Career outcomes for graduates in German master's programs

The information on this page was extracted from raw data collected from LinkedIn in early 2022 by the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Relations office. The visualizations and lists represent the careers of alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2021. The salary amounts have been extrapolated based on relevant submissions to Glassdoor.

Roles held by German master's graduates: 

  • Communications Manager
  • Cultural Interpreter
  • Financial Advisor
  • German Courses Coordinator
  • German Professor
  • German Translator
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant
  • Program Manager
  • Proposal Writer
  • Teacher
 

Employers of German master's graduates: 

  • Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc.
  • Cultural Interpretation Services for Our Communities
  • D2L Inc.
  • Germantown Academy
  • Post-secondary institutions (Graduate School Rhein-Neckar, HAN University of Applied Science, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Guelph, University of Mannheim, University of Waterloo)
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Roehampton Communications Ltd.
  • School boards (Thames Valley District School Board, Wellington Catholic District School Board)
  • Scotiabank
  • The Field Collaborative
 

Employment location for German master's graduates

German graph by employment location

 
 
dark green Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 71.9%
dark orange Quebec, 3.1%
teal USA, 6.3%
light orange Germany, 12.5%
light blue Netherlands, 3.1%
dark purple Newfoundland and Labrador, 3.1%
 

Career outcomes for German master's graduates by industry 

career outcomes for MA German graduates by industry pie graph

light blue Educational Services ([German] teacher, German professor, scholarship coordinator, library technician), 59.3%

dark purple Financial Services (financial advisor, licensed insurance agent), 6.3%

dark green Government (captain/war diaries desk officer, corporate communications manager), 6.3%

dark orange Information and Technology Services (marketing and communications expert), 3.1%

teal Private Sector (German language and culture coach, lawyer, program manager), 12.5%

light purple Public Sector (site communications manager, production and inventory manager), 6.3%

light orange Communications (translator, cultural interpreter), 6.3%

 

Mean salary by industry for German master's graduates

mean salary by industry for MA German graduates

light orange Communications, $71,400

light blue Educational Services, $64,400

dark purple Financial Services, 47,000

dark green Government, $88,300

dark orange Information and Technology Services, $87,200

teal Private Sector, $79,500

light purple Public Sector, $113,000




 
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 Median salary by industry for German master's graduates

median salary by industry for MA German graduates

light orange Communications, $71,400

light blue Educational Services, $63,600

dark purple Financial Services, $47,000

dark greenGovernment, $88,300

dark orange Information and Technology Services, $87,200

tealPrivate Sector, $79,200

light purple Public Sector, $113,000


 

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Relation between career and field of study for German master's graduates

relation between career and field of study

dark purple Not related at all, 15 German master's graduates

light blue Somewhat related, 5 German master's graduates

light orange Closely related, 12 German master's graduates

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