The Lasting Value of an F&M Education

The tremendous success of F&M graduates demonstrates the tangible value of an F&M degree when compared to national outcomes.

A Launchpad for Success

Within six months after graduation, 92% of the Class of 2024 were either employed or furthering their education. This is higher than the national average, which is typically in the mid-80% range.

Let’s connect the dots and explore the numbers — as well as how your choice of a major creates pathways to careers you may have never imagined.

Our knowledge rate of our graduates’ success is 92%. This means 92% of the Class of 2024 has informed us where they landed. The industry-standard response rate threshold is 65%.

F&M Graduate Earnings Snapshot

The following data is from PayScale. See F&M's full profile.

$73,000

Early Career Salary (0-5 years of experience in chosen field)

$147,200

Mid-Career Salary (10+ years of experience in chosen field)

Anna Synakh '22 in the F&M library conducting research on Russian soft-power politics from the early 2000s to present day.

Graduates Furthering Their Studies

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Music producer Ed Chung '97

Graduates in the Workforce

Learn more about the F&M graduates who are employed — by industry and by specific corporations and nonprofits.

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Explore. Experience. Succeed.

True to our mission, the Center for Career and Professional Development at F&M engages students across all class years. Our enduring commitment to your success helps you launch careers in leading industries and gain admission to high-demand graduate and professional programs around the world. Explore how, as a first-year finding your path or as a senior on the cusp of graduating, you can benefit from the Career Center’s more than 200 programs and activities designed to launch you to success.

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Spotlighting Our Graduates’ Success

March 11, 2025

Supporting Future Diplomats

“I look back and appreciate my time as a student-athlete at F&M, and I want to support that for future F&M students,” Jennifer Dubow ’04 says. “Through my work, I've seen how athletic departments are never fully funded, even though many from the outside would assume that they are. I see all the good work that coaches and administrators do for these young people and want to contribute to F&M being a great place for student-athletes to have an amazing collegiate experience while getting a high-quality education.”

February 24, 2025

From F&M to Finland: Astrophysics Grad Takes STEM Skills Abroad

A graduate student at Finland’s University of Jyvaskyla, Joshua Millman ’22 is pursuing a master's degree in education science. F&M students experienced a virtual rendering of life on Mars through Millman's research.

February 12, 2025

Ensuring the Success of the College That Brought Them Together

Katja Seim ’95 and John Parapatt ’95 met for the first time at F&M in 1992. More than 30 years later, the two demonstrate gratitude for the college that brought them together through philanthropy. “Our giving is motivated by a desire for other students to have the opportunities that we had, including financial support,” Parapatt said.