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

  • 517 Undergraduate students in the Class of 20252
  • 423 Computer Science B.S.
  • 23 Computer Science B.A.
  • 71 Informatics B.S.

Outcomes

 41% Working

View the list of employers that have made hires in the year 2025 on Employer Dashboard.

 32% Continuing Education

The Bay State Scholarship Program contributed to many undergraduates returning to UMass Amherst for their MS. Additionally, other students have spread across more than 20 universities nationwide for their higher education

 16% 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.

 10% Unknown3

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

Typical Salary Range4

$93,000 - $105,000

150+ Unique Employers (26 Hired Multiple)

Travelers
Capital One
Amazon
Liberty Mutual insurance
Epic
Goldman Sachs
PayPal
Oracle
Addepar
Google
JP Morgan Chase
Microsoft
Fidelity Investments

Where Graduates Went To Work5

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

aMAzing Employers

Massachusetts Map
Optum
UKG
Mass General Brigham
Meditech
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Wayfair
TJX
MathWorks
DraftKings
Klaviyo
Dell
The Hanover Insurance Group
MITRE
GEICO
Toast
STR
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Roles Breakdown

Advanced Degrees

Master's Programs
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cornell University
CMU
Columbia University
Georgia Institute of Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Northeastern University
Yale University
University of Southern California
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Penn State University
UC San Diego
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brown University
Boston College
Doctorate (PhD) Programs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Vermont
Dartmouth College
Stony Brook University

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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 August (31), Dec (131), Feb(6), and May (349).
  • 3 For example, if 90% are working but 50% are unknown, it's more accurate to assume that closer to 40% are working.
  • 4 Based on compensation data known for 13% of those working; represents 25-50 percentile to offset known bias that those who report salary tend to be above average.
  • 5 Numerous graduates have also pursued opportunities internationally. Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS Master's

  • 326 MS students in the Class of 2025 2

Outcomes

 65% Working

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 3% Continuing Education3

PhDs are being pursued at 6 different institutions (see Advanced Degrees section below).

 27% 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% Unknown4

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

Typical Salary Range5

$110,000 - $129,000

120+ Unique Employers (25 Hired Multiple)

Amazon
Meta
Adobe
Google
Capital One
Travelers
Qualcomm
Nutanix
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
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

Advanced Degrees

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

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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 August (8), Dec (58), and May (260).
  • 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 Based on compensation data known for 20% of those working; represents 25-50 percentile to offset known bias that those who report salary tend to be above average.
  • 6 Numerous graduates have also pursued opportunities internationally. Remote work continues to be popular. Created with mapchart.net.

Manning CICS PhDs

  • 36 PhD students in the Class of 2025
  • 13 graduated in Sep 2025
  • 12 graduated in Feb 2025
  • 11 graduated in May 2025

Outcomes

 67% Working

18 doctorates chose industry research roles and 6 chose academia research roles.

 11% Pursuing Post Doc2

4 post-docs have already transitioned to faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and University of Massachusetts Amherst

 17% Unknown

We know post-graduation outcomes for 83% of our graduates, but 6 remain a mystery

 6% Looking

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

18 Unique Employers and Institutions (3 Employers Hired Multiple)

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

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.