OUTCOMES & IMPACT
GETTING TO SUCCESS
Whether you come to Wheaton with a career goal or are looking to explore your interests, you’ll graduate with the skills and the confidence to succeed, not just in reaching a destination but in every step along the way.
What makes a Wheaton education so valuable? It starts with rigorous academics—field-specific and interdisciplinary courses taught by professors who encourage students to ask questions, engage and collaborate. And it is enriched by our commitment to putting ideas into action through internships, research, work and service. Office of Admission 26
The Wheaton Edge
Flexible Compass Curriculum allows you to pursue your interests:
• Every student guaranteed access to funding for a work or research-based internship
• Holistic guidance from the Life and Career Design Institute
• Personalized support from faculty, staff and alumni
• An active and diverse residential community
Finding your fit
A Wheaton education is not one-size-fits-all. Its flexibility allows you to explore your interests and reach your goals. It includes personal access to a network of people—faculty, staff, alumni, students and other professionals—who are dedicated to finding and building on your strengths, encouraging your exploration and helping you to launch a successful career (or careers).
STEVEN FLOWERS
Associate Broker, Business Resources Group, Aon; theatre and dance studies major
“Having participated in many class seminars, student groups and the Black Students Association, I learned how to advocate for change effectively. At Aon, the firm for which I currently work, I am a vocal presence in changing how we approach recruitment and retention of diverse colleagues as part of our business resource groups. Creating change starts with the people next to you.”
Learning from life
You will learn by doing because that idea is built right into our Compass Curriculum. It’s integrated into courses you will take, and we provide the opportunities to learn beyond campus.
• The Sophomore Experience — You will take a course that focuses on learning by doing, or engage in a research project, internship, service or practicum.
• LEAPS (Liberal Education and Professional Success) — You can choose a set of courses and learning experiences that are designed to develop skills for specific industries and career paths.
• Guaranteed Internship Funding — You will explore your interests through an internship, research or study abroad experience with guaranteed access to funding.
Seeing results
Wheaton faculty and staff guide students in tapping into some of the most exciting, challenging, and life-informing opportunities. Since 2000, Wheaton students have won more than 260 of the most competitive national scholarships, including the Fulbright, Watson and Rhodes.
TOP PRODUCING FULBRIGHT INSTITUTION
U.S. Department of State 2025
First jobs for Wheaton graduates
A sampling of six-month outcomes survey results for the classes of 2014–2023
Amazon.com
Data Associate
Boston City TV
Producer
Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
Associate Computational Biologist
Children’s National Medical Center
Oncology Research Assistant
Colgate-Palmolive Chemist
Comedy Central
Production Assistant
Dane Street
Account Manager
John Dunham and Associates
Economist
General Dynamics
Software Engineer
Goldman Sachs Analyst
Data Analyst
Hachette Book Group
Executive Project
Assistant
ION Media Networks
Video Editor
JP Morgan Chase and Company
Financial Analyst
Massachusetts Air National Guard Emergency Manager
Massachusetts Dept. of Children and Families
Social Worker
Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Coordinator
Microsoft
Software Engineer
Motif Magazine
Theatre Critic
NBC Universal Inc.
Page
New York City Council Director of Outreach
North Country Veterinary Clinic
Veterinary Assistant
Omnicom Media Group
Digital Investment
Strategist
Oxford University Press
Editorial Assistant
Pfizer
Bench Scientist
Regis College
Diving Coach
Rhode Island Attorney
General’s Office
Legal Clerk
Saint Columbkille
Partnership School
Spanish Teacher
Tufts University
Research Project Coordinator
Salesforce
Designer
Sotheby’s
Appraisal Assistant
Universal Music
Publishing Group
Paralegal
Visible Body
App Developer
WHDH-TV Boston
Assignment Editor
Design Your Future
Get started on your path to success with our Life and Career Design Institute (LCDI). You’ll gain innovative design thinking skills to help you learn to build a mindset and plan for success in college and throughout your career and life.
You will receive guidance from the folks at LCDI as soon as your first days on campus and extending well beyond your graduation. Our Career Navigators will coach you through our unique Life and Career Design Cycle which is centered on you, and where you are in your journey. Through an iterative process, you better understand your experiences; learn how to make the most of your resources and experiential learning opportunities; tell your unique story; and put your plan into action. You will develop systems and processes—that work specifically for you—to build the confidence and resilience to attain your goals.
HANNAH BOISVERT
Traveler Support Specialist, EF Education First; business and management major “The college’s resources helped me at every stage of my career development, both at Wheaton and as an alum. The career advisors were able to help me find and apply to internships in my field as well as connect me with professionals working in positions that aligned with my goals. The summer after my junior year, I was able to take advantage of one of the internship stipends and landed myself an internship that turned into a part-time job throughout the following school year.”
The percentage of graduating seniors who said their Wheaton education enabled them to think critically and analytically.
National Survey of Student Engagement
From education to employment
Wheaton faculty and the professional advisors in the Life and Career Design Institute will work closely with you to help you connect academics with the working world. Together, faculty and staff will act as mentors, helping you link the skills you’ve gained in your academic work to the skills that employers are seeking.
NATHAN MORSE
Software Engineer, Raytheon; computer science and studio art double major “Career Services helped me through the process of creating a resume and preparing for interviews, as well as with my decision to accept my current job. I talked to various alumni who were involved with Raytheon now as well as in the past, and they helped me to get where I am today.”
Advanced education
More than 40 percent of Wheaton students enroll in graduate school within five years of graduation. Top institutions attended, since 2007.
