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ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE

2022-2023 REPORT

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Summary of the 2022-2023 Graduating Class

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 experiences of Illinois students who graduated during the 2022-2023 academic year, including August 2022, December 2022, and May 2023 graduation cohorts.

Post-graduate outcomes were identified for 65% of the graduates. Within the data collected, 91% of reporting graduates had secured a 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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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

65%

knowledge rate of where our graduates have landed

88%

of graduates report participating in experiential learning opportunities while at Illinois

91%

secured a first destination of employment (56%), additional education (35%), or volunteer position (<1%)

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U.S. states and 25 foreign countries were represented as first destination locations

78%

of Illinois residents secured their first destination within the state of Illinois (69% of graduates overall remain in Illinois)

40%

of graduates who participated in experiential learning opportunities received a full-time job offer as a result

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76K is the average salary reported by employed bachelor's degree graduates

Graduate Outcomes by College

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 77%	Knowledge Rate (N) 92% (708)	Number of Graduates 766
First Destination	Employed 50%	Continuing Education 27%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $60,000 (191)	Average Salary (N) $56,490 (191)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $4,500 (22)

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College of Applied Health Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 92%	Knowledge Rate (N) 62% (392)	Number of Graduates 630
First Destination	Employed 30%	Continuing Education 62%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $45,000 (30)	Average Salary (N) $47,233 (30)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (9)

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Gies College of Business

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 87% (727)	Number of Graduates 832
First Destination	Employed 75%	Continuing Education 22%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $75,000 (281)	Average Salary (N) $79,595 (281)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (196)

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College of Education

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 57% (71)	Number of Graduates 125
First Destination	Employed 76%	Continuing Education 18%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $48,000 (18)	Average Salary (N) $48,596 (18)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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The Grainger College of Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 64% (1,195)	Number of Graduates 1,875
First Destination	Employed 63%	Continuing Education 34%	Volunteer/Service <1%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $84,000 (397)	Average Salary (N) $93,837 (397)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $7,500 (289)

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College of Fine + Applied Arts

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 49% (214)	Number of Graduates 438
First Destination	Employed 56%	Continuing Education 39%	Volunteer/Service 1%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $55,500 (36)	Average Salary (N) $59,185 (36)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $15,000 (7)

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School of Information Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 86%	Knowledge Rate (N) 60% (64)	Number of Graduates 107
First Destination	Employed 67%	Continuing Education 19%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,000 (29)	Average Salary (N) $80,779 (29)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (20)

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 91%	Knowledge Rate (N) 56% (1,788)	Number of Graduates 3,181
First Destination	Employed 50%	Continuing Education 40%	Volunteer/Service 1%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $70,000 (362)	Average Salary (N) $71,135 (362)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (128)

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College of Media

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 83%	Knowledge Rate (N) 61% (178)	Number of Graduates 292
First Destination	Employed 73%	Continuing Education 10%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $55,500 (35)	Average Salary (N) $61,157 (35)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $10,000 (10)

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School of Social Work

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 79% (68)	Number of Graduates 86
First Destination	Employed 19%	Continuing Education 77%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) -	Average Salary (N) -	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

Employment

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.

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Select Industries

Employed more than 100 graduates

Accounting

Consulting

Food & Beverage

Healthcare Services & Hospitals

High Tech / Information Technology

Investment & Finance

Employed more than 60 graduates

Advertising, PR & Marketing

Aerospace & Aviation

Banking & Financial Services

Construction

Education, Higher Education

Manufacturing

Retail Trade

Employed more than 30 graduates

Agriculture & Agri-Business

Automotive

Education, Pre-K - 12 Education

Government - Local, State & Federal

Insurance

Internet

Legal Services

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Non-Profit/Philanthropy

Real Estate

Transportation & Logistics

Utilities and Renewable Energy

Employed more than 10 graduates

Architecture & Planning

Business Services

Chemicals

Electronics & Electronic Manufacturing

Environment & Natural Resources

Health, Wellness & Fitness

Management Consulting

Military & Defense

Movies, TV, Music

Pharmaceuticals

Research & Science

Social & Human Services

Sports & Leisure

Veterinary

Employed graduates

Animal & Wildlife

Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Computer Systems Design & Networks

Consumer Services & Products

Fashion & Apparel

Hotel, Restaurant, & Hospitality

Human Resources

Journalism, Media & Publishing

Mining & Metals

Museums, Historical Sites, & Libraries

Oil & Gas

Performing and Fine Arts

Politics

Travel & Tourism

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Select Employers

Employed more than 40 graduates

Amazon

Deloitte

Epic Systems

KPMG

PwC

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Employed more than 20 graduates

Crowe

EY

JPMorgan Chase & Co

PepsiCo

Employed more than 10 graduates

AbbVie

Apple Inc.

Baker Tilly

Boeing

Capital One

Carle Health

Caterpillar

Constellation

Grainger

IBM

John Deere

Medline Industries

Microsoft

Motorola Solutions

Northrop Grumman

RSM

Texas Instruments

Employed more than 5 graduates

Abbott

Accenture

Alight Solutions

Alvarez & Marsal

Ameren

Ankura Consulting Group

Archer Daniels Midland

BMO

BP

Bain & Company

Bank of America

Bloomberg

Burns & McDonnell

CDW

CME Group

Cargill

Discover Financial Services

Echo Global Logistics

Eli Lilly & Co

Enterprise Mobility

Goldman Sachs

Google

Grant Thornton

IMC Trading

Kimley-Horn

Morningstar, Inc.

