Future Careers
Croft graduates carry International Studies into diplomacy, business, law, health, public service, graduate study, and work that reaches across borders.
Where Croft Leads
There is no single Croft career, and that is part of the point. Croft prepares students to move through complex fields with language skills, regional knowledge, research experience, and the confidence to keep learning.
Croft students and alumni have been awarded or recognized through major national and international opportunities. In recent years, that record includes 16 Fulbright Program Fellowships, 15 David L. Boren Scholarships, and recognition through Rhodes, Marshall, Rangel, Pickering, Truman, Mitchell, Congress Bundestag, and Yenching.
Where Croft Graduates Go
Work Where Global Decisions Are Made
Croft graduates have built careers in public service, diplomacy, national security, policy, and international organizations. Their paths include work connected to the U.S. Department of State, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Peace Corps, and the U.S. Air Force.
In these settings, language skills and regional knowledge matter. So do clear writing, careful analysis, and the ability to understand how decisions affect people across borders.
Build Careers Across Industries and Markets
Croft graduates also carry their International Studies background into consulting, finance, business, risk, communications, and global markets. Alumni have worked with organizations such as Bank of America, Deloitte, EY, Gartner, KPMG, Bloomberg BNA, Control Risks, and APCO Worldwide.
These careers ask graduates to understand people, markets, institutions, and change. Croft gives students the habit of looking closely, thinking across contexts, and communicating what they see.
Advocate in Communities, Organizations, and Global Initiatives
Many Croft graduates use their education in nonprofits, global development, public health, education, advocacy, immigration, justice, and environmental work. Alumni paths include organizations such as the Global Fund, International Organization for Migration, Mississippi Center for Justice, Teach for America, United Nations Foundation, Washington Office on Latin America, and World Resources Institute.
This is work with people at the center. Croft graduates bring language, cultural understanding, and serious research skills to organizations addressing complex needs in communities near and far.
Continue Into Top Graduate Programs
Croft graduates continue into graduate and professional programs in international affairs, law, medicine, business, public policy, public health, research, and other fields. Notable graduate destinations include Oxford, London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, Tufts, Yale, Georgetown, Harvard, Stanford, Duke, and the University of Virginia.
For many students, Croft becomes the foundation for the next serious academic step. The senior thesis, study abroad, and years of language study give graduates strong material for applications and a clearer sense of what they want to pursue.
No Single Croft Path
Build a Global Professional Network
Croft students do not build their futures alone. Through study abroad, internships, fellowships, visiting professionals, faculty guidance, alumni mentors, and relationships with classmates, students begin meeting people who can help them understand the fields and places they want to enter.
Those connections continue after graduation, as Croft alumni live and work across the United States and around the world.
