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Employment Outcomes | MAIR

From consultants to entrepreneurs, leaders of nongovernmental organizations to policymakers, graduates from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) put their degrees to work.

92% of the two-year Master of Arts in International Relations graduates from the Classes of 2020-2025 were employed, pursuing fellowships or internships, or had gone on for further study within six months of graduation.

map with pins showing graduates around the globe

62% of MAIR graduates are reportedly working in their country of citizenship, while 38% are working outside it.

Sector Breakdown

Sectors

  • U.S. Department of State
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • U.S. Department of Commerce
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. House of Representatives
  • U.S. Senate
  • Federal Reserve System
  • European Central Bank
  • Bank of China
  • Deloitte 
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Albright Stonebridge Group
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Walmart
  • Castalia
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Rhodium Group
  • Trivium China
  • Chemonics International
  • Beacon Global Strategies
  • Bloomberg
  • Guidehouse
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Atlantic Council
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Institute of International Finance
  • U.S. China Business Council
  • Center for International Private Enterprise
  • ACDI/VOCA
  • Climate Policy Initiative
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
  • World Resources Institute
  • European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
  • American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
  • World Bank Group
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • European Commission
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • United Nations 
  • NATO Parliamentary Assembly
  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)

Based on a survey of MAIR students from the classes of 2020-2025, including graduates from August, December, and May, the outcomes represent 85% of the population.

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