Mortenson

Navistar, Inc.

Northern Trust Corporation

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University

Oracle

Procter & Gamble

Protiviti

Raytheon

Samsung

SpaceX

Synchrony Financial

Tesla

The Walt Disney Company

U.S. Army

United Airlines

Employed graduates

AECOM

AT&T

AccuWeather

Advocate Health

Alibaba Group

Alter Domus

American Express

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Aspire Software

Atlassian

BCG

Barclays

Berkshire Hathaway

Blue Cross Blue Shield

ByteDance

CBOE

Chicago Public Schools

CNA Financial

COUNTRY Financial

CapGemini

Champaign Unit 4 School District

Cognizant

Credit Suisse

Discovery Life Sciences

Epsilon

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

First American Bank

Ford Motor Company

Fairlife, LLC

GE Healthcare

General Mills

General Motors

Global Overview

Hallstar

Handshake

Hive

Illinois Department of Revenue

Illinois Farm Bureau

Johnson & Johnson

Kearney

Kraft Heinz Company

LG Electronics

LaSalle Network

Lenovo

Lululemon

Medtronic

Mercer

Merrill Lynch

Meta Platforms

MongoDB

MuleSoft

Nestle

Netflix

Nordstrom

Old National Bank

PMG

PayPal

Planteneers LLC

Salesforce

Samsung Biologics

Starbucks

Teach for America

Uline

Vanguard Group

Walmart

Wells Fargo

Continuing Education

The list below outlines the graduate and professional school choices of Illinois graduates. For insights into the specific graduate and professional school by colleges, please visit the respective college pages.

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Enrolled more than 800 graduates

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Enrolled more than 30 graduates

Northwestern University

University of Illinois Chicago

Enrolled more than 10 graduates

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

DePaul University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harper College

Johns Hopkins University

Loyola University Chicago

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York University

Parkland College

Purdue University

Rush University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Stanford University

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Chicago

University of Michigan

University of Southern California

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Enrolled more than 5 graduates

Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Duke University

Eastern Illinois University

Elmhurst University

Governors State University

Illinois State University

Indiana University Bloomington

Midwestern University

National Louis University

Northern Illinois University

Princeton University

Rosalind Franklin University

Saint Louis University

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, San Diego

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Maryland

University of Miami

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Texas at Austin

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

Enrolled graduates

Arizona State University

Boston University

California Institute of Technology

Chicago State University

DePaul University

ETH Zurich

George Washington University

Harvard University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana University Northwest

Kansas State University

Michigan State University

Northeastern University

Pennsylvania State University

The University of Queensland

University of Buffalo

University of California, San Francisco

University of Central Florida

University of Connecticut

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Washington State University

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Degree Sought

11%

Doctoral Degree (e.g., Ph.D.)

3%

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2%

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) /Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

4%

Other Doctoral Professional Degree (e.g., D.O.T., D.P.T., D.V.M.)

31%

Master of Science (M.S.)

7%

Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.)

35%

Other Master's Degree (e.g, M.A., M.Eng., M.S.W.)

7%

Other (e.g., Certificate, Post-Bacc)

Select Area of Study

Enrolled More than 100 graduates

Accountancy

Business & Management

Computer & Information Sciences

Engineering - Computer, Electrical

Health Professions & Sciences

Enrolled More than 50 graduates

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Engineering - Aerospace, Materials, Mechanical

Legal Professions & Studies

Social Work

Enrolled More than 25 graduates

Data Science & Informatics

Education & Teaching

Engineering - Agricultural, Bio, Chemical

Engineering - Civil, Environmental, Industrial

Human Resources & Labor Relations

Medicine

Nursing

Physical Sciences

Psychology

Veterinary Medicine / Sciences

Enrolled More than 15 graduates

Architecture & Landscape Architecture

Community & Public Health

Engineering - Other

Health Administration

Mathematics & Statistics

Visual & Performing Arts

Geographic Locations

As shared by 4,554 graduates, the majority of the class (69%) chose a first destination within the state of Illinois, with an additional 29% selecting other U.S. destinations. Some of the most common U.S. destinations outside of Illinois include California, New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington, Indiana, Missouri, and Massachusetts. An additional <2% of graduates indicated a variety of international locations across the world, including South Korea, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, and France.

A geographical map of the USA represents the distribution of graduates across all states.

First Destinations of Illinois Graduates

Alabama:

8
Alaska:

0
Arizona:

20
Arkansas:

6
California:

219
Colorado:

21
Connecticut:

14
Delaware:

1
Florida:

34
Georgia:

34
Hawaii:

4
Idaho:

3
Illinois:

3,153
Indiana:

57
Iowa:

20
Kansas:

7
Kentucky:

3
Louisiana:

2
Maine:

2
Maryland:

28
Massachusetts:

54
Michigan:

42
Minnesota:

23
Mississippi:

1
Missouri:

56
Montana:

3
Nebraska:

4
Nevada:

2
New Hampshire:

0
New Jersey:

21
New Mexico:

5
New York:

135
North Carolina:

31
North Dakota:

2
Ohio:

20
Oklahoma:

3
Oregon:

9
Pennsylvania:

41
Rhode Island:

4
South Carolina:

8
South Dakota:

1
Tennessee:

20
Texas:

95
Utah:

10
Vermont:

1
Virginia:

22
Washington:

74
West Virginia:

1
Wisconsin:

80
Wyoming:

2
International:

66
U.S. (No state provided): 62

INTERNATIONAL
Australia:

