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Illini Success 2024-2025 Report Cover
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Guide to This Report
Page 3:
Summary of the 2024-2025 Graduating Class
Page 4:
Graduate Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
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Employment
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Continuing Education
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Geographic Locations
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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, part 2
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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, part 3
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College of Applied Health Sciences
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Gies College of Business
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Gies College of Business, part 2
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College of Education
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The Grainger College of Engineering
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The Grainger College of Engineering, part 2
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The Grainger College of Engineering, part 3
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College of Fine and Applied Arts
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College of Fine and Applied Arts, part 2
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College of Fine and Applied Arts, part 3
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School of Information Sciences
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 2
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 3
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 4
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 5
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 6
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, part 7
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College of Media
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School of Social Work
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ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE
2024-2025 REPORT
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Guide to This Report
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This guide provides an overview of how graduate outcome data are organized and presented in this report.
This report presents the outcomes of bachelor’s degree recipients and is organized into two primary sections: Campus-Wide Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Outcomes by College. A detailed Methods section is provided at the conclusion of the report.
Additionally, due to rounding, the values presented in the tables may not sum exactly to the reported totals. Individual figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number, which may result in minor discrepancies when aggregated.
Campus-Wide Graduate Outcomes
The campus-wide section provides a comprehensive overview of outcomes for all Illinois bachelor’s degree recipients from August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025.
This section includes:
Campus-Wide Graduate Outcomes
Summaries of Graduate Outcomes by College
Campus-Wide Select Employment
Campus-Wide Select Continuing Education
Geographic Locations
Experiential Learning Participation
College-Level Graduate Outcomes
Graduate outcomes are presented by college in alphabetical order. Each college section includes:
Summary of College-Level Outcomes
Success Story
College-Level Select Employers
College-Level Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Graduate Outcomes by Major
All graduate outcomes by major are presented in
orange tables
. To provide clearer aggregation and facilitate interpretation of the results, broader groupings—such as school, department, or category—are used where appropriate. These broader groupings are presented in
blue tables
, with the corresponding majors listed beneath them in an
indented orange table format
Graduate outcomes by major are presented in alphabetical order in the full tables, regardless of the prefix (e.g., school, department, category, or major), and follow the same order in the indented tables.
Methods
The final section of this report details the methodology used to compile and analyze the data and provides the number of graduates and knowledge rates by graduate cohort, detailing cohort size and knowledge rates for each graduating class.
Additional information on data collection, privacy and confidentiality, terms and conditions, and data analysis and presentation
can be accessed via this link
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Summary of the 2024-2025 Graduating Class
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The Illini Success initiative gathers data about the post-graduation pursuits of bachelor’s degree recipients at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This report focuses on the experiences of Illinois students who graduated during the 2024-2025 academic year, including the August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025 graduation cohorts.
Post-graduate outcomes were identified for 65% of the graduates. Within the data collected, 93% of reporting graduates had secured a
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first destination of employment, additional education, or volunteer/service work within six months of graduation. Sample sizes and knowledge rates vary considerably across colleges and majors. As with all data sets, careful interpretation of the results is encouraged.
Warm congratulations are extended to all the graduates. Much appreciation is extended to those who shared information about their post-graduation endeavors and their stories for this report.
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65%
knowledge rate of where our graduates have landed
91%
of graduates report participating in experiential learning opportunities while at Illinois
93%
secured a first destination of employment (58%), additional education (34%), or volunteer service (<1%)
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U.S. states and 24 foreign countries were represented as first destination locations
80%
of Illinois residents secured their first destination within the state of Illinois (70% of graduates overall remain in Illinois)
43%
of graduates who participated in experiential learning opportunities received a job offer as a result
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Graduate Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Secured Destination
and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
65% (5,790)
Number of Graduates
8,903
First Destination
Employed
58%
Continuing Education
34%
Volunteer/​Service
<1%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$79,000 (1,140)
Average Salary (N)
$79,516 (1,140)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (492)
Secured First Destination Rate:
The percentage of graduates who indicated a Primary Status of working, enrolling in continuing education, or engaging in volunteer/military service within six months of graduation.
Knowledge Rate:
The percentage of graduates for whom a Primary Status is known, based on survey responses and/or secondary sources.
Compensation:
Median and Average Salaries are calculated from all types of employment, including full-time, part-time, internship, fellowship, etc. The analysis excludes values below the federal minimum wage equivalent for full-time employment and above $500,000. Outliers beyond three standard deviations are also removed before calculating averages and medians. Signing bonuses are not included in salary calculations.
These definitions persist throughout the report.
Additional information pertaining to data collection, privacy and confidentiality, and terms and conditions, as well as data analysis and presentation,
can be accessed via this link
Graduate Outcomes by College
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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
81%
Knowledge Rate (N)
95% (668)
Number of Graduates
702
First Destination
Employed
57%
Continuing Education
24%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (172)
Average Salary (N)
$59,235 (172)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$4,000 (12)
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College of Applied Health Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (392)
Number of Graduates
655
First Destination
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
60%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$56,250 (12)
Average Salary (N)
$58,177 (12)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Gies College of Business
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
87% (759)
Number of Graduates
872
First Destination
Employed
78%
Continuing Education
19%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$81,000 (266)
Average Salary (N)
$81,621 (266)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (172)
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College of Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
99%
Knowledge Rate (N)
86% (156)
Number of Graduates
182
First Destination
Employed
89%
Continuing Education
10%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$52,600 (21)
Average Salary (N)
$49,993 (21)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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The Grainger College of Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (1,328)
Number of Graduates
2,120
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
35%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$90,000 (302)
Average Salary (N)
$101,101 (302)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (184)
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College of Fine and Applied Arts
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
55% (244)
Number of Graduates
444
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
36%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,600 (22)
Average Salary (N)
$54,546 (22)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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School of Information Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
51% (117)
Number of Graduates
228
First Destination
Employed
59%
Continuing Education
36%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$78,038 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,600 (10)
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (1,994)
Number of Graduates
3,450
First Destination
Employed
52%
Continuing Education
42%
Volunteer/​Service
<1%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$73,250 (312)
Average Salary (N)
$77,740 (312)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (105)
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College of Media
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (181)
Number of Graduates
305
First Destination
Employed
77%
Continuing Education
12%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$58,000 (36)
Average Salary (N)
$64,653 (36)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,000 (13)
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School of Social Work
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
79% (61)
Number of Graduates
77
First Destination
Employed
25%
Continuing Education
75%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Employment
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The list below outlines the industries and employers that hired Illinois graduates. For insights into the specific employers who hired graduates from various colleges, please visit the respective college pages.
