months of graduation.

  • 47% work in the private sector with firms such as FedEx, Boeing. And Genetech.
  • 53% work in the public sector with employers such as U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. House of Representatives, Seattle Police Department, German Office of Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg, and U.S. Armed Forces.

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