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

  • 464 Undergraduate students in the Class of 20242
  • 407 Computer Science B.S.
  • 21 Computer Science B.A.
  • 36 Informatics B.S.

Destinations

 32% Working

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 28% Continuing Education3

This option was up 7% from last year, in part due to the popularity of the Accelerated MS (4+1) .

 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.

 15% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 85% of our undergraduates, but 70 have not done our Careers Survey yet.

90+ Unique Employers (22+ 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, 119 in December, and 314 in May.
  • 3 Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS Master's

  • 251 MS students in the Class of 20242

Destinations

 52% Working 2

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 8% 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.

 35% 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 MS graduates, but 13 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

  • 27 PhD students in the Class of 2022
  • 17 graduated in Sep 2021
  • 5 graduated in Feb 2022
  • 5 graduated in May 2022

Destinations1

 63% Working in Industry

76% of those choosing industry joined a Center for Data Science partner

 7% Working in Academia

Alumni Employed at Top Universities: Oregon State and University of Colorado Boulder

 30% Pursuing Post Doc3

2 post-docs have already transitioned to full-time roles at Williams College and AT&T Labs

12 Unique Employers and Institutions (5 Employers Hired Multiple)

Microsoft
Google
Amazon
Adobe
Traveles
UBC

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.