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 2026.1 Per NACE guidelines, outcomes will be finalized 6 months after graduation.

Manning CICS Undergraduates

  • 505 Undergraduate students in the Class of 20262
  • 412 Computer Science B.S.
  • 10 Computer Science B.A.
  • 83 Informatics B.S.

Summer/Winter Outcomes

 34% Working

Only for summer and winter graduates in the Class of 2026, n = 124/505 (not reporting spring yet). View the list of employers that have made hires in the year 2026 on Employer Dashboard.

 34% Continuing Education

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

 23% Looking

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

 9% Unknown3

We know post-graduation outcomes for 91% of our summer and winter undergraduates, but some have not done our Careers Survey yet.

Typical Salary Range4

$93,000 - $105,000

57+ Employers (10+ Hired Multiple)

Liberty Mutual Insurance
Travelers
Dell
Microsoft
Capital One
Roblox
Oracle
MITRE
Goldman Sachs
Arista Networks
Advisor360

Where Graduates Went To Work5

States where undergraduates ended up. States include Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. International destinations are also represented in the data.

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Amazon
Citizens Bank
UKG
Mass General Brigham
Fidelity Investments
Wayfair
Google
IBM
Ernst & Young
Want to see a multiyear view of which employers hired the most? Check out our Employer Dashboard.

Roles Breakdown

Advanced Degrees

Computer Science BS/BA Pursuing MS
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Northeastern University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Duke University
Columbia University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
NYU
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Informatics BS Pursuing MS
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Texas at Dallas
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Duke 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 September (20), January (95), February (9), and May (381).
  • 3 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it's more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 4 Uses the 2025 undergraduate salary range until 2026 salary data is finalized. The 2025 range was based on compensation data known for 13% of those working and represents the 25-50 percentile to offset known reporting bias.
  • 5 Numerous graduates have also pursued opportunities internationally. Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS Master's

  • 278 MS students in the Class of 2026 2

Summer/Winter Outcomes

 63% Working

Only for summer and winter graduates in the Class of 2026, n = 72/278 (not reporting spring yet). View the list of employers that have made hires in the year 2026 on Employer Dashboard.

 10% Continuing Education3

7 summer/winter Master's graduates are marked as continuing education. School names are pending for these records.

 19% Looking

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

 4% Not Seeking

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

 4% Unknown4

We know post-graduation outcomes for 96% of our summer/winter Master's graduates, but some have not done our Careers Survey yet.

Typical Salary Range5

$110,000 - $129,000

73 Employers (9 Hired Multiple)

Oracle
Apple
Amazon
NVIDIA Corporation
Microsoft
JP Morgan Chase
IBM
Google, Inc.
Geico
Dell
Cisco
Chewy
Capital One
Autodesk
Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Where Graduates Went To Work6

States where Master's graduates ended up. States include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Mathworks
Crowd Strike
Advisor 360
UKG
Klaviyo
Ribbon Communications
athenahealth
Boston Consulting Group
Fidelity Investments
Wayfair
Lila Sciences Inc
Granite Technologies
eClinicalWorks
Raytheon Technologies
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
PTC Inc.
Want to see a multiyear view of which employers hired the most? Check out our Employer Dashboard.

Roles Breakdown

Careers Survey

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Notes
  • 1 Data points were collected through the Careers Survey, Graduation Celebration Registrations, LinkedIn Profiles and Staff Knowledge.
  • 2 Students graduated in September (10), January (62), and May (206).
  • 3 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 4 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it's more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 5 Uses the 2025 Master's salary range until 2026 salary data is finalized. The 2025 range was based on compensation data known for 20% of those working and represents the 25-50 percentile to offset known reporting bias.
  • 6 Numerous graduates have also pursued opportunities internationally. Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS PhDs

  • 45 PhD students in the Class of 2026
  • 13 graduated in September 2025
  • 15 graduated in January 2026
  • 17 graduated in May 2026

Summer/Winter Outcomes

 54% Working

Based on Aug and Dec graduates only, 15 PhD graduates are marked as working. May graduates are not included in this outcomes chart yet, though May employer records may still appear in the Employer Dashboard.

 18% Continuing Education2

5 summer/winter PhD graduates are marked as continuing education. Detailed post-doc/faculty placement data is pending.

 7% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 93% of our summer/winter PhD graduates, but 2 remain unknown.

 21% Looking

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

10 Employers and Institutions (2 Hired Multiple)

Logo carousel pending final 2026 curation.

Top PhD employers and institutions include Meta, Amazon, Princeton, Foundation EGI, Stripe, Youngstown State University, Stonehill College, Penn State University, Fortranix, and Evidium.

Netflix
Etsy
Meta
Capital One
Deeproute.ai
Snowflake
Amazon
UMass Amherst
SRI International
United Health Group
Microsoft
Google
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
University of Maryland Baltimore
University of Texas at Arlington
Seoul National University
Smith College
Xpeng

Roles Breakdown

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.