Select Industries
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Employed more than 100 graduates
Accounting
Banking & Financial Services
Education, Higher Education
Education, Pre-K - 12 Education
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
High Tech/Information Technology
Internet
Investment & Finance
Management Consulting
Manufacturing
Employed more than 50 graduates
Advertising, PR & Marketing
Aerospace & Aviation
Civil Engineering
Construction
Consulting
Electronics & Electronic Manufacturing
Food & Beverage
Government - Local, State & Federal
Insurance
Transportation & Logistics
Employed more than 30 graduates
Agriculture & Agri-Business
Automotive
Computer & Electronic Products
Legal Services
Medical Devices
Military & Defense
Non-Profit/Philanthropy
Research & Science
Retail Trade
Social & Human Services
Sports & Leisure
Utilities and Renewable Energy
Wholesale Trade
Employed more than 10 graduates
Architecture & Planning
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Business Services
Chemicals
Computer Systems Design & Networks
Consumer Services & Products
Education, Other
Environment & Natural Resources
Health, Wellness & Fitness
Hotel, Restaurant, & Hospitality
Human Resources
Journalism, Media & Publishing
Law Enforcement & Security
Movies, TV, Music
Oil & Gas
Performing and Fine Arts
Pharmaceuticals
Real Estate
Religious Work
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Veterinary
Employed graduates
Animal & Wildlife
Communication Services
Design
Fashion & Apparel
Forestry
International Affairs
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Mining & Metals
Museums, Historical Sites, & Libraries
Plastics & Rubber Products
Politics
Travel & Tourism
Waste Management
Select Employers
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Employed more than 30 graduates
Amazon
Deloitte
Epic Systems
EY
KPMG
PwC
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Employed more than 15 graduates
Caterpillar, Inc
Champaign Community Unit SD 4
City of Chicago SD 299
Google
IBM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Meta Platforms
Northrop Grumman
SpaceX
Employed more than 10 graduates
Archer Daniels Midland
Capital One
CDW
Crowe
Echo Global Logistics
Medline Industries
Microsoft
PepsiCo
Protiviti
RSM
State Farm
Urbana SD 116
Employed more than 5 graduates
Abbott
AbbVie
Andersen Corporation
Apple
Athletico
BMO Financial Group
Boeing
bp
Busey Bank
Carle Health
Collins Aerospace
Constellation
Derick Dermatology
Ecolab
Eli Lilly and Company
Endeavor Health
ExxonMobil
Ford Motor Company
GEICO
General Motors
Goldman Sachs
Grainger
Honeywell
Illinois Tool Works
International Motors
Kimley-Horn
Lincoln International
Mastercard
Mayo Clinic
McDonald’s
Milwaukee Tool
Morgan Stanley
Mortenson
Motorola Solutions
Northwestern Medicine
NVIDIA
Optiver
Palo Alto Networks
Plainfield Community Consolidated SD 202
Plante Moran
Procter & Gamble
Rivian
Rush University Medical Center
Sargent & Lundy
Schaumburg Community Consolidated SD 54
Synchrony
Tesla
Texas Instruments
TopBloc
U.S. Bank
UL Solutions
Uline
Zebra Technologies
Employed more than 3 graduates
Accenture
Action Behavior Centers
Adobe
ADP
Advocate Health Care
AGCO Corporation
Alvarez & Marsal
American Hip Institute
Ameriprise Financial Services
Aon
Atlassian
Bain & Company
Baird
Baker Tilly
Bank of America
Barclays
BlackRock
Burns & McDonnell
CACI International
Charles Schwab
Chicago Bears
CITGO
Citibank
Coinbase
ComEd
Community Consolidated School District 45
Connelly Electric
COUNTRY Financial
CVS Health
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Dashiell
Datadog
Duly Health and Care
Eaton
Enterprise Mobility
Extern
FCB Chicago
Ferrara
Gallagher
GE HealthCare
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Grant Thornton
Handshake
Health Care Service Corporation
HealthScape Advisors
HNTB
Houlihan Lokey
Hub Group
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Insight Global
Invenergy
Jump Trading
Kaufman Hall
KCIC
Kearney
Kiewit
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Kroll
Marvell Technology
McLean County Unit District No. 5
Miller Cooper
Molex
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Nokia
Northern Trust
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
OneDigital Advanced Health
Oracle
Origami Risk
Ortho Molecular Products
Palantir Technologies
PayPal
Phillips 66
Piper Sandler
PNC Bank
Rivos
Rosecrance Health Network
Salesforce
Samsung Electronics
SAP
School District U-46
Siemens
Stanford University
Stripe
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Target
Techtronic Industries
The Trade Desk
The Walt Disney Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thresholds
Turner Construction Company
Uber
United Airlines
Walgreens
Walmart
WCIA
Wells Fargo
William Blair
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Woodward
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Continuing Education
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The list below outlines the graduate and professional school choices of Illinois graduates. For insights into the specific graduate and professional schools by colleges, please visit the respective college pages.
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
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Enrolled more than 800 graduates
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Enrolled more than 25 graduates
Columbia University
Cornell University
Northwestern University
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Enrolled more than 10 graduates
Carnegie Mellon University
DePaul University
Elmhurst University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Loyola University Chicago
New York University
Northern Illinois University
Purdue University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rush University
Saint Louis University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Stanford University
The Ohio State University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Washington University in St. Louis
Enrolled more than 5 graduates
Aurora University
Boston University
Brown University
Case Western Reserve University
Duke University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Lewis University
Marquette University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Central College
Saint Xavier University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
The Chicago School
University of California, San Diego
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Enrolled graduates
A.T. Still University
Bradley University
Chamberlain University
City University of New York
Creighton University
Des Moines University
Dominican University
Emory University
Florida State University
Georgetown University
Illinois College of Optometry
Indiana University Indianapolis
Iowa State University
Michigan State University
National Louis University
National University of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Relay Graduate School of Education
Rice University
Roosevelt University
Southern Illinois University
Texas A&M University
The Pennsylvania State University
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Francisco
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Illinois Springfield
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri - St. Louis
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Notre Dame
University of Rochester
University of South Florida
Western Governors University
Western Illinois University
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Degree Sought
32%
Master of Science (M.S.)
30%
Other Master's Degree (e.g, M.A., M.Eng., M.S.W.)
11%
Doctoral Degree (e.g., Ph.D.)
8%
Other Doctoral Professional Degree (e.g., D.O.T., D.P.T., D.V.M.)
6%
Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.)
5%
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
5%
Other (e.g., Certificate, Post-Bacc)
3%
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) /Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
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Select Area of Study
Enrolled more than 100 graduates
Computer & Information Sciences
Health Professions & Sciences
Enrolled more than 50 graduates
Accountancy
Business & Management
Data Science & Informatics
Engineering – Aerospace, Materials, Mechanical
Engineering – Computer, Electrical
Legal Professions & Studies
Medicine
Psychology
Social Work
Enrolled more than 25 graduates
Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Education & Teaching
Engineering – Agricultural, Bio, Chemical
Engineering – Civil, Environmental, Industrial
Engineering & Science Technologies
Finance
Human Resources & Labor Relations
Library & Information Science
Mathematics & Statistics
Nursing
Physical Sciences
Veterinary Medicine/Sciences
Enrolled more than 10 graduates
Animal Sciences
Community & Public Health
Economics
Health Administration
Visual & Performing Arts
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Geographic Locations
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As shared by 5,004 graduates, the majority of the class (70%) chose a first destination within the state of Illinois, with an additional 28% selecting other U.S. destinations. Some of the most common U.S. destinations outside of Illinois include California, New York, Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington, Indiana, Michigan, and Massachusetts. An additional 2% of graduates indicated a variety of international locations across the world, including China, the United Kingdom, South Korea, India, Japan, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.