1
Belgium:

1
Brazil:

1
Canada:

4
China:

6
Denmark:

1
England:

1
France:

2
Germany:

3
Grenada:

2
Hong Kong:

1
India:

2
Indonesia:

3
Japan:

1
Malaysia:

1
Netherlands:

1
Saudi Arabia:

2
Singapore:

2
South Korea:

15
Spain:

1
Sweden:

1
Switzerland:

2
Thailand:

1
United Arab Emirates: 2
United Kingdom:

9

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Experiential Learning

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. 88% of graduates reported participating in experiential learning. Here is a snapshot of how they gained experience, as shared by 2,506 graduates.

Experiential Learning Activity	Number of Respondents	Percentage of Respondents
Internships	1,798	72%
Undergraduate Research Projects	741	30%
Study Abroad	219	9%
Service learning/volunteering	365	15%
Assistantships	468	19%
Field experiences/practicums	256	10%
Student teaching	212	8%
Clinical experiences	178	7%
Co-ops	116	5%
I did not complete any of the above	247	10%

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88%

of graduates reported participating in experiential learning

40%

of graduates who participated in experiential learning activities received a full-time offer as a result

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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766

Number of Graduates

77%

Secured First Destination

50%

Employed

27%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$60,000 (191)

Median Salary (N)

$56,490 (191)

Average Salary (N)

92%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

BLENDING PHILANTHROPY WITH BUSINESS: A JOURNEY OF GROWTH AND IMPACT

Samantha Ryzner

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Select Employers

ALDI

AT&T

Accenture

Ameriprise Financial

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Archer Daniels Midland

BNSF Logistics

Bank of America

Berkshire Hathaway

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Busey Bank

CME Group

CVS Health

Carle Health

Champaign County Humane Society

Chicago Public Schools

Crowe

Deloitte

Discovery Life Sciences

Enterprise Mobility

Epic Systems

Expedia Group

Fairlife, LLC

First American Bank

Genpact

Goldman Sachs

Grainger

Hormel Foods

Illinois Farm Bureau

Illinois High School

JPMorgan Chase

John Deere

Kerry Group

Kraft Heinz Company

LaSalle Network

MAT Holdings Inc

Medline Industries

Merrill Lynch

Morgan Stanley

Morningstar, Inc.

Motorola Solutions

Nestle

Old National Bank

Oracle NetSuite

PepsiCo

Planteneers LLC

PwC

Savant Wealth Management

Sterling Wealth Management

The Atkins Group

The Walt Disney Company

U.S. Army

U.S. Department of Agriculture

UBS

United Airlines

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Vanguard Group

Wells Fargo

Zentis

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Arizona State University

Arkansas State University

Boston University

Cornell University

DePaul University

Eastern Illinois University

Johns Hopkins University

Kansas State University

Loyola University Chicago

Michigan State University

New York University

Northeastern University

Parkland College

Penn Foster College

Purdue University

Rush University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Texas A&M University

The University of Queensland

University of Arizona

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago

University of Idaho

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of London

University of Loyola Chicago

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Southern California

University of Tennessee

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington State University

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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 83%	Knowledge Rate (N) 93% (234)	Number of Graduates 251
First Destination	Employed 68%	Continuing Education 15%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $62,000 (101)	Average Salary (N) $63,362 (101)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (15)

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Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 89%	Knowledge Rate (N) 97% (35)	Number of Graduates 36
First Destination	Employed 66%	Continuing Education 23%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $47,500 (14)	Average Salary (N) $48,693 (14)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Animal Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 71%	Knowledge Rate (N) 94% (133)	Number of Graduates 141
First Destination	Employed 31%	Continuing Education 40%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $38,760 (24)	Average Salary (N) $41,693 (24)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Crop Sciences and Horticulture^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 90%	Knowledge Rate (N) 97% (30)	Number of Graduates 31
First Destination	Employed 47%	Continuing Education 43%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation*	Median Salary (N) $55,000 (8)	Average Salary (N) $52,006 (8)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Computer Science & Crop Sciences, Crop Sciences, Horticulture, and Plant Biotechnology.

*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2021-2022 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.

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Food Science and Human Nutrition^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 86%	Knowledge Rate (N) 95% (71)	Number of Graduates 75
First Destination	Employed 31%	Continuing Education 55%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $65,000 (7)	Average Salary (N) $62,709 (7)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Dietetics and Nutrition, Food Science, and Food Science & Human Nutrition

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, continued

Human Development and Family Studies^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 60%	Knowledge Rate (N) 90% (90)	Number of Graduates 100
First Destination	Employed 29%	Continuing Education 31%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $40,000 (9)	Average Salary (N) $42,378 (9)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Human Development & Family Studies, and Human Resources & Family Studies

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Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 67%	Knowledge Rate (N) 88% (72)	Number of Graduates 82
First Destination	Employed 56%	Continuing Education 11%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $34,560 (15)	Average Salary (N) $34,751 (15)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Technical Systems Management^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 80%	Knowledge Rate (N) 88% (46)	Number of Graduates 52
First Destination	Employed 72%	Continuing Education 8%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $67,000 (21)	Average Salary (N) $65,383 (21)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems, and Technical Systems Management

