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This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 13,829 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 significantthey are generated from varying survey data — use your best judgement
 

 

Major (sort)# Unemployment Rate
Accounting  
266
4.9%
Aerospace Engineering  
45
2.2%
Agriculture/Horticulture  
27
14.8%
Animal Studies  
12
8.3%
Anthropology  
59
6.8%
Archaeology  
5
0.0%
Architecture  
64
4.7%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
17
17.7%
Art & Design Department  
189
7.4%
Astronomy  
7
0.0%
Athletics/Training  
14
7.1%
Automotive Engineering  
19
5.3%
Biology  
339
4.4%
Business - Management and Administration  
1123
5.1%
Chemical Engineering  
62
3.2%
Chemistry  
115
2.6%
Civil Engineering  
93
6.5%
Communications  
373
5.6%
Computer Engineering  
82
8.5%
Computer Science  
413
4.4%
Criminal  
147
4.8%
Cultures/Civilization  
9
11.1%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
105
4.8%
Economics  
297
3.4%
Education  
709
4.4%
Electrical Engineering  
185
3.2%
Engineering Department  
132
3.8%
English  
424
3.3%
Finance  
104
2.9%
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
92
2.2%
Geography and Geosciences  
84
7.1%
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
330
4.9%
Industrial Design  
5
60.0%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
34
2.9%
Interior Design  
12
0.0%
Journalism  
113
6.2%
Kinesiology  
20
0.0%
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
82
2.4%
Linguistics  
6
0.0%
Math  
149
6.0%
Mechanical Engineering  
181
6.1%
Meteorology  
5
0.0%
Music - Composition/Theory  
29
10.3%
Music - Performance  
94
5.3%
Music Education  
70
2.9%
Natural Resources  
15
20.0%
Naval Engineering  
10
0.0%
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science  
5
0.0%
Nursing  
201
5.0%
Other  
722
6.4%
Perfomance Arts  
53
3.8%
Pharmacy  
27
0.0%
Philosophy  
78
9.0%
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
9
11.1%
Physics  
69
4.4%
Political Science  
431
3.3%
PreDent and Dentistry  
6
0.0%
PreLaw and Legal  
79
11.4%
PreMed and Medical  
59
0.0%
PreVet and Veterinary  
9
0.0%
Psychology  
371
4.6%
Public Health  
17
0.0%
Public Policy  
33
3.0%
Religion/Religious  
302
2.7%
School of Information  
43
2.3%
Social Work  
43
4.7%
Sociology  
117
3.4%
Telecommunications  
23
0.0%
Undecided  
58
3.5%
Urban Planning  
19
5.3%
Video/Media  
21
9.5%
Zoology  
18
11.1%

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