CAREERS
EMPLOYMENT REPORT: 2017 GRADUATES NYU Wagner graduates make an impact in management, healthcare, urban planning, policy analysis, and finance at the local, state, national, and international levels of public service. Below is an employment snapshot of alumni who graduated in the 2016-2017 academic year.*
WITHIN 10 MONTHS, 96% ARE EMPLOYED 2% Seeking Employment 2% Continuing Education
96%
Employed
GRADUATES WORK IN ALL SECTORS, WITH HALF AT NONPROFITS
21.1% 13.5% Private
Local Gov’t
59.4%
4.4% Federal Gov’t 1.2% State Gov’t 0.4% Self-employed
Nonprofit/ NGO
2017 GRADUATES WORK AROUND THE GLOBE
Many graduates are working outside of the US: China Dominican Republic Germany Haiti
Netherlands Peru Philippines South Korea
A majority of graduates are working in the US: California Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Louisiana
Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Texas Virginia
*This report includes data based on a knowledge rate of 88.5%, for a total of 262 responses from the September 2016, January 2017, and May 2017 graduating classes.
NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service prepares public service leaders to translate ideas into actions that have an effective and lasting impact on the public good.