College of Applied Health Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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630

Number of Graduates

92%

Secured First Destination

30%

Employed

62%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$45,000 (30)

Median Salary (N)

$47,233 (30)

Average Salary (N)

62%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

FROM COURTSIDE DREAMS TO MARKETING GOALS: NAVIGATING THE WORLD OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Tomasz Sternik

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Select Employers

AECC Mobility

Advocate Health

Amazon

Aon

Arch Insurance Group

Aspire Software

BJC HealthCare

BRYCER, LLC

CSL Plasma

CVS Health

Carle Health

Chestnut Health Systems

Chicago ABA Therapy

Christie Clinic

Crowe

CuraLinc Healthcare

Epic Systems

Epsilon

Esperanza Health Centers

Everside Health

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

Lakeshore Sport & Fitness

Marsh

Medix

Medline Industries

Medtronic

Menards

Mercer

Midwest Center for Women's HealthCare

Morgan Stanley

Muscle & Joint Physical Therapy

Northshore University Healthsystem

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

PepsiCo

Red Bull

Rush University

Stryker

Textron

UnityPoint Health

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Webster Dental Care

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Arkansas State University

Boston College

Brown University

California State University, Fullerton

DePaul University

Elmhurst University

Illinois State University

Indiana University Bloomington

Lewis University

Loyola University Chicago

Marquette University

Midwestern University

New York University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Rush University

Saint Louis University

Saint Xavier University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

University of Arizona

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Francisco

University of Chicago

University of Georgia

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Indianapolis

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Miami

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Mississippi

University of Phoenix

University of South Carolina

University of Southern Indiana

University of Texas at Houston

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

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College of Applied Health Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Community Health

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 93%	Knowledge Rate (N) 60% (97)	Number of Graduates 163
First Destination	Employed 39%	Continuing Education 54%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $57,500 (12)	Average Salary (N) $57,998 (12)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (7)

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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 82%	Knowledge Rate (N) 58% (73)	Number of Graduates 126
First Destination	Employed 34%	Continuing Education 48%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $40,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $40,200 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Kinesiology

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 91%	Knowledge Rate (N) 61% (106)	Number of Graduates 174
First Destination	Employed 23%	Continuing Education 68%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $40,000 (7)	Average Salary (N) $35,000 (7)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 57% (46)	Number of Graduates 81
First Destination	Employed 61%	Continuing Education 35%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $45,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $46,000 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Speech and Hearing Science

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 81% (70)	Number of Graduates 86
First Destination	Employed 5%	Continuing Education 94%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) -	Average Salary (N) -	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

Gies College of Business

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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832

Number of Graduates

97%

Secured First Destination

75%

Employed

22%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$75,000 (281)

Median Salary (N)

$79,595 (281)

Average Salary (N)

87%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

NAVIGATING PATHS: A JOURNEY TO GLOBAL CONSULTANCY

Aryaman Sheth

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Select Employers

Abbott

Accenture

Alvarez & Marsal

BCG

BMO

Bain & Company

Baker Tilly

Bank of America

Beam Suntory

BlackRock

CME Group

Caterpillar

Crowe

Deloitte

Discover Financial Services

EY

GCM Grosvenor

Goldman Sachs

Grainger

Grant Thornton

Guggenheim Partners

JPMorgan Chase & Co

KPMG

Kraft Heinz Company

Lincoln International

Madison Industries

Medline Industries

Miller Cooper & Co.

Nestle

OSI Group

PepsiCo

Plante Moran

Protiviti

PwC

RSM

Synchrony Financial

Target

True Value Company

Uline

Walgreens

William Blair & Company

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Columbia University

Cornell University

DePaul University

Duke University

Johns Hopkins University

New York University

Northwestern University

Texas A&M University

University of Cambridge

University of Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Southern California

University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Gies College of Business: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Accountancy

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 92% (323)	Number of Graduates 352
First Destination	Employed 61%	Continuing Education 38%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $75,000 (126)	Average Salary (N) $80,425 (126)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (89)

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Finance

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 89% (285)	Number of Graduates 322
First Destination	Employed 84%	Continuing Education 12%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $82,000 (127)	Average Salary (N) $84,628 (127)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,500 (96)

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Information Systems & Information Technology

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 91% (184)	Number of Graduates 203
First Destination	Employed 83%	Continuing Education 14%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,000 (80)	Average Salary (N) $79,454 (80)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (61)

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Management

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 86%	Knowledge Rate (N) 83% (44)	Number of Graduates 53
First Destination	Employed 73%	Continuing Education 13%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $70,000 (10)	Average Salary (N) $66,150 (10)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Marketing

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 85% (123)	Number of Graduates 145
First Destination	Employed 86%	Continuing Education 8%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $70,000 (43)	Average Salary (N) $72,716 (43)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (28)

Gies College of Business, continued

Operations Management

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 70% (14)	Number of Graduates 20
First Destination	Employed 93%	Continuing Education 7%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $73,000 (9)	Average Salary (N) $71,944 (9)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $3,500 (6)

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Supply Chain Management

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 93% (57)	Number of Graduates 61
First Destination	Employed 98%	Continuing Education 2%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $77,000 (28)	Average Salary (N) $77,625 (28)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (22)

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Other Majors^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 89% (16)	Number of Graduates 18
First Destination	Employed 81%	Continuing Education 19%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $90,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $89,600 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Strategic Business Development and Entrepreneurship, and Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