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
College of William & Mary
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Drexel University
Duke University
Florida State University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MGH Institute of Health Professions
New York University
Northeastern University
Princeton University
Simmons College
Suffolk University Law School
Syracuse University
Tufts University
University of California - Irvine
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Massachusetts Boston
University Of Miami
University of New England
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Rhode Island
Washington University
Wesleyan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
Here for you
The Life and Career Design Institute offers a comprehensive and holistic approach to planning that includes one-on-one advising and a wide range of programs and resources.
Life and career design
You’ll work one-on-one with your Career Navigator to identify and work toward small, achievable goals with our Life and Career Design Cycle. This proven strategy will help you develop the professional and life skills needed for success. It also will help you to select from the numerous opportunities available to you at Wheaton and make the most of your college experience.
Guaranteed internship funding
You can count on having access to funding support for an internship or other professional development experience during your time at Wheaton. The Life and Career Design Institute manages those funds; you will meet with a Career Navigator to learn about your options for applied learning and create a strategy to fund those opportunities.
Career Design Studio
The Gertrude Adams Career Design Studio meets students on their own terms. Drop by to get help with a resume or prepare for an interview, or get ready for an appointment with one of the center’s professional Career Navigators. This is a highly visible, accessible space where Career Peer Advisors are also prepared to help students with career planning.
Internship showcase
All students who receive college funding for summer internships or research develop and deliver a personal narrative about their experiences at the annual Internship Showcase. With more than 100 students presenting each year, the showcase has become a major studentto-student professional networking event, and students who attend are often inspired to begin planning their own summer experiences.
SEAN SCHOFIELD
Assistant Vice President, Life and Career Design
“Success looks different for every student. As Career Navigators, we guide them in building personalized pathways rooted in their values and interests. We use a holistic approach to student and career development that leads to career and life satisfaction.”
Wagner Professional Development Program
Attending a professional conference is a great way to connect with industry leaders, learn more about a career interest and build a professional network. The Wagner Professional Development Program helps students defray the costs associated with professional conference attendance. Each year, more than 20 students attend conferences throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Career fairs and on-campus recruitment
Career Services hosts 50+ employers at the annual career fair. This and a multitude of campus recruitment programs provide students with the opportunity to talk with hiring professionals from across the Northeast. Evening information sessions are often followed by on-campus interviews and employer tabling in the student center. Each year, many students secure internships on the day of the career fair.
Weiss Women Leadership Program
This award-winning women’s leadership program works to build first-year students’ confidence, enhance their leadership skills, encourage deeper connections to campus life, and jumpstart their career development. They travel to Boston to visit alumni working in organizations where they have demonstrated their personal brand of leadership and found career success. The students provide support, advice and friendship to one another throughout their time at Wheaton and beyond.
ALLISON COX
Graduate Student / Candidate for a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University; biochemistry major
“I was accepted straight into veterinary school and did not take any gap years. This is very rare in veterinary medicine, and I am beyond thankful for Wheaton and its amazing career services. Without their help, I do not think I would have stood a chance at being accepted on the first try.”
Career network
Employer relations
The External Engagement team creates opportunities for students by building and stewarding partnerships with more than 900 companies and nonprofit organizations as well as Wheaton’s network of alumni, parents and friends. Handshake, a job-posting platform, provides access to tens of thousands of job opportunities, approximately 4,000 of which are posted specifically for Wheaton students and graduates. Together, the employer relations office, faculty and student clubs bring students dozens of career networking opportunities every year.
Career partners
The LCDI has a network of career partners around the world—alumni, parents and friends of the college who are willing to mentor Wheaton students. They serve as field experts, meeting with students for informational interviews and coaching students about hiring trends and the skills that will help them compete in the job market. Other partners work closely with Wheaton students to help them secure internships at organizations such as Citibank, City Year, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Estée Lauder, Fidelity, HBO, Massachusetts General Hospital, C2 Energy Capital and Commodore Builders.
QUINN HURSE MCMURTRY
Diversity Relations Manager, IES Abroad; international relations major
“I was exposed to a myriad of disciplines while at Wheaton and because of that, I did not feel pigeonholed into one path. The flexibility of my education helped me to make a career shift from finance into my passion, international education. I never would have experienced the power of study abroad, if Wheaton hadn’t encouraged it for all students and made it so accessible. I was able to apply that exposure to my studies and to my career.”
Employers recruiting Wheaton students
A sampling of companies and organizations that visit campus to recruit for jobs and internships.
Abiomed
ACLU of Massachusetts
AFLAC
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alzheimer’s Association
Amadeus IT Group
Amazon
BAE Systems
Barr Foundation
Biogen
Bloomberg
Boston Children’s Hospital
Brown Brothers Harriman
Business Intelligence
Advisors
Candlewick Press
Carbonite
Citibank
Comcast
CoxMedia Group
eMoney Advisor
Enterprise Holdings
Fidelity Investments
Franklin Sports
Groden Center
Hasbro
Hachette Book Group
HR Knowledge
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Liberty Mutual
Live Nation
LG&P
MACC AmeriCorps VISTA
Massachusetts
Department of Correction
Massachusetts General Hospital
McLean Hospital
Mercer
Mintz
The MITRE Co.
NanoLab, Inc.
New York Life
Novartis
Obama Foundation
Peace Corps
Prudential
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Stalwart Films
State Street
Teach for America
TBWA/WorldHealth
Uncommon Schools
United Way
W.B. Mason
White Whale Partners
Verizon