As an interdisciplinary program, the master’s in European and Mediterranean program attracts students from from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds.  In turn, CEMS students go on to pursue an equally varying range of careers and advanced degrees. To give a snapshot of the past few years of graduates: 

Between 2017-2019:

• CEMS graduated 24 master’s students in European and Mediterranean Studies
• 87.5% of graduates found employment beyond the entry-level in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors or enrolled in advanced degree programs
• 21% enrolled in advanced degree programs within one to two years of graduation, including Cornell Law School; a PhD in International Relations and Human Rights at the London School of Economics; a PhD in Security Studies at Kansas State; a PhD program in Cultural Studies at Bowling Green State; a PhD in Genocide Studies at Clark University.  **In addition, a September 2020 graduate enrolled in a PhD program with the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University (Belfast).
• Employment positions within one year of graduation included:
  • Reporting/journalism and editorial positions with domestic and international news agencies;
  • Professional administrative/research positions at U.S. based universities;
  • Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Army;
  • Junior positions with nonprofit organizations and foundations;
  • Middle school teacher;
  • Private sale representative position with an international auction house based in NYC

 

Below is a partial list of organizations where some CEMS graduates have found employment within a year of graduating, as well as examples of universites where some students pursued advanced degrees and PhD studies:

Advanced Degrees/PhD Studies 

Bowling Green State (Cultural Studies)

Clark University (Genocide Studies)

Cornell Law School

CUNY Graduate Center (Sociology)

Kansas State (Security Studies)

London School of Economics (International Relations and Human Rights)

Queens Univerity, Belfast (History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics)

University of Maine (School of Law)

University of Minnesota (Sociology Department)

University of Wisconsin (School of Law - Doctoral Program)

University of Wisconsin (History)

Non-Profit Organizations, Foundations,  and Think-Tanks:

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Ford Foundation

Freedom House

League of Women Voters of New York State

National Committee on American Foreign Policy

OSCE - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

International Peace Academy

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Public Sector:
City of New York, Civilian Complaint Review Board

Grocery Manufacturers of America
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

New York State Bar Association – Law, Youth & Citizenship Program

New York State Governor’s Office

NYC & Company

U.S. Army

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Navy Reserve

Education:

The Beekman School

Learn in Sausalito (private academic tutoring)

The Marin School

The New York Times Learning Network

National University of Singapore

New York University

Private Sector:

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP

Barclays Global Investors

Bayer

Christie’s Auction House

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

EF Education First

Lockheed Martin

Leidos

MCI

Political Science Quarterly

Schrodinger

St. Martin's Press

VH1

Whitman Insight Strategies

Zurich Bank

Other:

National Security Bureau, Poland

Global entrepreneurship