The goal of the Destination Report is to provide our CICS community of students , alumni, employers, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders with annual insights into post-graduate placement for our most recent alumni. Infographic information is based on a combination of student survey responses and knowledge acquired through data gathering for the CICS Class of 2024.1 Per NACE guidelines, outcomes will be finalized 6 months after graduation.

Manning CICS Undergraduates

  • 470 Undergraduate students in the Class of 20242
  • 412 Computer Science B.S.
  • 21 Computer Science B.A.
  • 37 Informatics B.S.

Destinations

 33% Working

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 28% Continuing Education3

This option was up 10% from last year, in part due to the popularity of the Accelerated MS (4+1) .

 24% Looking

These alumni are searching for their next opportunity with the ongoing support of CICS Careers. We help alumni for life.

 1% Not Seeking

Some recent graduates decide to travel, volunteer, etc. before seeking employment or continuing education.

 14% Unknown4

We know 86% of career outcomes, well above the national average of 56%; when comparing to other institutions, we recommend assuming Unknowns are Looking. Beware of reports which don’t disclose the Unknowns.

Typical Salary Range5

$82,000 - $110,000

110+ Unique Employers (24+ Hired Multiple)

Aamzon
Epic
Apple
Liberty Mutual
Netflix
Cisco
Intel
Barclays
Wayfair
IBM
Dell
Capital One

Where Graduates Went To Work3

States where undergraduates ended up. Top states include Massachusetts, California, New York, and Washington.

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Google
Bose
GEICO
Arista Networks
Oracle
Microsoft
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Advanced Degrees

Master's Programs
UMass Amherst
The University of Maryland, College Park
Cornell University
carnegie mellon university
Yale
UCSD
Doctorate (PhD) Programs
UMass Amherst
UT Austin
USC
Harvard
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Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 31 undergraduate students graduated in September, 109 in January, 8 in February, and 322 in May.
  • 3 Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.
  • 4 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it’s more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 5 Based on compensation data known for 24% of those working; represents 25-50 percentile to offset known bias that those who report salary tend to be above average.

Manning CICS Master's

  • 251 MS students in the Class of 20242

Destinations

 61% Working 2

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 7% Continuing Education

University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Zurich, University of Maryland, and University of Arizona are among the institutions where advanced degrees are being pursued throughout the world.

 29% Looking

These alumni are searching for their next opportunity with the ongoing support of CICS Careers. We help alumni for life.

 4% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 96% of our MS graduates, but 10 have not done our Careers Survey yet.

Median Salary

$135,000

($4k more than last year)

70+ Unique Employers (13 Hired Multiple)

AkunaCapital
Amazon
Arista Networks
MathWorks
Microsoft
Veeva Systems
Roblox
Salesforce
Apple
Google
Interactive Brokers
Cisco

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
The Hanover Insurance Group
Raytheon Technologies
MathWorks
Avant-garde Health
State Street
McKinsey & Company
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Popular Job Roles

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Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, Graduation Celebration Registrations, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 Graduate students graduated in December (52), and May (199).

Manning CICS PhDs

  • 26 PhD students in the Class of 2024
  • 8 graduated in Sep 2023
  • 7 graduated in Feb 2024
  • 11 graduated in May 2024

Destinations1

 73% Working

Two are researching and teaching at Louisiana State University and University of Texas at Arlington

 19% Pursuing Post Doc2

One post-doc already transitioned to faculty position at University of Virginia

 8% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 92% of our graduates, but two remain a mystery.

15 Unique Employers and Institutions (3 Employers Hired Multiple)

Google
Microsoft
IBM
NVIDIA
Meta
Nokia Bell Labs
JP Morgan & Chase
ASAPP
Databricks
Basis
STR
Pythia Labs
Louisiana State University
University of Texas at Austin

Popular Job Roles

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Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, Graduation Celebration Registrations, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 3 Remote work continues to be popular.