{"id":52612,"date":"2026-05-04T10:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ienyc.edu\/the-blueprint\/?p=52612"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:24:49","slug":"ienyc-class-of-2025-graduate-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ienyc.edu\/the-blueprint\/ienyc-class-of-2025-graduate-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do IENYC graduates actually end up? Class of 2025 outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The question every prospective student asks before committing to a master’s program is the same one: what actually happens after you graduate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Class of 2025 at IE New York College<\/a>, the answer is in the numbers. Here is what they show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every graduate is working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

100% of the Class of 2025 is working upon graduation.<\/strong> 82% are employed in corporates and SMEs. 18% have founded their own ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That entrepreneurship figure is not incidental. IENYC is located in SoHo, in the middle of one of the world’s most active startup and investor ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students spend eleven months working on live partner briefs, building real deliverables, and learning from practitioner faculty who are currently running the companies and organizations they teach about. Some graduates go on to work for those organizations. Others build their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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71% stayed in New York City<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

71% of the Class of 2025 remained in New York City after graduation.<\/strong> 23% returned to Europe. 6% went to the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York is one of the most competitive job markets in the world. Staying here after a one-year master’s program takes preparation, networks, and real career infrastructure. The\u00a0IENYC Talent and Careers team<\/a>\u00a0works with students throughout the program through career advising, employer partnerships, and a dedicated employer partnerships director who actively sources roles from companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers who have hired IENYC graduates include organizations across technology, finance, consulting, fashion, fintech, and the arts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 23% who returned to Europe and 6% who went to the Middle East and Africa reflect something equally important: the education travels. IENYC graduates are not built for one city or one market. Eleven months in the most demanding professional environment in the world builds the kind of judgment and capability that holds up anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 100% OPT approval rate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All IENYC master’s programs carry\u00a0STEM designation<\/strong>. For international graduates, this means eligibility for up to\u00a0three years of work authorization<\/strong>\u00a0in the United States through the OPT and STEM OPT pathway, rather than the standard one year. For the Class of 2025,\u00a0100% of OPT applications were approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full details on the OPT process are on the\u00a0IENYC international students page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where graduates are working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Class of 2025 is working across six sectors: technology, finance, consulting, fashion, fintech, and the arts. IENYC alumni have gone on to build careers at a wide range of organizations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n