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Rate of Unemployment by Major

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Job Satisfaction by Major
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Unemployement by Major
Still in field by Major
This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 15,385 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
Accounting  
288
4.9%
Aerospace Engineering  
51
3.9%
Agriculture/Horticulture  
29
13.8%
Animal Studies  
16
6.3%
Anthropology  
66
7.6%
Archaeology  
5
0.0%
Architecture  
73
5.5%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
17
17.7%
Art & Design Department  
216
9.3%
Astronomy  
8
0.0%
Athletics/Training  
15
6.7%
Automotive Engineering  
20
5.0%
Biology  
372
4.3%
Business - Management and Administration  
1248
5.3%
Chemical Engineering  
63
3.2%
Chemistry  
123
3.3%
Civil Engineering  
107
14.0%
Communications  
416
6.3%
Computer Engineering  
92
8.7%
Computer Science  
459
4.4%
Criminal  
160
4.4%
Cultures/Civilization  
10
10.0%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
116
4.3%
Economics  
316
3.2%
Education  
764
4.7%
Electrical Engineering  
211
2.8%
Engineering Department  
140
3.6%
English  
467
3.2%
Finance  
122
3.3%
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
108
2.8%
Geography and Geosciences  
91
7.7%
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
368
4.9%
Industrial Design  
7
42.9%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
40
2.5%
Interior Design  
16
0.0%
Journalism  
126
6.4%
Kinesiology  
20
0.0%
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
94
2.1%
Linguistics  
7
0.0%
Math  
161
7.5%
Mechanical Engineering  
198
6.6%
Meteorology  
6
0.0%
Music - Composition/Theory  
29
10.3%
Music - Performance  
102
8.8%
Music Education  
76
2.6%
Natural Resources  
14
21.4%
Naval Engineering  
9
0.0%
Nuclear Engineering  
5
0.0%
Nursing  
215
4.7%
Other  
799
6.6%
Perfomance Arts  
59
5.1%
Pharmacy  
37
0.0%
Philosophy  
82
8.5%
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
10
10.0%
Physics  
74
6.8%
Political Science  
477
3.6%
PreDent and Dentistry  
7
0.0%
PreLaw and Legal  
85
10.6%
PreMed and Medical  
63
1.6%
PreVet and Veterinary  
9
0.0%
Psychology  
412
4.4%
Public Health  
17
0.0%
Public Policy  
37
2.7%
Religion/Religious  
317
2.5%
School of Information  
41
2.4%
Social Work  
44
6.8%
Sociology  
131
3.1%
Telecommunications  
24
0.0%
Undecided  
58
3.5%
Urban Planning  
19
5.3%
Video/Media  
25
12.0%
Zoology  
18
11.1%
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