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

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

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

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Career mobility - Union alumni achieve leadership roles early in their careers, many within the first 10 years of employment.

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Top Industries - 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

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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

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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?

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Alumni in the Media

  • Alumna supports wildlife survey

    The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach recently hosted the inaugural Kelly Williams and Andrew Forsyth Community BioBlitz at Phipps Ocean Park. The free event is designed to document the species in the area before construction begins on the park's redevelopment later this year. Kelly Williams '86 is a Union College trustee and founding chair and co-CEO of Private Equity Women Investor Network. She is also CEO of The Williams Legacy Foundation.

  • Alumna debuts poetry collection

    Nadia Alexis '09 was recently featured in The Daily Mississippian. The story focused on her artistic career and the release of her debut poetry collection, "Beyond the Watershed," which explores her Haitian roots, generational trauma, domestic violence and survival.

  • Leading at United Bank

    Shuron Morton '97 was recently featured in the story, “Get to know United’s newest leader in brokerage.” In July of 2024, he joined the United Bank team as senior vice president and regional sales manager of United Brokerage Services, Inc.

  • Alum running for Albany (N.Y.) auditor

    Albany County Legislator Sam Fein '12 is making a bid to be the next Albany Chief City Auditor. Fein is a Democrat who represents the 6th Legislative District. If elected, he will leave the legislature.

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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.