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Rate of Unemployment by Major

This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 27,894 alumni who have taken our survey.

The number of surveys, years, major, motivation levels and tenacity all play a role in employment rates, and overall employability.

Not all the numbers are statistically significant -- they are generated from varying survey data -- use your best judgement

Major (sort)# Unemployment Rate
Average for all Majors27,894
8.70%
Accounting  472
12.3% 
Aerospace Engineering  107
10.3% 
Agriculture/ Horticulture  61
16.4% 
Animal Studies  
39
12.8% 
Anthropology  100
6.0% 
Archaeology  
15
0.0% 
Architecture  119
5.0% 
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  40
10.0% 
Art & Design Department  400
12.8% 
Astronomy  
20
0.0% 
Athletics/ Training  
35
2.9% 
Automotive Engineering  58
3.5% 
Biology  647
6.0% 
Business - Management and Administration  1999
8.5% 
Chemical Engineering  127
28.4% 
Chemistry  208
4.3% 
Civil Engineering  173
11.6% 
Communications  645
7.1% 
Computer Engineering  136
6.6% 
Computer Science  708
5.1% 
Criminal  243
4.9% 
Cultures/ Civilization  
25
12.0% 
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc  222
11.7% 
Economics  
481
4.4% 
Education  1114
8.5% 
Electrical Engineering  304
4.0% 
Engineering Department  485
50.7% 
English  697
4.6% 
Finance  194
5.7% 
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc  190
5.8% 
Genetics  22
0.0% 
Geography and Geosciences  146
5.5% 
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.)  
566
8.8% 
Industrial Design  
29
10.3% 
Industrial Operations Engineering  71
8.5% 
Interior Design  63
12.7% 
Journalism  168
7.7% 
Kinesiology  52
1.9% 
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc.  146
4.8% 
Linguistics  
28
7.1% 
Math  244
6.2% 
Mechanical Engineering  294
6.8% 
Meteorology  
17
0.0% 
Music - Composition/ Theory  
46
8.7% 
Music - Performance  
178
9.0% 
Music Education  125
2.4% 
Natural Resources  
40
7.5% 
Naval Engineering  37
8.1% 
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science  26
0.0% 
Nuclear Engineering  18
0.0% 
Nursing  393
9.2% 
Nutrition  18
11.1% 
Other  1360
10.6% 
Perfomance Arts  110
6.4% 
Pharmacy  67
4.5% 
Philosophy  132
9.1% 
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science  
28
10.7% 
Physics  120
5.0% 
Political Science  672
5.8% 
PreDent and Dentistry  24
29.2% 
PreLaw and Legal  130
10.8% 
PreMed and Medical  112
5.4% 
Preparatory  
17
0.0% 
PreVet and Veterinary  22
4.6% 
Psychology  754
6.0% 
Public Health  
42
4.8% 
Public Policy  
61
3.3% 
Radiological Sciences  18
0.0% 
Religion/ Religious  
421
2.6% 
School of Information  76
4.0% 
Social Work  
108
8.3% 
Sociology  
212
4.7% 
Telecommunications  36
0.0% 
Undecided  
79
5.1% 
Urban Planning  
33
3.0% 
Video/ Media  48
8.3% 
Zoology  
37
8.1% 

Zoology Major unemployment rate

_ZoologyAll Majors
Unemployed%8%9
Minimum Wage%11%4
All Others%68%86
More: Unemployment for all Majors *** not counting stay at home parents *** not counting those currently in grad school

Are things going well in Zoology?

Going Well%59
Not Going Well%41
More: All Majors Satisfaction ??? This is a social "life satisfaction" question. Overall, would people who graduated with a degree in Zoology say that their life is going well? It could be interpreted in terms of stress, salary, long hours, future prospects, etc. *** not counting those currently in grad school

Graduates who stayed in Zoology

Still in Field%46
Got out%54
More: All Majors Still in field ??? A high "got out" percentage can be interpreted a couple of ways -- for instance, perhaps the major is a great stepping stone to becoming a totally different career -- like a doctor. Or perhaps the jobs one gets with the major just aren't that great. *** not counting those currently in grad school

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