First Destinations of Illinois Graduates
Alabama:
Alaska:
Arizona:
17
Arkansas:
California:
279
Colorado:
20
Connecticut:
10
Delaware:
District of Columbia:
19
Florida:
25
Georgia:
34
Hawaii:
Idaho:
Illinois:
3,511
Indiana:
60
Iowa:
18
Kansas:
Kentucky:
Louisiana:
Maine:
Maryland:
18
Massachusetts:
49
Michigan:
49
Minnesota:
33
Mississippi:
Missouri:
64
Montana:
Nebraska:
Nevada:
New Hampshire:
New Jersey:
26
New Mexico:
New York:
185
North Carolina:
36
North Dakota:
Ohio:
35
Oklahoma:
Oregon:
Pennsylvania:
64
Rhode Island:
South Carolina:
South Dakota:
Tennessee:
16
Texas:
92
Utah:
Vermont:
Virginia:
22
Washington:
60
West Virginia:
Wisconsin:
110
Wyoming:
U.S. (No state provided): 119
INTERNATIONAL
Australia:
Canada:
China:
14
Costa Rica:
France:
Germany:
India:
Indonesia:
Ireland:
Japan:
Mexico:
Netherland:
Puerto Rico:
Saudi Arabia:
Singapore:
South Korea:
10
Spain:
Sweden:
Switzerland:
Taiwan:
Thailand:
United Arab Emirates:
United Kingdom:
12
Vietnam:
Experiential Learning
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Experiential learning activities connect classroom knowledge to the world in which students live and work. These experiences help students explore career and personal interests, develop transferable skills, expand networks and references, and strengthen their portfolios as they prepare to transition beyond their bachelor’s degrees. 91% of graduates reported participating in experiential learning. Here is a snapshot of how they gained experience, as shared by 2,245 graduates.
Experiential Learning Activity
Number of Respondents
Percentage of Respondents
Internships
1,725
77%
Undergraduate Research Projects
745
33%
Assistantships
391
17%
Study Abroad
368
16%
Service Learning/Volunteering
325
14%
Field Experiences/Practicums
207
9%
Student Teaching
271
12%
Clinical Experiences
133
6%
Co-ops
127
6%
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91%
of graduates reported participating in experiential learning
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43%
of graduates who participated in experiential learning activities received a job offer as a result
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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
702
Number of Graduates
81%
Secured First Destination
57%
Employed
24%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$60,000 (172)
Median Salary (N)
$59,235 (172)
Average Salary (N)
95%
Knowledge Rate
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Select Employers
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Adullam Cave
Amazon
Ameriprise Financial Services
Animal Care League
Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Veterinary Clinic
BluePearl Pet Hospital
Busey Bank
Byrne Enterprise
Champaign County Humane Society
Compeer Financial
Cotter Consulting
DeLong Company
Echo Global Logistics
Epic Systems
Equitable Advisors
Family Care Health Centers
Farm Credit Illinois
FH Paschen
Fidelity Investments
Goldman Sachs
Governors State University
Granite Construction
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Farm Business Farm Management
Illinois High School
Kiewit
KPMG
Morgan Stanley
Mostardi Platt
Nutrien Ag Solutions
OneDigital Advanced Health
Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey
Richard’s Body Shop
State Farm
Sterling Labs
Tegus
Turner Construction Company
U.S. Bank
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urban Farmer
Ventana DBS
Viterra
Walsh Group
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wesco
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
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Andrews University
Boston University
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Columbia University
Cornell University
DePaul University
Duke University
Florida State University
Illinois State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Madison Area Technical College
Michigan State University
New York University
North Central College
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern university
Oregon State University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Royal Veterinary College
Smith College
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southwestern Illinois College
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Ohio State University
The Pennsylvania State University
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Texas at Austin
University College Dublin
University of California, Davis
University of Chicago
University of Glasgow
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wheaton College
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
84%
Knowledge Rate (N)
90% (64)
Number of Graduates
71
First Destination
Employed
66
Continuing Education
19
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$72,736 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5)
^Majors included: Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Engineering Technology and Management for Agricultural Systems. Find Agricultural & Biological Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering.
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Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
81%
Knowledge Rate (N)
98% (54)
Number of Graduates
55
First Destination
Employed
69%
Continuing Education
13%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (20)
Average Salary (N)
$74,409 (20)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$4,000 (9*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting signing bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide signing bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
85%
Knowledge Rate (N)
97% (203)
Number of Graduates
210
First Destination
Employed
73%
Continuing Education
12%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$67,750 (76)
Average Salary (N)
$67,235 (76)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (6)
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Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
97% (36)
Number of Graduates
37
First Destination
Employed
78%
Continuing Education
11%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (15)
Average Salary (N)
$55,338 (15)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Department of Animal Sciences^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
80%
Knowledge Rate (N)
89% (131)
Number of Graduates
147
First Destination
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
45%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$32,640 (17)
Average Salary (N)
$36,176 (17)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Animal Science and Computer Science + Animal Sciences
Body
Major in Animal Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
81%
Knowledge Rate (N)
89% (129)
Number of Graduates
145
First Destination
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
45%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$32,640 (17)
Average Salary (N)
$36,176 (17)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Body
Major in Computer Science + Animal Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
50%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Department of Crop Sciences^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
84%
Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (32)
Number of Graduates
34
First Destination
Employed
44%
Continuing Education
41%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (6)
Average Salary (N)
$57,500 (6)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Agronomy, Computer Science + Crop Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Plant Biotechnology.
Body
Major in Agronomy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Computer Science + Crop Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (5)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Crop Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
76%
Knowledge Rate (N)
91% (21)
Number of Graduates
23
First Destination
Employed
43%
Continuing Education
33%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$51,000 (8*)
Average Salary (N)
$52,125 (8*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Plant Biotechnology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (4)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (71)
Number of Graduates
74
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
35%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (17)
Average Salary (N)
$52,670 (17)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Dietetics and Nutrition, Food Science, Hospitality Management, and Nutrition & Health.
Body
Major in Dietetics and Nutrition
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (18)
Number of Graduates
18
First Destination
Employed
11%
Continuing Education
83%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Food Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
92%
Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (27)
Number of Graduates
28
First Destination
Employed
62
Continuing Education
31%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$61,000 (7)
Average Salary (N)
$61,957 (7)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Hospitality Management
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
83%
Knowledge Rate (N)
92% (12)
Number of Graduates
13
First Destination
Employed
83%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (6)
Average Salary (N)
$48,500 (6)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Major in Nutrition & Health
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
77%
Knowledge Rate (N)
93% (14)
Number of Graduates
15
First Destination
Employed
69%
Continuing Education
8%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$40,000 (7*)
Average Salary (N)
$39,242 (7*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Human Development and Family Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
74%
Knowledge Rate (N)
98% (58)
Number of Graduates
59
First Destination
Employed
44%
Continuing Education
30%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$40,000 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$38,150 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
66%
Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (81)
Number of Graduates
84
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
11%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$42,000 (12)
Average Salary (N)
$45,983 (12)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Sustainability in Food & Environmental Systems
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (3)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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College of Applied Health Sciences
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
655
Number of Graduates
96%
Secured First Destination
36%
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$56,250 (12)
Median Salary (N)
$58,177 (12)
Average Salary (N)
60%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
SAY YES TO OPPORTUNITIES, TO LEADERSHIP ROLES, AND TO EXPERIENCES THAT MAY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AT FIRST
Nevin Adams
Select Employers
Body
Advocate Health Care
Athletico
Ball State University
Carle Health
CDW
Champaign Community Unit School District 4
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Cavaliers
Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Coast to Coast Logistics
Consolidated High School District 230
Crunch Fitness
DePuy Synthes
DICK’S Sporting Goods
Disney Vacation Club
Elmhurst Hospital
Epic Systems
Feel Good Counseling Center
Fleming Law Office
Granite School District
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Interlochen Center for the Arts
LEARN Behavioral
Maatuka Al-Heeti Emkes
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
Matlin Law Group
Medline Industries
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Peoria Toyota
PepsiCo
Prime Healthcare
Robert Half
Rotech Healthcare
RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy
Rush University Medical Center
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
SpectrumVoIP
StretchLab
Stryker
UnitedHealth Group
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Oklahoma
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U
Wheaton Park District
William Fremd High School
Wilmette District 39
Wood River Police Department
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Aurora University
Bradley University
Case Western Reserve University
Chamberlain University
Clarke University
DePaul University
Des Moines University
Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst University
Florida State University
Governors State University
Illinois State University
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Lewis University
Marquette University
Middle Tennessee State University
National University of Health Sciences
North Central College
North Park University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Quincy University
Rasmussen University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rush University
Saint Louis University
Saint Xavier University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
The Ohio State University
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Springfield
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of New England
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Western Illinois University
College of Applied Health Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
Body
Department of Health and Kinesiology^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (281)
Number of Graduates
481
First Destination
Employed
38%
Continuing Education
59%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$56,250 (10)
Average Salary (N)
$50,550 (10)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Community Health, Interdisciplinary Health Science, and Kinesiology.