College of Education

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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125

Number of Graduates

94%

Secured First Destination

76%

Employed

18%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$48,000 (18)

Median Salary (N)

$48,596 (18)

Average Salary (N)

57%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

EMBRACING EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY: MY PATH TO MUSEUM EDUCATION

Daniela Martinez

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Select Employers

Addison School District #4

Barrington Community Unit School District #220

Chicago Public Schools

Community Consolidated School District #181

Community Consolidated School District #62

Community Unit School District #200

Community Unit School District #3

Community Unit School District #4

Deerfield School District #109

Elmwood Park Community Unit School District #401

Freeport School District #145

Gemini Middle School

Hickory Point Elementary School

Jewel Middle School

Kellar Middle School

Kildeer Countryside School District #96

KinderCare

Kokua Education

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District #95

Lakeville Area School District

LaVergne Lake Elementary School

Lockport High School

Mahomet Junior High School

Monticello Middle School

Mundelein High School District #120

North Chicago Community Unit School District #187

North Palos School District #117

North Star Child Development Center

Orland School District #135

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District #10

Prospect Heights School District #23

Rantoul City School District #137

Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District #54

Skokie School District #68

Skokie School District #73.5

South Central School District #401

Spurlock Museum

Tennyson Center for Children

Township High School District #113

Township High School District #214

Urbana School District #116

Villa Grove Community Unit School District #302

Wauconda Community Unit School District #118

West Northfield School District #31

Yorkville Community Unit School District #115

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Columbia University

Eastern Illinois University

Harper College

National Louis University

Northwestern University

Parkland College

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Western Illinois University

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College of Education: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Early Childhood and Elementary Education^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 54% (39)	Number of Graduates 72
First Destination	Employed 72%	Continuing Education 25%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation*	Median Salary (N) $45,000 (13)	Average Salary (N) $44,231 (13)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education

*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2021-2022 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.

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Middle Grades Education

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 91%	Knowledge Rate (N) 50% (11)	Number of Graduates 22
First Destination	Employed 91%	Continuing Education 0%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $49,000 (8)	Average Salary (N) $50,241 (8)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Special Education

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 74% (17)	Number of Graduates 23
First Destination	Employed 88%	Continuing Education 6%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $50,499 (6)	Average Salary (N) $49,300 (6)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

The Grainger College of Engineering

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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1,875

Number of Graduates

97%

Secured First Destination

63%

Employed

34%

Continuing Education

<1%

Volunteer/Service

$84,000 (397)

Median Salary (N)

$93,837 (397)

Average Salary (N)

64%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

FROM BIOENGINEERING TO QUALITY ENGINEERING: PREPARING FOR A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE

Regan Alcott

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Select Employers

Abbott

AbbVie

Amazon

Ameren

American Express

Apple Inc.

AT&T

Axtria

Bain & Company

Baker Tilly

Barclays

BCG

Bloomberg

Boeing

BP

Burns & McDonnell

CapGemini

Capital One

Caterpillar

CBOE

Cisco

CME Group

Constellation

Crowe

CVS Health

Databricks

Deloitte

Deutsche Bank

Discover Financial Services

Epic Systems

Exxon Mobil Corporation

EY

Ford Motor Company

General Electric

General Motors

Goldman Sachs

Google

Grainger

Grant Thornton

Hive

Honeywell

HP Inc.

IBM

Inspirit AI

Intel

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Kearney

Kimley-Horn

KPMG

Mastercard

Meta Platforms

Microsoft

Mortenson

Motorola Solutions

Navistar, Inc.

Netflix

Northrop Grumman

Nvidia

PayPal

PepsiCo

Pfizer

Procter & Gamble

PwC

Raytheon

Rolls-Royce

Samsung

ServiceNow

SpaceX

State Farm

Tesla

Texas Instruments

The Aerospace Corporation

The Walt Disney Company

Union Pacific Railroad

Walmart

weDignify

Yahoo

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Boston University

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

ETH Zurich

George Washington University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

North Carolina State University

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Stanford University

Technical University of Denmark

Texas A&M University

University College London

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco

University of Chicago

University of Connecticut

University of Florida

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Pennsylvania

University of San Francisco

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

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The Grainger College of Engineering: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Aerospace Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 67% (90)	Number of Graduates 135
First Destination	Employed 67%	Continuing Education 32%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,750 (33)	Average Salary (N) $84,075 (33)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (19)

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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 92%	Knowledge Rate (N) 57% (13)	Number of Graduates 23
First Destination	Employed 61%	Continuing Education 31%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $64,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $67,000 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Bioengineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 98%	Knowledge Rate (N) 71% (61)	Number of Graduates 86
First Destination	Employed 46%	Continuing Education 52%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $79,000 (17)	Average Salary (N) $74,353 (17)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $10,000 (12)

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Civil Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 65% (117)	Number of Graduates 179
First Destination	Employed 62%	Continuing Education 37%	Volunteer/Service <1%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $73,000 (49)	Average Salary (N) $74,098 (49)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $3,000 (32)

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Computer Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 95%	Knowledge Rate (N) 69% (271)	Number of Graduates 392
First Destination	Employed 63%	Continuing Education 32%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $120,000 (95)	Average Salary (N) $118,752 (95)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $15,000 (81)

