Your future
After you graduate, you can start working immediately, but you will probably want to become a chartered accountant. You can do this either in the Netherlands or abroad, at the School of Business and Economics, or at another prestigious institute abroad. In the postgraduate programme, the link between business and education is even stronger. You can also do this programme part-time, while continuing to work in the field.
Certification and further education
With a degree in Accountancy and Control, you can opt for a Dutch or an international postgraduate advanced programme that allows you to become a chartered accountant. You can also do this programme part-time while continuing to work within the field. The postgraduate courses listed below are an essential part of business management and top development.
Auditing certification at Maastricht University
- Postdoctorale Opleiding tot Registeraccountant (MURA)
Executive master’s programmes at Maastricht University
- International Executive Master of Finance and Control (iEMFC)
- Leergang Business Control
- International Executive Master of Auditing (IEMA)
- Postgraduate education for Chartered Controller (EMFC)
In this section, we present the average employability data for all programmes of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (Alumni survey from 2024). In our latest survey, 78,0% of our graduates indicated they would choose the same study programme again! For detailed information per programme, please see the bottom of this page.
Employment rate
| After 1,5 years | After 5 years | After 10 years |
| 97,5% | 98,2% | 100,0% |
Median gross monthly income
| After 1,5 years | After 5 years | After 10 years |
| € 3.300,00 | € 5.000,00 | € 6.300,00 |
Working location of our alumni 1,5 years after graduation
| Country | % |
| the Netherlands | 45,2% |
| Germany | 28,5% |
| Belgium | 10,0% |
| Other EU country | 8,8% |
| Outside of the EU | 7,5% |
Average employability data 5 years after graduation per programme
Please note that some programmes did not have enough responses to allow a satisfactory result and are therefore not included in this list.
MSc programme | % employed | Median gross monthly income | Would choose same programme again |
| Econometrics and Operations Research | 100% | € 3.665,00
| 81% |
| Economics | 100% | € 3.700,00 | 75% |
| Financial Economics | 100% | € 5.500,00 | 62% |
| International Business (all specialisations) | 98% | € 5.000,00 | 76% |
| Learning and Development in Organisations | 95% | € 4.000,00 | 90% |
| Global Supply Chain Management and Change | 100% | € 5.100,00 | 90% |
| Sustainability Science, Policy and Society | 100% | € 4.000,00 | 80% |
| Public Policy and Human Development | 97% | € 4.400,00 | 86% |