Body
Major in Community Health
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
99%
Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (81)
Number of Graduates
127
First Destination
Employed
48%
Continuing Education
51%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (5)
Average Salary (N)
$66,920 (5)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Interdisciplinary Health Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (85)
Number of Graduates
146
First Destination
Employed
33%
Continuing Education
63%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$40,000 (7*)
Average Salary (N)
$45,857 (7*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Kinesiology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
55% (115)
Number of Graduates
208
First Destination
Employed
35%
Continuing Education
61%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
98%
Knowledge Rate (N)
45% (45)
Number of Graduates
99
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
38%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$41,520 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$37,588 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Speech & Hearing Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
92%
Knowledge Rate (N)
88% (66)
Number of Graduates
75
First Destination
Employed
11%
Continuing Education
82%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Gies College of Business
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
872
Number of Graduates
96%
Secured First Destination
78%
Employed
19%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$81,000 (266)
Median Salary (N)
$81,621 (266)
Average Salary (N)
87%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
TO BE AS INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR COLLEGE LIFE AS POSSIBLE
Oscar Garcia
Select Employers
Body
Abbott
AbbVie
Accenture
Alvarez & Marsal
Amazon
Andersen Corporation
Archer Daniels Midland
Bain & Company
Baird
Baker Tilly
Bank of America
BMO Financial Group
Boeing
bp
Capital One
Caterpillar
CDW
Citibank
Claro Healthcare
CliftonLarsonAllen
Conagra Brands
Crowe
Deloitte
DHL Supply Chain
Echo Global Logistics
Ernst & Young
GE HealthCare
Grainger
Grant Thornton
Houlihan Lokey
IBM
Illinois Tool Works
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
KPMG
Kroll
Lincoln International
McDonald’s
Medline Industries
Middle River Power
Miller Cooper
Morgan Stanley
Northern Trust
PepsiCo
Perella Weinberg Partners
Plante Moran
PNC Bank
Protiviti
PwC
RSM
Salesforce
State Farm
Synchrony
U.S. Bank
UL Solutions
Uline
Ulta Beauty
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Walgreens
William Blair
Zebra Technologies
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
DePaul University
Duke University
Full Sail University
Georgetown University
Indiana University Bloomington
Nanyang Technological University
New York University
Northwestern University
Santa Clara University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
University Carlos III of Madrid
University of Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Valparaiso University
Vanderbilt University
Gies College of Business: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
Body
insert space in Volunteer/Service lines in tables
Department of Accountancy^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
91% (323)
Number of Graduates
356
First Destination
Employed
64%
Continuing Education
33%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$82,000 (95)
Average Salary (N)
$84,324 (95)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (53)
^Majors included: Accountancy and Accountancy + Data Science.
Body
Major in Accountancy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
91% (297)
Number of Graduates
326
First Destination
Employed
65%
Continuing Education
32%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$82,000 (87)
Average Salary (N)
$84,343 (87)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (48)
Body
Major in Accountancy + Data Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
87% (26)
Number of Graduates
30
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
36%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$82,500 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$84,125 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5)
Body
Department of Business Administration^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
87% (309)
Number of Graduates
354
First Destination
Employed
87%
Continuing Education
9%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (125)
Average Salary (N)
$77,174 (125)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (79)
^Majors included: Business + Data Science, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and Supply Chain Management.
Body
Major in Business + Data Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Information Systems
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
93% (174)
Number of Graduates
187
First Destination
Employed
0%
Continuing Education
5%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$82,000 (77)
Average Salary (N)
$82,462 (77)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (55)
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Body
Major in Management
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
85% (46)
Number of Graduates
54
First Destination
Employed
76%
Continuing Education
20%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$67,500 (16)
Average Salary (N)
$68,475 (16)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (6)
Body
Major in Marketing
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
86% (122)
Number of Graduates
142
First Destination
Employed
87%
Continuing Education
8%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$73,000 (43)
Average Salary (N)
$71,793 (43)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (26)
Body
Major in Operations Management
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
78% (21)
Number of Graduates
27
First Destination
Employed
95%
Continuing Education
5%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$69,350 (12)
Average Salary (N)
$72,558 (12)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (10)
Body
Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
78% (21)
Number of Graduates
27
First Destination
Employed
81%
Continuing Education
14%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$62,000 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$68,191 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Supply Chain Management
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
92% (35)
Number of Graduates
38
First Destination
Employed
89%
Continuing Education
9%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (16)
Average Salary (N)
$76,694 (16)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (13)
Body
Department of Finance^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
86% (293)
Number of Graduates
339
First Destination
Employed
87%
Continuing Education
10%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (118)
Average Salary (N)
$87,424 (118)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,000 (91)
^Majors included: Finance and Finance + Data Science.