The Grainger College of Engineering, continued

Computer Science

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 60% (150)	Number of Graduates 251
First Destination	Employed 79%	Continuing Education 20%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $125,000 (47)	Average Salary (N) $131,427 (47)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $23,000 (37)

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Electrical Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 63% (115)	Number of Graduates 184
First Destination	Employed 58%	Continuing Education 39%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $83,600 (41)	Average Salary (N) $88,321 (41)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (29)

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Industrial Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 98%	Knowledge Rate (N) 56% (45)	Number of Graduates 80
First Destination	Employed 82%	Continuing Education 16%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $82,500 (16)	Average Salary (N) $85,450 (16)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $6,250 (12)

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Materials Science & Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 95%	Knowledge Rate (N) 65% (59)	Number of Graduates 91
First Destination	Employed 53%	Continuing Education 42%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,000 (16)	Average Salary (N) $78,850 (16)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (10)

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Mechanical Science & Engineering^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 57% (147)	Number of Graduates 259
First Destination	Employed 65%	Continuing Education 32%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $78,000 (43)	Average Salary (N) $79,507 (43)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (31)

^Majors Included: Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering

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Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 95%	Knowledge Rate (N) 79% (22)	Number of Graduates 28
First Destination	Employed 45%	Continuing Education 50%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $82,000 (9)	Average Salary (N) $81,604 (9)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (7)

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Physics^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 70% (68)	Number of Graduates 97
First Destination	Employed 34%	Continuing Education 63%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $75,000 (13)	Average Salary (N) $80,577 (13)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $4,750 (8)

^Majors Included: Engineering Physics and Physics

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Systems Engineering and Design

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 98%	Knowledge Rate (N) 55% (46)	Number of Graduates 83
First Destination	Employed 76%	Continuing Education 22%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,800 (15)	Average Salary (N) $80,247 (15)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (11)

College of Fine + Applied Arts

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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438

Number of Graduates

96%

Secured First Destination

56%

Employed

39%

Continuing Education

1%

Volunteer/Service

$55,500 (36)

Median Salary (N)

$59,185 (36)

Average Salary (N)

49%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

CRAFTING ARCHITECTURAL VISION: FROM ILLINOIS TO PRINCENTON

Shravan Arun

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Select Employers

AECOM

ARCO

AbbVie

Ace Sign Company

Amazon

Amway

Andrew Fell Architecture and Design

Ascent Integrated Tech

Aspire Drinks

Belk

COBU Architecture Studio

Capital One

Cargill

Chicago Public Schools

Chipman Design Architecture

Clark Construction Group

Cognizant

Creative Artists Agency

Creative Reaction Lab

Elevation Dance Company

Epsilon

F.C. McColm Consulting

Google

Graham & Hyde Architects

HDR, Inc.

Harvard Community Unit School District

The Haus Co.

Indigo Ecological Design, LLC

Innovative Marketing Solutions

Lamar Johnson Collaborative

Leo Burnett

Lululemon

MJ Kellner

Next Generation School

PMG

RL Edward Partners

Ratcliff Architects

Red Clay Dance Company

Spirit Halloween

TEAMS Design

Temu

Tesla

The Chicago High School for the Arts

The HOH Group, Inc

The Walt Disney Company

Turbonet

Twitch

WT Group

Walker Consultants

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Columbia University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harvard University

Indiana University Bloomington

Loyola University Chicago

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Stanford University

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

University of Washington

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College of Fine + Applied Arts: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Architectural Studies

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 56% (49)	Number of Graduates 87
First Destination	Employed 47%	Continuing Education 53%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $58,000 (10)	Average Salary (N) $51,600 (10)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

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Art & Design^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 93%	Knowledge Rate (N) 40% (59)	Number of Graduates 147
First Destination	Employed 73%	Continuing Education 20%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $48,000 (11)	Average Salary (N) $57,973 (11)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Art and Art History, Art Education, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, New Media, Painting, Photography, and Studio Art

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Dance, Music & Theatre^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 95%	Knowledge Rate (N) 52% (75)	Number of Graduates 143
First Destination	Employed 50%	Continuing Education 45%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $58,721 (10)	Average Salary (N) $69,044 (10)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Computer Science and Music, Dance, Instrumental Music, Jazz Performance, Lyric Theatre, Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Open Studies, Theatre, and Voice

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Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 52% (37)	Number of Graduates 71
First Destination	Employed 54%	Continuing Education 41%	Volunteer/Service <3%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $58,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $57,300 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Design, and Urban Studies and Planning

School of Information Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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107

Number of Graduates

86%

Secured First Destination

67%

Employed

19%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$80,000 (29)

Median Salary (N)

$80,779 (29)

Average Salary (N)

60%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

NAVIGATING PATHS: BUILDING A CAREER IN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY

Kaylin Hsiao

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Select Employers

3Vue

Ackerton Partners

Aleysian

Amazon

American Express

BMO

Beam Suntory

Busey

CJ CheilJedang

CVS Health

Capital One

Caterpillar

DCLI

Deloitte

Elysium Digital LLC

Epsilon

Graybar

Impact Advisors

Invenergy

LG Electronics

Liberty Mutual Insurance

McDonald's Corporation

MedVet

Medtronic

Microsoft

Nike

Nordstrom

Northern Trust Corporation

Optum Technology

Oracle

PMG

Pariveda Solutions

RLI Corp

The ABIS Group

ThinkTrends

Twitch

United Airlines

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

California State University, Fullerton

Carnegie Mellon University

Duke University

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

University of Chicago

University of Detroit

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Washington

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School of Information Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Information Sciences

