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 2025.1 Per NACE guidelines, outcomes will be finalized 6 months after graduation.

Manning CICS Undergraduates

May 2025 data coming soon!
  • 153 Undergraduate students in the Class of 2025 (Aug'24, Dec'24 & Feb'25) 2
  • 126 Computer Science B.S.
  • 4 Computer Science B.A.
  • 23 Informatics B.S.

Destinations

 34% Working3

We know of 62 May'25 graduates who have already secured a job and will include this data in the chart once we have a good estimate for the entire class.

 22% Continuing Education4

The Bay State Scholarship Program contributed to many undergraduates returning to UMass Amherst for their MS.

 25% 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.

 19% Unknown5

We know post-graduation outcomes for 81% of our undergraduates, but 29 have not done our Careers Survey yet.

39+ Unique Employers (6 Hired Multiple)

Travelers
Capital One
Amazon
Liberty Mutual
Epic
Goldman Sachs
PayPal
Ernst & Young
Oracle
Bank of America
Addepar
Google

Where Graduates Went To Work6

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

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Optum
TJX
MathWorks
DraftKings
Klaviyo
Dell
Want to see a multiyear view of which employers hired the most? Check out our Employer Dashboard.

Roles Breakdown

Advanced Degrees

Master's Programs
UMass Amherst
Yale
Cornell University
CMU
Doctorate (PhD) Programs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Vermont

Thanks for being part of our CICS Career Community!

Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, Graduation Celebration Registrations, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 Students graduated in August (22), Dec (124) and Feb(7).
  • 3 View the list of employers that have made hires in the year 2025 on Employer Dashboard.
  • 4 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 5 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it's more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 6 Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS Master's

May 2025 data coming soon!
  • 69 MS students in the Class of 2025 (Aug'24 & Dec'24) 2

Destinations

 46% Working3

We know of 37 May'25 graduates who have already secured a job and will include this data in the chart once we have a good estimate for the entire class.

 4% Continuing Education4

Northeastern and Umass Amherst are among the institutions where advanced degrees are being pursued.

 43% 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.

 4% Unknown5

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

Median Salary

$135,000

(According to 2024 data)

26 Unique Employers (4 Hired Multiple)

Amazon
Meta
Adobe
NVIDIA
Microsoft
Oracle
Rubrik
Pure Storage
Nokia Bell Labs
Veeva Systems
JPMorgan
Morgan Stanley

Where Graduates Went To Work6

States where Masters ended up. Top states include California, Massachusetts, and Washington.

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Mathworks
Crowd Strike
Advisor 360
UKG
Klaviyo
Arista Networks
Want to see a multiyear view of which employers hired the most? Check out our Employer Dashboard.

Roles Breakdown

Advanced Degrees

Doctorate (PhD) Programs
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Northeastern University
Cornell University
Oregon State University
Southern Methodist University

Thanks for being part of our CICS Career Community!

Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, Graduation Celebration Registrations, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 Students graduated in August (8), and Dec (61)
  • 3 View filterable list of employers on Employer Dashboard.
  • 4 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 5 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it's more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 6 Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS PhDs

  • 14 PhD students in the Class of Aug'24

Outcomes
for Aug'24 1

 57% Working

All 8 doctorates choose industry research roles.

 14% Pursuing Post Doc2

2 post-docs have already transitioned to faculty positions at University of Texas at Arlington and University of Maryland, Baltimore County

 21% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 79% of our graduates, but 3 remain a mystery

30 Unique Employers and Institutions (8 Employers Hired Multiple)

Amazon
Adobe
NVIDIA Corporation
Microsoft
Google
IBM
Mitsubishi
Autodesk
Bose
AI2
Apple
Roblox

Thanks for being part of our CICS Career Community!

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.