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St. John’s College provides a broad education that helps its graduates succeed in diverse careers, from conventional mainstays to cutting-edge innovative fields. St. John’s graduates thrive in areas like education, business, communication, mathematics, software design, the sciences, health professions, social services, and the arts—often while trailblazing new and creative ways to make an impact. They are leaders, entrepreneurial thinkers and thoughtful problem-solvers in every occupation, including those they invent.

Career Services

Current students and alumni are encouraged to contact the Career Services Offices in Annapolis or Santa Fe to learn more about internships, job opportunities, professional networking, and applying to graduate schools.

Ask an Alumnus

St. John’s alumni are the best evidence of the valuable skills learned and talents nurtured. They exhibit excellence of intellect and imagination—qualities that help them flourish in their careers and their personal lives. These Johnnies have volunteered to address your questions about their college experience and how they have been able to succeed in their chosen career.

Derek Alexander A99
Derek Alexander (A99)

Law

Derek Alexander A99

Deputy General Counsel

Stifel Financial Corporation, New York, New York

JD, Harvard Law School, 2008

E-mail Derek Alexander

St. Johns College Alumni Karolina Richterova
Karolina Richterova (SF13)

Branding

St. Johns College Alumni Karolina Richterova

Performance and Branding Specialist, Google

MSc, University of Oxford

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St. Johns College Alumni Amy Page
Amy Paige (SF03)

Law

St. Johns College Alumni Amy Page

Assistant District Attorney, Alaska

JD, University of New Mexico School of Law

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St. Johns College Alumni Jamaal Barnes
Jamaal Barnes (A10)

People Operations

St. Johns College Alumni Jamaal Barnes

People Operations, Google

EdM in Prevention Science, Harvard

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St. Johns College Alumni Ethan Bauman
Ethan Bauman (A78)

Law

St. Johns College Alumni Ethan Bauman

Congressional Liaison, National Security Agency

JD, Georgetown Law

E-mail Ethan Bauman

St. Johns College Alumni Louis Kovacs
Louis Kovacs (A02)

Sports Medicine

St. Johns College Alumni Louis Kovacs

Sports Medicine Physician

Arnold Palmer Sports Health Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

Baltimore, MD

E-mail Louis Kovacs

St. Johns College Alumni Shawn Watts
Shawn Watts (SF00)

Education, Law

St. Johns College Alumni Shawn Watts

Professor, Columbia Law School and Yale Law School

Associate Director, Edson Quieroz Foundation Mediation Program at Columbia Law School

JD, Columbia Law School

E-mail Shawn Watts

St. Johns College Alumni Alicia Dondo
Alicia Dondo (SF13)

Financial Services

Derek Alexander A99
Derek Alexander (A99)

Law

St. Johns College Alumni Karolina Richterova
Karolina Richterova (SF13)

Branding

Josh Rogers A98
Josh Rogers (A98)

Entrepreneur

St. Johns College Alumni Amy Page
Amy Paige (SF03)

Law

St. Johns College Alumni Jamaal Barnes
Jamaal Barnes (A10)

People Operations

St. Johns College Alumni Elisabeth McClure
Elisabeth McClure (A08)

Psychology

St. Johns College Alumni Ethan Bauman
Ethan Bauman (A78)

Law

St. Johns College Alumni Louis Kovacs
Louis Kovacs (A02)

Sports Medicine

St. Johns College Alumni Shawn Watts
Shawn Watts (SF00)

Education, Law

Career Fields

St. John’s graduates have held such positions as chief of cardiology, New York Veterans Administration Medical Center; vice president, America’s Development Foundation; West Africa correspondent, New York Times; vice president for research and development, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.; radio host of “World of Opera.” Many are widely respected and cited for groundbreaking contributions to their chosen professions. Hear from alumni about how their St. John’s education prepared them for their careers.

A recent survey of alumni shows the wide range of career paths followed:

  • Education, 19%
  • Law, 10%
  • Business, 20%
  • Health/Medicine, 9%
  • Communication and the Arts, 15%
  • Social Sciences, 2%
  • Computers/Sciences, Mathematics, 8%

Graduate and Professional School

Nearly 70 percent of St. John’s alumni pursue advanced degrees; approximately 15 percent of each graduating class directly matriculates into some of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools.

The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) has reported that St. John’s is in the top two percent of all colleges and universities in the nation for percent of alumni who go on to earn PhDs; the Annapolis campus is first in the percentage of graduates who earn PhDs in the humanities. Moreover, HEDS reports that St. John’s is in the top four percent for alumni earning PhDs in science or engineering.

St. John’s students benefit from a robust internship program and a worldwide network of alumni mentors.

Awards and Fellowships

St. John’s students earn scholarships and fellowships for graduate study. Examples of fellowships include:

Homecoming Annapolis 2014

Meet Alumni

Watch videos of St. John's alumni as they talk about careers in media, medicine, military, entertainment, fashion, law, human resources, computing and IT, and more.

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