Do employers in the U.S recognize graduate degrees from European schools?

[Nico Corr]

I am looking into grad schools for next spring as I will be obtaining my undergrad degree in the fall of 2016. I am really interested in the international relations graduate programs at the London School of Economics, Hertie School of Governance, the University of Munich and Sciences Po. I am not quite sure if I want to start a career in the States or in Europe. I want to have the option of working in either, but I have concerns with whether employers in the U.S e.g Department of State, Booz Allen etc would recognize the credentials of European schools. Would a degree from European schools be recognized by employers in the United States as well as Europe?

[ExponentialDecay]

Get a degree in the country you intend to work in.

 

But yes, employers will recognize degrees from Europe. How much name recognition they will garnish is a different question.

[Nico Corr]

Get a degree in the country you intend to work in.

 

But yes, employers will recognize degrees from Europe. How much name recognition they will garnish is a different question.

Thanks for the response. I'm not really sure where I'd like to work. I'd like to have the option of anywhere in Europe (though I'm leaning more towards Germany, Britain or Italy) and the States. I'd like to have the flexibility to work in any of those places.

[ExponentialDecay]

Do you have EU citizenship?

If not, Italy is impossible. There are no jobs in general, but especially for people who need visa sponsorship. Germany and the UK are better ideas, but in the UK you have to go to a prestigious school or nobody will look at you. In general, Europe isn't in a great place economically right now, and I'm not entirely sure what you intend to do with a degree in International Relations that doesn't have to do with government work. If you want flexibility to work wherever you want, you need an in-demand skill set. In the social sciences right now, that means math.

[Nico Corr]

Do you have EU citizenship?

If not, Italy is impossible. There are no jobs in general, but especially for people who need visa sponsorship. Germany and the UK are better ideas, but in the UK you have to go to a prestigious school or nobody will look at you. In general, Europe isn't in a great place economically right now, and I'm not entirely sure what you intend to do with a degree in International Relations that doesn't have to do with government work. If you want flexibility to work wherever you want, you need an in-demand skill set. In the social sciences right now, that means math.

I am eligible for dual citizenship through an Italian Great grandfather and am doing the paper work for that. Government work is precisely what I want. I have a friend who is consulting for numerous European governments in the realm of arms deals in the Middle East. I am fluent in Spanish, Italian and proficient in Arabic. I would like to learn German. True the European economy isn't all that great at the moment, but no one really is.

[ExponentialDecay]

That doesn't negate a difference between okay and 50% youth unemployment.

 

If you get dual citizenship, your opportunities open up significantly. If you have a friend who is doing what you want, you should ask him for advice.