Body
Major in Finance
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
86% (262)
Number of Graduates
306
First Destination
Employed
86%
Continuing Education
11%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$83,000 (105)
Average Salary (N)
$86,743 (105)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,000 (79)
Body
Major in Finance + Data Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (31)
Number of Graduates
33
First Destination
Employed
97%
Continuing Education
3%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$90,000 (13)
Average Salary (N)
$92,923 (13)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (12)
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College of Education
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
182
Number of Graduates
99%
Secured First Destination
89%
Employed
10%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$52,600 (21)
Median Salary (N)
$49,993 (21)
Average Salary (N)
86%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
GIVE YOURSELF TIME AND UTILIZE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AT ILLINOIS
Daniel Vicens
Select Employers
Body
Alexander Leigh Center for Autism
Baby TALK Head Start
Breese Elementary School District 12
Champaign Unit 4 Schools
Chicago Public Schools
Community Consolidated School District 102
Community Consolidated School District 168
Community Consolidated School District 45
Community Consolidated School District 59
Community Unit School District 200
Community Unit School District 201
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Decatur Public Schools
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205
Evanston/Skokie School District 65
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C
Latin School of Chicago
McLean County Unit District No. 5
Meridian School
Mokena Elementary School
Montessori Kids Universe Effingham
Mount Prospect Park District
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200
Orland School District 135
Park Ridge Community Consolidated School District 64
Parkland Child Development Center
Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
Prairie Grove Community Consolidated School District 46
Rantoul City School District 137
Rosedale Union School District
Saint Martin’s University
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
Schiller Park School District 81
School District U-46
Springfield School District 186
Summit School District 104
Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
University Primary School
Urbana School District 116
Winnetka School District 36
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
DePaul University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Western Governors University
Wheaton College
College of Education: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
Body
Department of Curriculum and Instruction^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
84% (131)
Number of Graduates
156
First Destination
Employed
90%
Continuing Education
10%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (17)
Average Salary (N)
$49,521 (17)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$2,500 (6*)
^Majors included: Computer Science + Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Middle Grades Education.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting signing bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide signing bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Computer Science + Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Early Childhood Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (32)
Number of Graduates
45
First Destination
Employed
91%
Continuing Education
9%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$56,000 (6)
Average Salary (N)
$51,300 (6)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Major in Elementary Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
89% (75)
Number of Graduates
84
First Destination
Employed
92%
Continuing Education
8%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$48,375 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$46,406 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Major in Middle Grades Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
88% (22)
Number of Graduates
25
First Destination
Employed
91%
Continuing Education
9%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$48,190 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$52,180 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Learning and Education Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
90%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (10)
Number of Graduates
10
First Destination
Employed
70%
Continuing Education
20%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Major in Special Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (15)
Number of Graduates
16
First Destination
Employed
93%
Continuing Education
7%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$53,500 (8*)
Average Salary (N)
$54,000 (8*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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The Grainger College of Engineering
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
2,120
Number of Graduates
95%
Secured First Destination
60%
Employed
35%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$90,000 (302)
Median Salary (N)
$101,101 (302)
Average Salary (N)
63%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
YOU GET TO CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE WHEN THINGS GET CHALLENGING
Michaela McBride
Select Employers
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Amazon
Apple
Boeing
Burns & McDonnell
CACI International
Capital One
Caterpillar
Collins Aerospace
ComEd
Connelly Electric
Constellation
dbHMS
Eaton
Epic Systems
EY
ExxonMobil
Ford Motor Company
GEICO
General Motors
Google
Grainger
HNTB
Honeywell
IBM
International Motors
Jump Trading
Kimley-Horn
Marvell Technology
Medline Industries
Meta Platforms
Microsoft
Milwaukee Tool
Mortenson
Motorola Solutions
Northrop Grumman
NVIDIA
Optiver
Oracle
Procter & Gamble
Rivian
Rivos
Sargent & Lundy
Siemens
SpaceX
Stanford University
Tesla
Texas Instruments
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Woodward
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Imperial College London
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Loyola University Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Rice University
Santa Clara University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Stanford University
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Texas A&M University
The Ohio State University
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
The Grainger College of Engineering: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
Body
Major in Aerospace Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (97)
Number of Graduates
147
First Destination
Employed
51%
Continuing Education
44%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$83,200 (13)
Average Salary (N)
$81,982 (13)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (8)
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
84%
Knowledge Rate (N)
90% (64)
Number of Graduates
71
First Destination
Employed
66
Continuing Education
19
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$72,736 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5)
^Majors included: Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Engineering Technology and Management for Agricultural Systems. Find Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
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Major in Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (10)
Number of Graduates
16
First Destination
Employed
50%
Continuing Education
50%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$78,500 (10*)
Average Salary (N)
$77,280 (10*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Bioengineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
99%
Knowledge Rate (N)
74% (70)
Number of Graduates
94
First Destination
Employed
51%
Continuing Education
48%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$76,000 (11)
Average Salary (N)
$74,927 (11)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$9,000 (6)
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (104)
Number of Graduates
178
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
40%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,009 (20)
Average Salary (N)
$82,408 (20)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$3,750 (12)
^Majors included: Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
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Major in Civil Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (99)
Number of Graduates
173
First Destination
Employed
61%
Continuing Education
39%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,018 (19)
Average Salary (N)
$82,640 (19)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$3,750 (12)
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Major in Environmental Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (5)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Computer Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
62% (229)
Number of Graduates
372
First Destination
Employed
62%
Continuing Education
34%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$133,000 (43)
Average Salary (N)
$132,200 (43)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$15,500 (30)
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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
91%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (456)
Number of Graduates
678
First Destination
Employed
56%
Continuing Education
35%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$99,700 (117)
Average Salary (N)
$109,851 (117)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (82)
^Majors included: Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
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Major in Computer Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
70% (321)
Number of Graduates
458
First Destination
Employed
57%
Continuing Education
33%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$117,650 (80)
Average Salary (N)
$119,064 (80)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (60)
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Major in Electrical Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (135)
Number of Graduates
220
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
42%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$83,250 (36)
Average Salary (N)
$87,429 (36)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,500 (22)
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Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (71)
Number of Graduates
123
First Destination
Employed
92%
Continuing Education
8%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$85,000 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (11)
^Majors included: Industrial Engineering and Systems Engineering and Design.
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Major in Industrial Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (32)
Number of Graduates
56
First Destination
Employed
88%
Continuing Education
13%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (9)
Average Salary (N)
$77,778 (9)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (5)
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Major in Systems Engineering and Design
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (39)
Number of Graduates
67
First Destination
Employed
95%
Continuing Education
5%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$89,500 (16)
Average Salary (N)
$89,063 (16)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (6)
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Major in Innovation, Leadership & Engineering Entrepreneurship
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (6)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Materials Science & Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (41)
Number of Graduates
62
First Destination
Employed
44%
Continuing Education
56%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$78,000 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$80,250 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$9,500 (9*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
98%
Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (180)
Number of Graduates
334
First Destination
Employed
78%
Continuing Education
21%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$83,000 (57)
Average Salary (N)
$86,293 (57)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,500 (32)
^Majors included: Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.
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Major in Engineering Mechanics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (16)
Number of Graduates
25
First Destination
Employed
75%
Continuing Education
25%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$72,500 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$75,700 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Mechanical Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
98%
Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (164)
Number of Graduates
309
First Destination
Employed
78%
Continuing Education
20%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$82,500 (55)
Average Salary (N)
$86,267 (55)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (31)
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Major in Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
81% (17)
Number of Graduates
21
First Destination
Employed
53%
Continuing Education
41%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (7*)
Average Salary (N)
$87,143 (7*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Department of Physics^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (63)
Number of Graduates
106
First Destination
Employed
34%
Continuing Education
59%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$105,000 (5)
Average Salary (N)
$112,600 (5)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Engineering Physics and Physics.
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Major in Engineering Physics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (53)
Number of Graduates
90
First Destination
Employed
33%
Continuing Education
61%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$102,500 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$115,500 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Physics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
90%
Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (10)
Number of Graduates
16
First Destination
Employed
40%
Continuing Education
50%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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College of Fine and Applied Arts
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
444
Number of Graduates
96%
Secured First Destination
60%
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$55,600 (22)
Median Salary (N)
$54,546 (22)
Average Salary (N)
55%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
LEARN TO EMBRACE THE “GRAY AREA”, WHERE YOU ARE TORN BETWEEN MULTIPLE INTERESTS
MUKTA PHATAK
Select Employers
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2010 Engineering
Action Screen Print & Embroidery
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Caravel Autism Health
Cary Community Consolidated School District 26
Casco Industries
Central States Marketing
Chicago Public Schools
Chipman Design Architecture
City of Chicago School District 299
City Year
CJP Architects
East Aurora School District 131
Edgar County Community Unit School District 6
Expand K
Extern
Gateway Studios & Production Services
Gina Battaglia
Google
Grant Community High School District 124
Hanger
Harvey School District 152
Katherine Frank Creative
KGH
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
La Grange School District 102
LUNA Art and Technology
New Home Star
POP Manufacturing
Publicis Health
Rantoul Township High School District 193
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
Seagle Music Colony
Silkworm
St. Christopher School
The Bravo’s Landscape
Uline
Uniting Voices Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana School District 116
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U
Versay Solutions
Vertical
Village of Shorewood
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Arizona State University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
DePaul University
Fordham University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Pratt Institute
School of Visual Arts
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Texas Tech University
The Ohio State University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Arkansas
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
Western Governors University
Yale University
College of Fine and Applied Arts: Graduate Outcomes by Department/Category and Major
Body
Major in Architectural Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
98%
Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (60)
Number of Graduates
84
First Destination
Employed
39%
Continuing Education
59%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Art & Design Category^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
90%
Knowledge Rate (N)
44% (21)
Number of Graduates
48
First Destination
Employed
62%
Continuing Education
29%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Art Education, Art History, New Media, Photography, and Studio Art.
