{"id":18460,"date":"2021-02-10T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/?page_id=18460"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:10:36","slug":"class-of-2020-post-graduation-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/class-of-2020-post-graduation-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2020 Post Graduation Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Bates, enabling students to lead lives of meaningful work is at the heart of our liberal arts mission.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In a year of unprecedented upheaval,<\/p>\n

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of 2020 graduates who we have knowledge of tell us they are settled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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73%<\/td>Employed<\/td><\/tr>
9%<\/td>Graduate\/Professional School<\/td><\/tr>
6%<\/td>Internship<\/td><\/tr>
3%<\/td>Fellowship<\/td><\/tr>
1%<\/td>Other (includes volunteer, travel, further study)<\/td><\/tr>
8%<\/td>Still seeking next opportunity<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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There are 463 members<\/span> of the class of 2020<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our process:<\/span><\/strong> The Bates Center for Purposeful Work surveyed the Class of 2020 at graduation and again in December 2020 to determine students\u2019 postgraduation plans. In addition to this survey, data was collected through email, social media, and person-to-person communication, for a knowledge rate of 85%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many 2020 graduates chose to stay close to Bates \u2014 and many more found opportunities around the country and around the world.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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32%<\/span>
Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13%<\/span>
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20%<\/span>
New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Washington, D.C.<\/td>4%<\/td><\/tr>
Connecticut<\/td>3%<\/td><\/tr>
Pennsylvania<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Colorado<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Washington<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Florida<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
New Hampshire<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
Maryland<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
Tennessee<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
North Carolina<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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International Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Austria, Brazil, Brunei, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Industries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exposure to a range of ideas and disciplines at Bates led 2020 graduates into a wide variety of industries and sectors.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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19%<\/span>
Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10%<\/span>
Finance\/Banking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10%<\/span>
Healthcare<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10%<\/span>
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37 states<\/span> (plus D.C.) and 52 countries<\/span> were represented in the Class of 2020<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Law<\/td>8%<\/td><\/tr>
Consulting<\/td>6%<\/td><\/tr>
Non Profit<\/td>5%<\/td><\/tr>
Sports & Recreation<\/td>3%<\/td><\/tr>
Government<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Energy\/Utilities<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Business Services<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Communications\/Media<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Insurance<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Skilled Labor<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Hotel, Restaurant, Hospitality<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
Retail \/ Wholesale<\/strong><\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Bates graduates are employed by some of the top performing and most innovative organizations in the world. Below are selected employers of 2020 graduates.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Accenture*+<\/strong>
Ambra Health*<\/strong>
AmeriCorps*<\/strong>
Analysis Group*+<\/strong>
Arbor Realty Trust
Bates College*+<\/strong>
Bates White Economic Consulting*<\/strong>
Beacon Group*+<\/strong>
BioGreen360
BioSig Technologies, Inc.*+<\/strong>
Boston Children\u2019s Hospital*+<\/strong>
Brann and Isaacson
Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital*<\/strong>
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard*+<\/strong>
Center for Court Innovation, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives
Cetrulo LLP*<\/strong>
Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia*<\/strong>
CIEE*+<\/strong>
Citi*+<\/strong>
Classical Charter Schools*<\/strong>
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP*<\/strong>
CreditSuisse*+<\/strong>
Dana Farber Cancer Institute*<\/strong>
DELL EMC
Downeast Cider House*<\/strong>
Earth.Org
Epic*<\/strong>
Eze Software*<\/strong>
Fidelity Investments*+<\/strong>
Fitch Ratings*<\/strong>
FordMurray*<\/strong>
Freeport Middle School
Fuse Energy
Fusemachines*<\/strong>
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)*<\/strong>
Goldman Sachs*+<\/strong>
Gorayeb & Associates, P.C.
Greater Oaks Charter Schools+<\/strong>
Greenwich Academy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Guidepoint*<\/strong>
Homes for the Homeless*<\/strong>
IBM*+<\/strong>
(ILAP) Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project*<\/strong>
Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc)*+<\/strong>
KeyBank
LaunchSquad*<\/strong>
Liberty Mutual Insurance*+<\/strong>
M&T Bank*+<\/strong>
Maine Immigrants\u2019 Rights Coalition (MIRC)*+<\/strong>
Massachusetts General Hospital*+<\/strong>
McLean Hospital*<\/strong>
Microsoft*<\/strong>
National Institute of Health*<\/strong>
New England Center for Children*+<\/strong>
Newgrange Design*<\/strong>
Nordstrom*<\/strong>
Partners for Justice*<\/strong>
Plant the Seed
Putnam Investments*<\/strong>
Schneider Electric*+<\/strong>
Schuler Scholar Program*+<\/strong>
Shearman & Sterling LLP*+<\/strong>
Sidley Austin LLP*+<\/strong>
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail*<\/strong>
Spaulding Rehab
State Street*+<\/strong>
Success Academy Charter School*+<\/strong>
Teach for America*+<\/strong>
The Children\u2019s Law Center
The Dolben Company, Inc.*<\/strong>
TJX Companies*<\/strong>
Tree Street Youth*+<\/strong>
Tyler Technologies*<\/strong>
Uncommon Schools
United Bank
United States Navy
UNUM*+<\/strong>
Wave Life Sciences*<\/strong>
Wayfair*+<\/strong>
William Blair & Company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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+<\/sup><\/strong> Employers participated in other PW programs (road shows, job shadows, internships)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shifting Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To match the challenging economic and employment environment of 2020, strategic shifts occurred in 2020.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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32<\/span> members of the class received departmental honors<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Purposeful work internship support for the class of 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In 2020, the staff at the Bates Center for Purposeful Work opened the Purposeful Work Internship Program to graduating seniors in order to help them navigate an economy and job market that were suffering due to COVID-19. As a result of this shift, members of the Class of 2020 made up about 25% of the intern cohort for summer 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Employer Testimonial<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThe Purposeful Work Internship Program creates an incredible opportunity for not just students, but organizations in the community. As a Bates alum, I\u2019m proud to see the college give back through collaborations of this nature.\u201d<\/p>Kate Webber \u201811, Maine State Museum,
who hosted Emma Soler \u201920<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Continuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bates supports students in finding the most valuable opportunities that provide the best individual fit at each step in their education.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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of students and alumni who worked with the Medical Studies Committee were accepted to medical school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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accepted to dental school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In 2020, Bates alumni matriculated at: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n