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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 - 2025



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

Technical tools

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
University at Albany
Tufts University

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Sciences
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University at Albany


Alumni in the Media

  • A phone call started it all

    The story of how Alex DeGrasse '16 and Katherine Doyle met, and their subsequent marriage, was recently covered in The New York Times.

  • Alum wins primary election

    Albany County Legislator Sam Fein '12 won the Democratic primary to be the next Albany chief city auditor. Nearly 5,700 people cast their vote for Fein, who currently represents the 6th Legislative District.

  • Alumna wins Women of Excellence Award

    Dr. Alexandra R. Paul '07 was recently recognized by the Women's Business Council of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce. She received a Women of Excellence Award for Excellence in the Professions. Paul specializes in neurosurgery in the Albany Med Health System.

  • A family business

    Father-son entrepreneurs Dave Leon Sr. and Dave Leon Jr. '24 were featured in a Daily Gazette article, "New Jersey Mike's Subs to open in Rotterdam."

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Questions? Feedback? Email Communications and Marketing at ucco@union.edu.

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.