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Major in Art Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
75% (9)
Number of Graduates
12
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Art History
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in New Media
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
Knowledge Rate (N)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Photography
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
67%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (3)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Studio Art
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
29% (8)
Number of Graduates
28
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Environmental Design Category^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
44% (23)
Number of Graduates
52
First Destination
Employed
82%
Continuing Education
18%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$57,000 (12*)
Average Salary (N)
$56,750 (12*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Design.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Landscape Architecture
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
15% (2)
Number of Graduates
13
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Sustainable Design
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (21)
Number of Graduates
39
First Destination
Employed
80%
Continuing Education
20
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$56,000 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$54,900 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Graphic Design
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (32)
Number of Graduates
59
First Destination
Employed
67%
Continuing Education
30%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$59,250 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$61,833 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Industrial Design
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
46% (17)
Number of Graduates
37
First Destination
Employed
65%
Continuing Education
24%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
School of Music^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (64)
Number of Graduates
93
First Destination
Employed
70%
Continuing Education
25%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$57,600 (11)
Average Salary (N)
$57,359 (11)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5*)
^Majors included: Computer Science + Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz Performance, Lyric Theatre, Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Musicology, Open Studies, and Voice.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting signing bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide signing bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Major in Computer Science + Music
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
75% (9)
Number of Graduates
12
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Instrumental Music
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
73% (11)
Number of Graduates
15
First Destination
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
64%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$88,100 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$85,620 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents. The compensation reflects outcomes for all students with this major, including those who completed dual degrees in other colleges.
Body
Major in Jazz Performance
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
33% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Lyric Theatre
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (4)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Music
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
78%
Knowledge Rate (N)
41% (9)
Number of Graduates
22
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Music Composition
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Music Education
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (31)
Number of Graduates
33
First Destination
Employed
90%
Continuing Education
10%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$61,000 (7*)
Average Salary (N)
$58,643 (7*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Musicology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Open Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Voice
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Performance Arts Category^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
91%
Knowledge Rate (N)
26% (11)
Number of Graduates
42
First Destination
Employed
64%
Continuing Education
27%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Dance and Theatre.
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Major in Dance
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
38% (6)
Number of Graduates
16
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Theatre
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
80%
Knowledge Rate (N)
19% (5)
Number of Graduates
26
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
20%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Urban Studies & Planning
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (19)
Number of Graduates
31
First Destination
Employed
47%
Continuing Education
53%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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School of Information Sciences
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
228
Number of Graduates
95%
Secured First Destination
59%
Employed
36%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$80,000 (25)
Median Salary (N)
$78,038 (25)
Average Salary (N)
51%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
APPLY FOR OPPORTUNITIES EVEN IF YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
Aisaiah Pellecer
Select Employers
Body
AArete
Adobe
AGCO Corporation
Al-Futtaim
Allstate
Capital One
Chicago Bears
City of Champaign
ConvergeOne
Crowe
Deloitte
Digital Design Corporation
Ecolab
Epic Systems
Ernst & Young
FirstService Residential
Garmin
Goldman Sachs
Hirose Electric Americas
IBM
Impact Genome
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kairos
Kaufman Hall
Kearney
KellyMitchell Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Molex
Morningstar
NAHSE Chicago Midwest Chapter
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
OneText
Optum
Origami Risk
Palo Alto Networks
Procter & Gamble
Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company
RSM
Rush University, Medical Center
Tegus
TopBloc
U.S. Department of State
United Airlines
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Walmart
Wells Fargo
ZeroPays
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
California State University - Long Beach
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Duke University
École Normale Supérieure
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Northwestern University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Diego
University of Chicago
University of East London
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
Washington University in St. Louis
School of Information Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major
Body
Major in Information Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
47% (74)
Number of Graduates
157
First Destination
Employed
65%
Continuing Education
28%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$79,250 (18)
Average Salary (N)
$77,719 (18)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,600 (8)
Body
Major in Information Sciences + Data Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
98%
Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (43)
Number of Graduates
71
First Destination
Employed
49%
Continuing Education
49%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (7)
Average Salary (N)
$78,857 (7)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,500 (6*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting signing bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide signing bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
3,450
Number of Graduates
94%
Secured First Destination
52%
Employed
42%
Continuing Education
<1%
Volunteer/Service
$73,250 (312)
Median Salary (N)
$77,740 (312)
Average Salary (N)
58%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
TRY AS MANY NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS AS POSSIBLE
Megan Tafalla
Select Employers
Body
Action Behavior Centers
ADP
Amazon
Aon
Archer Daniels Midland
Barclays
bp
Capital One
Caterpillar
CDW
Champaign Community Unit School District 4
Champaign Public Library
Chicago Public Schools
City of Chicago School District 299
Crowe
Deloitte
Derick Dermatology
Duly Health and Care
Echo Global Logistics
Eli Lilly and Company
Endeavor Health
Epic Systems
EY
ExxonMobil
GEICO
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Goldman Sachs
Google
Handshake
Honeywell
IBM
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mastercard
Mayo Clinic
Meta Platforms
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Northwestern University
Oak Street Health
Optiver
Palantir Technologies
PepsiCo
Phillips 66
Procter & Gamble
Protiviti
Rosecrance Health Network
RSM
School District U-46
State Farm
Target
Techtronic Industries
Tempus AI
TopBloc
UL Solutions
Uline
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana School District 116
Zebra Technologies
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Aurora University
Benedictine University
Boston University
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
City University of New York
Columbia University
Cornell University
Creighton University
DePaul University
Dominican University
Duke University
Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Illinois College of Optometry
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Indianapolis
Johns Hopkins University
Lewis University
Loyola University Chicago
Marquette University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Louis University
New York University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Relay Graduate School of Education
Roosevelt University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Saint Louis University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Stanford University
The Chicago School
The Ohio State University
The Pennsylvania State University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Missouri - St. Louis
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Department/Category and Major
Body
Department of Anthropology^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
42% (16)
Number of Graduates
38
First Destination
Employed
31%
Continuing Education
63%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (9*)
Average Salary (N)
$67,333 (9*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Anthropology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
36% (9)
Number of Graduates
25
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Computer Science + Anthropology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (7)
Number of Graduates
13
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Department of Astronomy^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
51% (32)
Number of Graduates
63
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
45%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$90,000 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$94,333 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Astronomy, Astronomy + Data Science, Astrophysics, and Computer Science + Astronomy.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Astronomy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
48% (11)
Number of Graduates
23
First Destination
Employed
30%
Continuing Education
70%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Astronomy + Data Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (3)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Astrophysics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (10)
Number of Graduates
20
First Destination
Employed
50%
Continuing Education
50%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Computer Science + Astronomy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (8)
Number of Graduates
14
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Chemical Engineering
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
70% (70)
Number of Graduates
100
First Destination
Employed
77%
Continuing Education
23%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$86,500 (34)
Average Salary (N)
$85,716 (34)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (7)
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Department of Chemistry^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (78)
Number of Graduates
131
First Destination
Employed
52%
Continuing Education
44%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$54,000 (21)
Average Salary (N)
$60,048 (21)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Chemistry and Computer Science + Chemistry.
