Master’s Student Outcomes

Launch into a High-Impact Career

When our students complete their master’s degrees, they don’t leave: they launch. Our graduates accelerate because of our forward-thinking programs, wide-ranging connections and opportunities, and personalized career services.

Working with our 1:1 career coaches, you’ll discover how far your purpose and drive can take you. After equipping you with a polished resume, curated online presence and refined interview skills, our curated employer-student events put you in the room where it happens.

We are proud to share our graduate outcome data. Browse highlights below and click for even more detail.

Success in Numbers

Six months after graduation, nearly 80% of Duke master’s graduates are impacting their industry while working for leading employers. Take a deep dive into our data.

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76%

employed full-time

12%

pursuing further education

$85,000

average starting salary

World Class Employers

When we asked recent grads who they were working for six months after graduation, their responses included:

  • Airbnb
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Amgen
  • Boston Scientific
  • Cisco
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • LinkedIn
  • Meta
  • Microsoft
  • NVIDIA
  • Oracle
  • Epic
  • GE Healthcare
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medtronic
  • Stryker
  • Siemens

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