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 2023.1 Per NACE guidelines, outcomes will be finalized 6 months after graduation.

Manning CICS Undergraduates

  • 499 Undergraduate students in the Class of 20232
  • 449 Computer Science B.S.
  • 19 Computer Science B.A.
  • 31 Informatics B.S.

Destinations

 52% Working

View the list of employers that have made hires in the year 2023 on Destination Dashboard.

 21% Continuing Education3

The Bay State Scholarship Program contributed to >61 undergraduates returning to UMass Amherst for their MS.

 17% Looking

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

 10% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 90% of our undergraduates, but 48 have not done our Careers Survey yet.

170+ Unique Employers (24 Hired Multiple)

Liberty Mutual
Travelers
Citizens
Paramount
Fidelity Investments
Salesforce
Veeva
Juniper
TJX
Optum
Wayfair
Dell

Where Graduates Went To Work4

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

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
MITRE
Amazon
MassMutual
Alphabet
Addepar
MGH
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Advanced Degrees

Master's Programs
UMass Amherst
The University of California, Berkeley
Cornell University
North Carolina State University
Doctorate (PhD) Programs
UMass Amherst
The University of Pennsylvania

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 17 undergraduate students graduated in August, 127 in December, and 355 in May.
  • 3 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 4 Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS Master's

  • 267 MS students in the Class of 20232

Destinations

 75% Working2

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 7% Continuing Education3

CMU, Indiana University, UT Dallas, and UCSD are among the institutions where advanced degrees are being pursued.

 13% Looking

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

 5% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 95% of our undergraduates, but several have not done our Careers Survey yet.

Median Salary

$131,000

($2k more than last year)

110+ Unique Employers (24 Hired Multiple)

Amazon
Google
Nutanix
Bloomberg
Microsoft
Oracle
IBM
Adobe
Apple
Salesforce
JPMorgan
Rubrik

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
MassMutual
STR
Cohere Health
Athena Health
Juniper Networks
Energysage
Want to see a multiyear view of which employers hired the most? Check out our Destinations Dashboard.

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 February (101), and May (182)
  • 3 Continuing Ed doesn't include MS/PhD track.
  • 4 Remote work continues to be popular.

Manning CICS PhDs

  • 29 PhD students in the Class of 2023
  • 18 graduated in Sep 2022
  • 3 graduated in Feb 2023
  • 8 graduated in May 2023

Destinations1

 76% Working

One is teaching at Mount Holyoke College and 62% of those choosing industry joined a Center for Data Science partner

 17% Pursuing Post Doc2

2 post-docs have already transitioned to faculty positions at Oregon State and University of Pittsburgh

 7% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 93% of our graduates, but 2 remain a mystery

14 Unique Employers and Institutions (2 Employers Hired Multiple)

Amazon
Adobe
Oracle
Microsoft
Google DeepMind
IBM
Akamai
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ASAPP
AI2
Apple
Mount Holyoke College

Popular Job Roles

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.