Body
Major in Chemistry
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (71)
Number of Graduates
119
First Destination
Employed
50%
Continuing Education
46%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,500 (18)
Average Salary (N)
$55,333 (18)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Computer Science + Chemistry
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (7)
Number of Graduates
12
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Communication
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (105)
Number of Graduates
211
First Destination
Employed
65%
Continuing Education
29%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (10)
Average Salary (N)
$50,910 (10)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies Category^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (21)
Number of Graduates
37
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
40%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: African American Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Individual Plans of Study, Interdisciplinary, Latin American Studies, and Latina/Latino Studies.
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Major in African American Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
40% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Gender and Women's Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
91%
Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (11)
Number of Graduates
16
First Destination
Employed
45%
Continuing Education
45%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Major in Individual Plans of Study
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Interdisciplinary
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Latin American Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Latina/Latino Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
38% (5)
Number of Graduates
13
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
School of Earth, Society & Environment^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
85%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58
% (62)
Number of Graduates
106
First Destination
Employed
47%
Continuing Education
39%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (12)
Average Salary (N)
$64,485 (12)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science + Geography & GIS, Earth, Society & Environmental Sustainability, Geography & Geographic Information Science, and Geology.
Body
Major in Atmospheric Sciences
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
82%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (11)
Number of Graduates
11
First Destination
Employed
0%
Continuing Education
82%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Computer Science + Geography & GIS
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (2)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Earth, Society & Environmental Sustainability
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
82%
Knowledge Rate (N)
48% (33)
Number of Graduates
69
First Destination
Employed
48%
Continuing Education
33%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (6)
Average Salary (N)
$64,758 (6)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Geography & Geographic Information Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
92%
Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (12)
Number of Graduates
17
First Destination
Employed
50%
Continuing Education
42%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Geology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
90% (9)
Number of Graduates
10
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Department of Economics^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
73% (334)
Number of Graduates
455
First Destination
Employed
56%
Continuing Education
31%
Volunteer/​Service
<1%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$79,000 (89)
Average Salary (N)
$86,721 (89)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (43)
^Majors included: Computer Science & Economics, Econometrics & Quantitative Economics, and Economics.
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Major in Computer Science & Economics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
88% (85)
Number of Graduates
97
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
38%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$129,000 (23)
Average Salary (N)
$127,283 (23)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$20,000 (17)
Body
Major in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
85%
Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (53)
Number of Graduates
75
First Destination
Employed
49%
Continuing Education
36%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$73,000 (11)
Average Salary (N)
$69,532 (11)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (11*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Economics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
86%
Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (196)
Number of Graduates
283
First Destination
Employed
59%
Continuing Education
27%
Volunteer/​Service
<1%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (55)
Average Salary (N)
$73,197 (55)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (22)
Body
Department of English^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (70)
Number of Graduates
119
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
42%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$48,000 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$42,188 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Creative Writing and English.
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Major in Creative Writing
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
35% (11)
Number of Graduates
31
First Destination
Employed
18%
Continuing Education
82%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in English
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (61)
Number of Graduates
91
First Destination
Employed
60%
Continuing Education
37%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (7)
Average Salary (N)
$43,929 (7)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in History
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
56% (60)
Number of Graduates
108
First Destination
Employed
55%
Continuing Education
42%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$47,000 (5)
Average Salary (N)
$45,700 (5)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Integrative Biology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (82)
Number of Graduates
155
First Destination
Employed
37%
Continuing Education
59%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$52,000 (5)
Average Salary (N)
$51,488 (5)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (94)
Number of Graduates
154
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
39%
Volunteer/​Service
<1%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (15)
Average Salary (N)
$77,483 (15)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Classics, Comparative & World Literature, Computer Science + Linguistics, East Asian Languages and Cultures, French, Germanic Studies, Global Studies, Italian, Linguistics, Linguistics and Teaching ESL, Religion, Spanish, and Teaching of Spanish.
Body
Major in Classics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
83% (5)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Major in Comparative & World Literature
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Computer Science + Linguistics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (22)
Number of Graduates
36
First Destination
Employed
45%
Continuing Education
50%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$119,500 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$129,467 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (6*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary and bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary and bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in East Asian Languages and Cultures
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (5)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in French
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
80% (4)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Germanic Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Global Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
92%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (13)
Number of Graduates
23
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
31%
Volunteer/​Service
8%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,500 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$54,833 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Italian
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Linguistics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
83%
Knowledge Rate (N)
32% (6)
Number of Graduates
19
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Linguistics and Teaching ESL
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
75%
Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (4)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Major in Religion
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (1)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Body
Major in Spanish
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
76% (37)
Number of Graduates
49
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
41%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$53,500 (10*)
Average Salary (N)
$53,619 (10*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Teaching of Spanish
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
75% (3)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
Body
Department of Mathematics^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
55% (186)
Number of Graduates
336
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
43%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$90,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$101,428 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$8,500 (16)
^Majors included: Actuarial Science, Mathematics & Computer Science, and Mathematics.
Body
Major in Actuarial Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (38)
Number of Graduates
60
First Destination
Employed
79%
Continuing Education
16%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$81,500 (11)
Average Salary (N)
$83,336 (11)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (7)
Body
Major in Mathematics & Computer Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (55)
Number of Graduates
102
First Destination
Employed
56%
Continuing Education
44%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$129,000 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$162,000 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$15,000 (7)
Body
Major in Mathematics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (93)
Number of Graduates
174
First Destination
Employed
42%
Continuing Education
54%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (7)
Average Salary (N)
$96,143 (7)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
School of Molecular & Cellular Biology^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
51% (174)
Number of Graduates
340
First Destination
Employed
42%
Continuing Education
53%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$47,000 (13)
Average Salary (N)
$49,364 (13)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (7*)
^Majors included: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Neuroscience.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Biochemistry
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (29)
Number of Graduates
50
First Destination
Employed
39%
Continuing Education
54%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (5)
Average Salary (N)
$59,348 (5)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
51% (142)
Number of Graduates
281
First Destination
Employed
42%
Continuing Education
53%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$43,500 (8)
Average Salary (N)
$43,125 (8)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Neuroscience
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
33% (3)
Number of Graduates
First Destination#
Employed
Continuing Education
Volunteer/​Service
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
#To protect the confidentiality of graduates, percentages for First Destination categories are not reported when fewer than 10 graduates have known post-graduation outcomes (Knowledge Rate N <10).
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Body
Department of Philosophy^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
93%
Knowledge Rate (N)
47% (29)
Number of Graduates
62
First Destination
Employed
38%
Continuing Education
55%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$105,000 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$106,600 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
^Majors included: Computer Science + Philosophy and Philosophy.
