Success After Graduation
Amazing Role Models? We Have Those.
You’ll be in good company with a BU degree, joining the likes of some impressive and accomplished alumni:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59), Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights leader
- Bob Hines (ENG’97), a member of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class
- Julianne Moore (CFA’83), Oscar-winning actress
- Brian Bedol (COM’80), creator of ESPN Classic
- Karen Lynch (Questrom’99), president of Aetna and one of Fortune’s 2017 Most Powerful Women
- Paul Beatty (CAS’84, GRS’87), the first American to receive the Man Booker Prize for Fiction
A BU Degree Opens Doors
Thousands of employers post internship and job opportunities on BU’s Handshake career network in the course of a year. And with guidance from the Center for Career Development, you’ll master critical skills such as crafting a resume, delivering an elevator pitch, networking, or negotiating a job offer.
- 91% of recent graduates found employment or placement in graduate programs, military service, and fellowships within six months of graduation.
- Graduates rank #12 in the US for employability among recruiters and CEOs.
- 64% of undergraduates complete at least one internship experience while studying at BU.
- 600 employers participate in BU’s career fairs on campus.
- In over 180 of the world’s countries, BU alumni are working in leading enterprises as varied as CBS Entertainment and Proctor & Gamble.
Where Our Graduates Land Jobs
BU graduates go on to do great things. Here are just a few of the companies where they have landed jobs.
Accenture
Amazon
Apple
Boston Celtics
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston Consulting Group
Buzzfeed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Deloitte
Dunkin’ Brands
ESPN
Fidelity Investments
Google
HubSpot
IBM
JetBlue Airlines
Liberty Mutual
Lockheed Martin
Amazon
Apple
Boston Celtics
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston Consulting Group
Buzzfeed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Deloitte
Dunkin’ Brands
ESPN
Fidelity Investments
HubSpot
IBM
JetBlue Airlines
Liberty Mutual
Lockheed Martin
Marriott International
Massachusetts General Hospital
Merck & Co.
NBCUniversal
Nike
Philips Healthcare
PwC
Raytheon
Sanofi Genzyme
Teach for America
Tesla
The White House
Twitter
U.S. Department of State
U.S. House of Representatives
Wayfair
WME Entertainment
Massachusetts General Hospital
Merck & Co.
NBCUniversal
Nike
Philips Healthcare
PwC
Raytheon
Sanofi Genzyme
Teach for America
Tesla
The White House
U.S. Department of State
U.S. House of Representatives
Wayfair
WME Entertainment