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 86%	Knowledge Rate(N) 60% (64)	Number of Graduates 107
First Destination	Employed 67%	Continuing Education 19%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,000 (29)	Average Salary (N) $80,779 (29)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (20)

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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3,181

Number of Graduates

91%

Secured First Destination

50%

Employed

40%

Continuing Education

1%

Volunteer/Service

$70,000 (362)

Median Salary (N)

$71,135 (362)

Average Salary (N)

56%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

PASSION TO PROFESSION: MY PUBLISHING ODYSSEY

Abby Masucol

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Select Employers

AbbVie

Amazon

Ameren

Argonne National Laboratory

Carle Health

Chicago Public Schools

Children's Hospital Colorado

Coyote Logistics

Databricks

Disability Services of America

Dolphin Research Center

Epic Systems

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Fulbright Association

General Mills

Genius Sports

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Girls in the Game

Grand Teton Lodge Company

Health Management Associates

Heritage Environmental Services

Hyundai Motors

Illinois JusticeCorps

KPMG

Legal Aid Chicago

Lighthouse Autism Center

MacArthur Foundation

Mastercard

Microsoft

Montrose Environmental Group

National Immigrant Justice Center

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

New York Yankees

Northrop Grumman

Northwest Suburban Psychology Group

Pavlov Media

Peace Corps

Penguin Random House

PepsiCo

PwC

Qualtrics

Raytheon

Rock Island Auction Company

Shedd Aquarium

Spark Foundry

Tesla

Texas Instruments

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Senate

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Brown University

Carnegie Mellon University

Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Columbia University

Cornell University

DePaul University

Duke University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harvard University

Illinois College of Optometry

Johns Hopkins University

King's College London

Loyola University Chicago

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical University of South Carolina

National Louis University

New York University

Northwestern University

Oregon State University

Pennsylvania State University

Princeton University

Rice University

Rush University

Saint Louis University

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

University of Amsterdam

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Cambridge

University of Chicago

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Michigan

University of Southern California

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

University of Toronto

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Actuarial Science

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 97%	Knowledge Rate (N) 55% (29)	Number of Graduates 53
First Destination	Employed 86%	Continuing Education 11%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $84,750 (8)	Average Salary (N) $82,500 (8)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (8)

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Astronomy and Physics^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 91%	Knowledge Rate (N) 50% (46)	Number of Graduates 92
First Destination	Employed 35%	Continuing Education 57%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $100,000 (7)	Average Salary (N) $99,724 (7)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science & Astronomy, and Physics

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Biological Sciences^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 89%	Knowledge Rate (N) 55% (255)	Number of Graduates 460
First Destination	Employed 37%	Continuing Education 51%	Volunteer/Service 1%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $43,000 (38)	Average Salary (N) $46,753 (38)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $1,200 (7)

^Majors Included: Biochemistry, Integrative Biology, and Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Chemical Engineering

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 83% (101)	Number of Graduates 122
First Destination	Employed 80%	Continuing Education 20%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $80,500 (61)	Average Salary (N) $82,560 (61)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $6,000 (13)

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Chemistry^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 68% (88)	Number of Graduates 129
First Destination	Employed 46%	Continuing Education 48%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $62,500 (20)	Average Salary (N) $71,248 (20)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Chemistry and Computer Science & Chemistry

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Continued

Communication^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 90%	Knowledge Rate (N) 46% (117)	Number of Graduates 252
First Destination	Employed 59%	Continuing Education 31%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $50,000 (13)	Average Salary (N) $51,500 (13)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Communication and Speech Communication

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Computer Science and Economics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 82% (32)	Number of Graduates 39
First Destination	Employed 63%	Continuing Education 31%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $126,000 (12)	Average Salary (N) $138,000 (12)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $17,500 (8)

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Earth, Society and Environment^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 98%	Knowledge Rate (N) 52% (58)	Number of Graduates 112
First Destination	Employed 52%	Continuing Education 46%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $38,500 (10)	Average Salary (N) $47,540 (10)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science + Geography & GIS, Earth, Society , & Environmental Sustainability, Geography & Geographic Information Science, and Geology

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Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 71%	Knowledge Rate (N) 80% (55)	Number of Graduates 69
First Destination	Employed 60%	Continuing Education 11%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $70,000 (19)	Average Salary (N) $70,947 (19)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (9)

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Economics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 76%	Knowledge Rate (N) 63% (156)	Number of Graduates 246
First Destination	Employed 48%	Continuing Education 28%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $69,500 (33)	Average Salary (N) $67,266 (33)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (18)

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English^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 40% (51)	Number of Graduates 128
First Destination	Employed 69%	Continuing Education 25%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $48,000 (11)	Average Salary (N) $73,691 (11)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Creative Writing and English

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History and Philosophy^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 58% (78)	Number of Graduates 135
First Destination	Employed 54%	Continuing Education 42%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $52,500 (15)	Average Salary (N) $63,752 (15)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Computer Science & Philosophy, History, History of Art, and Philosophy

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Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 95%	Knowledge Rate (N) 60% (78)	Number of Graduates 131
First Destination	Employed 55%	Continuing Education 40%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $76,500 (21)	Average Salary (N) $78,219 (21)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $12,500 (8)

