The Lasting Value of an F&M Education

The tremendous success of F&M graduates demonstrates the tangible value of an F&M degree when compared to national outcomes.

A Launchpad for Success

Within six months after graduation, 93% of the Class of 2023 were either employed or furthering their education. This is higher than the national average, which is typically in the mid-80% range.

Let’s connect the dots and explore the numbers — as well as how your choice of a major creates pathways to careers you may have never imagined.

Our knowledge rate of our graduates’ success is 87%. This means 87% of the Class of 2023 has informed us where they landed. 

F&M Graduate Earnings Snapshot

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$74,600

Early Career Salary (0-5 years of experience in chosen field)

$155,100

Mid-Career Salary (10+ years of experience in chosen field)

Anna Synakh '22 in the F&M library conducting research on Russian soft-power politics from the early 2000s to present day.

Graduates Furthering Their Studies

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Music producer Ed Chung '97

Graduates in the Workforce

Learn more about the F&M graduates who are employed — by industry and by specific corporations and nonprofits.

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Explore. Experience. Succeed.

True to our mission, the Office of Student & Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) at F&M engages students across all class years. Our enduring commitment to your success helps you launch careers in leading industries and gain admission to high-demand graduate and professional programs around the world. Explore how, as a first-year finding your path or as a senior on the cusp of graduating, you can benefit from OSPGD’s more than 200 programs and activities designed to launch you to success.

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Spotlighting Our Graduates’ Success

July 25, 2024

Success Beyond F&M: Gaining Invaluable Skills in Effective Communication, Problem Solving, and Leadership

Coming from a long line of service members, joining the armed forces was always a goal of William Lewerenz ’23. “F&M did an extraordinary job of helping me to follow my passions as well as aiding me to discover new ones,” Lewerenz said.

July 18, 2024

Success Beyond F&M: ‘I Owe a Lot to the Foundation I Built at F&M’

At F&M, Maggie Corson ’23 studied public health on the sociology track. Today, Corson is pursuing a master’s of science in health and the public interest at Georgetown University. “My master's program has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I owe a lot of that to the foundation I built at F&M,” she said.

July 12, 2024

Two Alumni Earn Prestigious Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Lam Tran ’21 and Munahil Sultana ’24 will begin their careers in global diplomacy this fall through the prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program.