Career prospects

After your studies

As academically well-trained, and practice-minded young professionals who are qualified for positions in a broad range of business functions:

  • Project leader: managing the project team developing an idea into a product/service or operations improvement.
  • Innovation manager: managing the portfolio of innovation projects
  • Product manager: taking responsibility of a product/service in the development and operations
  • Innovator: pursue an idea and develop it into a new product/service or operations improvement
  • Business consultant:  guide firms or entrepreneurs in developing new products/services or production process improvements
  • Entrepreneurs: starting your own business
  • Researcher in the field of innovation management or entrepreneurship
  • PhD-candidate in the field of innovation management or entrepreneurship

Labour market information

From the graduates of the Master’s programme in Business Administration:

  • 86% found a job within 6 months after graduation.
  • 66% found a job within their field.
  • The gross starting salary based on 39 hours a week is €3.000.

Source: Studiekeuze123 & Alumni Survey Radboud University 2022.

Radboud Career Service

You can always contact the Radboud Career Service or the Career Service NSM. The Career Service offers students and young alumni guidance and support as they venture into the labour market. Career Service is available for career guidance, job application tips, or if you require information about internships and job vacancies.

Why stop learning after graduation?

In order to keep pace with the rapid progress in our current society, you must continue to work on your development even after getting a degree. This allows you to keep up with societal change and make a worthwhile contribution to both your personal development and to wider society. For any questions regarding this lifelong development, Radboud Academy is pleased to help you. So, are you looking to deepen your knowledge after obtaining a Master’s degree? Then a post-master might be something for you. Or do you want to learn to translate your academic skills into an actual job? Then you can participate in our Young Professional Programme after your master's (in Dutch).