Graduate Outcomes | SUNY Oswego

Students and families want to know that SUNY Oswego is the best choice for discovering a meaningful career path, confirming choices through academic rigor and experiential activities, and successfully launching at the highest possible level. As an institution, we are committed to accomplishing these goals and our numbers prove it.

Our graduate reports provide an overview of employment, continued education, and geographic distribution data for each class within one year of graduation.

Where the Class of 2025 Has Landed

96% Employed and/or Continuing Education

64%
Employed

(94% of those working full-time are in their field of choice)

21%
Continuing Education

11%
Both

How We Help Students Succeed

1,500+ personal 1:1 meetings with students
2,712 connections with new employers
109,672 internship/job opportunities posted
250% above the national average in student engagement in Handshake, the #1 site for college students to find jobs.

Breakdown by School

View the stats for the Graduate Report including sample employers and graduate schools.

College of Business and Entrepreneurship

97% Placement Rate

78% Employed
9% Continuing Education
10% Employed and Continuing Education

Sample Employers

BHG Financial
Brown & Brown
Chase
Enterprise Mobility
Equitable Advisors
EY
Fastenal
FustCharles, LLP
KPMG
National Grid
The Bonadio Group
Wells Fargo Advisors

Sample Graduate Schools

Eastern University
Emlyon Business School
NYU Stern School of Business
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Oswego
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
University of Tampa
University at Buffalo
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

College of Communication, Media, and the Arts

98% Placement Rate

78% Employed
10% Continuing Education
10% Employed and Continuing Education

Sample Employers

13 WHAM ABC
325 Productions
CNYCentral
Disney College Program
Feld Entertainment
Frigg PR & Marketing
Major League Baseball
MediaBrush Marketing
Monster Energy Company
News Channel 9 WSYR-TV
Nexstar Media Group
Turning Stone Enterprises

Sample Graduate Schools

Adelphi University
CUNY Brooklyn College
Nazareth University
New York University
Northwest Missouri State University
SUNY Brockport
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oswego
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University

College of Education, Health, and Human Services

98% Placement Rate

46% Employed
37% Continuing Education
15% Employed and Continuing Education

Sample Employers

Advance Testing, A SOCOTEC Company
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Empire Dermatology, PLLC
Integra Testing Services, LLC
Ivy Rehab Network
Newcomer Funeral Service Group
Oswego County Opportunities
Saratoga Hospital
Spear Physical Therapy
Valence Care
Wayne County Dept. of Aging and Youth
We have relationships with various districts in counties throughout NYS and beyond, such as:
- Syracuse City School District
- Fayetteville-Manlius School District
- Oswego City School District
- Watertown City School District
- Victor Central School District and more!

Sample Graduate Schools

Binghamton University
Ithaca College
Marist University
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Potsdam
Syracuse University
University at Albany
University of Rochester

College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

93% Placement Rate

57% Employed
27% Continuing Education
9% Employed and Continuing Education

Sample Employers

BAE Systems, Inc.
Constellation
Elmcrest Children's Center
IBM
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
New York State Assembly
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Novelis
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
SUNY Upstate Medical University
TRC Companies, Inc.

Sample Graduate Schools

Adelphi University
Albany Law School
Canisius University
Cornell University
Johns Hopkins University
St. John Fisher University
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
University of Rochester

The Monday after graduation, Haley started her new career as a Victim Advocate at Oswego County Opportunities, Services to Aid Families (SAF).

Haley Goodman

Human Development Major, ‘23

Dylan is a Research Technician at the Regenerative Research Foundation, studying neurodegenerative disease modeling for diseases such as Alzheimer’s/Dementia.

Dylan Murphy

Zoology Major,’23

Alex is a Newscast Director at CBS6 News in Schenectady, NY, responsible for studio setup, coding newscasts, and working directly with talent and producers.

Alex Martino

Broadcasting & Mass Communications, ‘23

Graduate Reports

Our graduate reports provide an overview of employment, continued education, and geographic distribution data for each class within one year of graduation.

Report on Your Success

Career Services collects information about our recent graduates — where they live and work, what they are studying, and more. If you’ve graduated within the year let us know where you’ve landed!

Class of 2025 Survey (August 2024, December 2024, May 2025) Class of 2026 Survey (August 2025, December 2025, May 2026)