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Where does a Union College degree take U?
Anywhere you want to go!

From education to engineering and everything in between, our alumni are in the middle of it all. Focusing on the Whole U, our students' personalized experiences encourage them to explore what piques their curiosity and engage with our communities, local and global. This prepares them to thrive while at Union and throughout their careers.

Career readiness

80 percent

Nearly 80 percent of alumni surveyed stated that their Union degree helped get them started in their career

Career satisfaction

85 Percent

Union alumni boast more than an 85 percent career satisfaction rate, higher than other institutions.

Career mobility

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Union alumni are successful in a variety of industries and achieve leadership roles early in their careers, many within the first 10 years of employment.

Top Industries

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Education, medicine, technology, engineering, finance and law are among the top industries of our alumni.

First Destination Dashboard

Historical first-destination reports are available on the Institutional Research website.

Alumni Career Dashboard



Top Graduate Schools for Union Alumni

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Business
Babson College
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
University of Pennsylvania

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Law
Albany Law School
Boston University
Fordham University
George Washington University
New York University
Suffolk University

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Medicine
Albany Medical College
New York Medical College
New York University
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Tufts University
University of Rochester

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Education
Boston College
Boston University
Fordham University
Lesley University
Harvard University
Springfield College

Technical tools

Engineering
Cornell University
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse University

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Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts
American University
New York University
Columbia University
George Washington University
SUNY Albany
Tufts University

Atom

Sciences
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Albany

Interested in knowing where our students go immediately after graduating?

View First Destination class reports


Alumni in the Media

  • Leading the climate action charge

    Megan O'Connor '12 has been named to Time magazine's "100 most influential climate leaders in business." She is CEO and co-founder of Nth Cycle.

  • Making election history

    In November, Gabriella Romero '14 became assemblywoman-elect of New York's 109th district and the first person of Hispanic heritage to hold the seat

  • Alum wins Trailblazer Award

    SRQ MEDIA will present the 2023 Trailblazer Award to Kate White '72. She is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels of suspense and former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan.

  • Leading at Make-A-Wish

    Marissa Vollmer '14 has joined Make-A-Wish Northeast New York's board of directors. She is vice president and partner at Graypoint LLC.

See more alumni in the media

Questions? Feedback? Email Communications and Marketing at ucco@union.edu.

Data sources for this page:

  • 2021 National Alumni Career Mobility survey of the classes of 2011 and 2016

  • Union College alumni records from Advancement Information Services. Records are updated throughout the year. Unless otherwise noted, records include graduation years starting with 1998.