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Computer Science + Philosophy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (13)
Number of Graduates
26
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
46%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Philosophy
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
44% (16)
Number of Graduates
36
First Destination
Employed
25%
Continuing Education
63%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Political Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
52% (150)
Number of Graduates
287
First Destination
Employed
54%
Continuing Education
41%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$58,000 (25)
Average Salary (N)
$58,566 (25)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$3,750 (8*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Department of Psychology^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (392)
Number of Graduates
656
First Destination
Employed
48%
Continuing Education
48%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$52,764 (36)
Average Salary (N)
$57,717 (36)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (9)
^Majors included: Brain and Cognitive Science and Psychology.
Body
Major in Brain and Cognitive Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
56% (43)
Number of Graduates
77
First Destination
Employed
63%
Continuing Education
37%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (9)
Average Salary (N)
$89,389 (9)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Psychology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (349)
Number of Graduates
579
First Destination
Employed
46%
Continuing Education
49%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (28)
Average Salary (N)
$51,547 (28)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$4,000 (8)
Body
Major in Sociology
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
94%
Knowledge Rate (N)
52% (32)
Number of Graduates
62
First Destination
Employed
53%
Continuing Education
41%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$44,500 (6*)
Average Salary (N)
$44,917 (6*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Department of Statistics^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (232)
Number of Graduates
389
First Destination
Employed
52%
Continuing Education
44%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$93,000 (37)
Average Salary (N)
$110,333 (37)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (19)
^Majors included: Statistics and Statistics & Computer Science.
Body
Major in Statistics
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
96%
Knowledge Rate (N)
56% (136)
Number of Graduates
244
First Destination
Employed
48%
Continuing Education
48%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$81,500 (19)
Average Salary (N)
$84,638 (19)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (9)
Body
Major in Statistics & Computer Science
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
97%
Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (96)
Number of Graduates
145
First Destination
Employed
58%
Continuing Education
39%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$115,000 (17)
Average Salary (N)
$133,482 (17)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$15,000 (11)
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College of Media
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
305
Number of Graduates
89%
Secured First Destination
77%
Employed
12%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$58,000 (36)
Median Salary (N)
$64,653 (36)
Average Salary (N)
59%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
THERE IS NO ONE STRAIGHT PATH, AND LET YOURSELF EXPLORE WITHOUT BEING AFRAID OF UNCERTAINTY
Francesca Dumitrescu
Select Employers
Body
153/Joombas Music Group
Amazon
American Vintage Home
Aquascape
Cancer Center at Illinois
CDW
CDW Government
DCC Marketing
Dealer eProcess
Delta Air Lines
Derse
DICK’S Sporting Goods
Echo Global Logistics
Education Justice Project
Elim Christian Services
Epic Systems
FCB Chicago
HealthScape Advisors
Highdive
Hub Group
Innovid
Insight Global
Intersport
Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf
Jewish United Fund
NBCUniversal
Peoria Charter Coach
PepsiCo
Quantonium
Razorfish
Schafer Condon Carter
Selective Search
Spirito Singers
SpotOn
Stern Pinball
The Trade Desk
TMS
Uline
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Vision One Agency
VML
WCIA
Wintrust Wealth Management
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Columbia University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Liberty University
Northwestern University
The University of Hong Kong
University of California, San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan
University of Southern California
College of Media: Graduate Outcomes by Department and Major
Body
Department of Advertising^
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
89%
Knowledge Rate (N)
62% (143)
Number of Graduates
229
First Destination
Employed
76%
Continuing Education
12%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$67,000 (28)
Average Salary (N)
$69,804 (28)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$8,500 (12)
^Majors included: Advertising and Computer Science + Advertising.
Body
Major in Advertising
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
87%
Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (126)
Number of Graduates
211
First Destination
Employed
76%
Continuing Education
11%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$56,550 (22)
Average Salary (N)
$61,918 (22)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (8)
Body
Major in Computer Science + Advertising
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (17)
Number of Graduates
18
First Destination
Employed
82%
Continuing Education
18%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$96,000 (7)
Average Salary (N)
$111,043 (7)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$24,000 (6*)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting signing bonus, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide signing bonus information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
Body
Major in Journalism
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
95%
Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (21)
Number of Graduates
37
First Destination
Employed
71%
Continuing Education
24%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$44,000 (6)
Average Salary (N)
$46,333 (6)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
Body
Major in Media and Cinema Studies
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
88%
Knowledge Rate (N)
44% (17)
Number of Graduates
39
First Destination
Employed
88%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
Average Salary (N)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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School of Social Work
Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
77
Number of Graduates
100%
Secured First Destination
25%
Employed
75%
Continuing Education
0%
Volunteer/Service
$41,000 (5)
Median Salary (N)
$42,200 (5)
Average Salary (N)
79%
Knowledge Rate
GRADUATE STORIES
STEP OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITY, AND INVEST IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONTINUE TO SHAPE YOUR PROFESSIONAL PATH
Ryan Johnson
Select Employers
Body
Brightpoint
Chicago Behavioral Hospital
Eating Recovery Center
Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana
Intrinsic Schools
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
Next Generation School
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
Publicis Media
Shields Elementary School
Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Thresholds
Township High School District 214
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Select Graduate and Professional Schools
Body
Aurora University
Loyola University Chicago
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tulane University
University of Chicago
University of Denver
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Social Work: Graduate Outcomes by Major
Body
Major in Social Work
Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate
Secured First Destination Rate
100%
Knowledge Rate (N)
79% (61)
Number of Graduates
77
First Destination
Employed
25%
Continuing Education
75%
Volunteer/​Service
0%
Compensation
Median Salary (N)
$41,000 (5*)
Average Salary (N)
$42,200 (5*)
Median Signing Bonuses (N)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with the 2023-2024 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
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Methods
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Sources of Data
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Post-graduate outcomes were identified for 65% of the 2024-2025 graduates (knowledge rate). Of this knowledge data, 44% came directly from graduates through survey responses, while the remaining 56% were obtained from secondary sources. Detailed data counts and percentages by data sources are shown in Table 1. Knowledge rates vary considerably across colleges and majors. Throughout the report, sample sizes and knowledge rates are reported to help make appropriate use of the data. As with all data sets, careful interpretation of the results is encouraged.
Table 1: Sources of Graduate Outcomes Data
Graduate Outcomes Source
Number of Graduates
Percentage of Graduates
Primary Source
2,550
29%
Survey
2,156
24%
Survey + Secondary Source
394
4%
Secondary Source
3,240
36%
National Student Clearinghouse + Other Sources
1,439
16%
U of I Academic Data
<1%
Data from Medical School Application Systems
<1%
College Report + Other Sources
904
10%
Social Media + Other Sources
889
10%
Total Knowledge Rate
5,790
65%
No Response
3,113
35%
Data was collected for six months past the May 2025 graduation date, closing data collection in mid-November 2025. For August and December 2024 graduates, data was accepted through mid-November 2025, but there was not a rigorous pursuit of responses after their initial six-month time periods. Graduate numbers and knowledge rates by cohort are shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Numbers of Graduates and Knowledge Rates by Graduate Cohort
Graduation Cohort
Number of Graduates
Number of Respondents
Knowledge Rate by Cohort
Percent of Total Graduates
Percent of Total Knowledge Rate
August 2024
429
237
55%
5%
4%
December 2024
1,352
911
67%
15%
16%
May 2025
7,122
4,642
65%
80%
80%
Total
8,903
5,790
Knowledge Rate by Cohort = Number of Respondents / Number of Graduates
Percent of Total Graduates = Number of Graduates / Total Number of Graduates
Percent of Total Knowledge Rate = Number of Respondents / Total Number of Respondents
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