^Majors Included: Classics, Computer Science & Linguistics, East Asian Languages & Cultures, French, Germanic Studies, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, Religion, Slavic Studies, Spanish, and Teaching of Spanish

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Continued

Math and Computer Science

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 100%	Knowledge Rate (N) 67% (58)	Number of Graduates 87
First Destination	Employed 43%	Continuing Education 57%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $110,000 (11)	Average Salary (N) $131,182 (11)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $15,000 (6)

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Mathematics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 89%	Knowledge Rate (N) 47% (66)	Number of Graduates 139
First Destination	Employed 30%	Continuing Education 59%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $68,500 (8)	Average Salary (N) $80,125 (8)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (5)

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Political Science, Global Studies, and Area Studies^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Success Rate 92%	Knowledge Rate (N) 57% (167)	Number of Graduates 294
First Destination	Employed 53%	Continuing Education 39%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $55,000 (28)	Average Salary (N) $53,691 (28)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,000 (6)

^Majors Included: Global Studies and Political Science

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Psychology^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 90%	Knowledge Rate (N) 52% (304)	Number of Graduates 587
First Destination	Employed 39%	Continuing Education 51%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $45,000 (39)	Average Salary (N) $48,905 (39)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $3,000 (11)

^Majors Included: Brain and Cognitive Science, and Psychology

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Sociology, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 80%	Knowledge Rate (N) 58% (90)	Number of Graduates 155
First Destination	Employed 39%	Continuing Education 41%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $50,000 (13)	Average Salary (N) $54,366 (13)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: African American Studies, Anthropology, Computer Science & Anthropology, Gender and Women's Studies, Individual Plans of Study, Latin American Studies, Latin/Latino Studies, and Sociology

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Statistics

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 94%	Knowledge Rate (N) 50% (106)	Number of Graduates 211
First Destination	Employed 55%	Continuing Education 39%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $83,000 (25)	Average Salary (N) $76,580 (25)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $5,500 (13)

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Statistics and Computer Science

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 99%	Knowledge Rate (N) 70% (84)	Number of Graduates 120
First Destination	Employed 56%	Continuing Education 43%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $125,000 (15)	Average Salary (N) $122,227 (15)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $20,000 (11)

College of Media

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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292

Number of Graduates

83%

Secured First Destination

73%

Employed

10%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$55,500 (35)

Median Salary (N)

$61,157 (35)

Average Salary (N)

61%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

NAVIGATING ADVERTISING AND DATA AT U of I

Nate Walinder

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AbelsonTaylor

AccuWeather

Affinitiv

Amazon

Bank of America

Bloomberg

Bouy Films

Busey Bank

ByteDance

Cargill

Chicago Blackhawks

Citi

Davis Harrison Dion

Deloitte

Epic Systems

FCB Chicago

Global Overview

Goldman Sachs

Handshake

HubSpot

Illinois Public Media

JPMorgan Chase & Co

KOMYOON Inc

Lenovo

Mindshare

Mobiiworld

Morningstar, Inc.

Motorola Solutions

Nestle

Nordstrom

Paramount

PepsiCo

Pinnacle

Publicis Groupe

Roambee

Stevens & Tate Marketing

Temu

The Walt Disney Company

Uline

Vericast

WGN-TV

Yamamoto

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Northwestern University

The University of Arizona Global Campus

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Southern California

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College of Media: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Advertising^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 85%	Knowledge Rate (N) 64% (130)	Number of Graduates 203
First Destination	Employed 76%	Continuing Education 9%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $59,000 (29)	Average Salary (N) $64,777 (29)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) $7,500 (10)

^Majors Included: Advertising, and Computer Science & Advertising

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Journalism^

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 87%	Knowledge Rate (N) 66% (31)	Number of Graduates 47
First Destination	Employed 74%	Continuing Education 13%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) $40,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $42,120 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

^Majors Included: Journalism, and News-Editorial

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Media and Cinema Studies

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 59%	Knowledge Rate (N) 40% (17)	Number of Graduates 42
First Destination	Employed 47%	Continuing Education 12%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation*	Median Salary (N) $30,000 (5)	Average Salary (N) $34,400 (5)	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2021-2022 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.

School of Social Work

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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86

Number of Graduates

96%

Secured First Destination

19%

Employed

77%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

79%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

NAVIGATING THE PATH OF SOCIAL WORK: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND ADVOCACY

Olivia Klonoski

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Select Employers

A Closer Bond Dog Training

Action Behavior Centers

Aspira Inc. Of Illinois

Chicago Public Schools

Clearbrook

Gulf Coast JFCS

Northwestern Medicine

Rosecrance

SOS Children's Villages

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Loyola University Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Chicago

Saint Louis University

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School of Social Work: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Social Work

Secured Destination and Knowledge Rate	Secured First Destination Rate 96%	Knowledge Rate (N) 79% (68)	Number of Graduates 86
First Destination	Employed 19%	Continuing Education 77%	Volunteer/Service 0%
Compensation	Median Salary (N) -	Average Salary (N) -	Median Signing Bonuses (N) -

Methods

Information pertaining to data collection, privacy and confidentiality, terms and conditions, as well as data analysis and presentation, can be accessed via this link.

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Sources of Data

Post-graduate outcomes were identified for 65% of the 2022-2023 graduates. As can be seen in Table 1, just over half of the data for this report came from survey responses (52%), while a smaller amount came from secondary sources (48%). Knowledge rates vary considerably across colleges and majors. Throughout the report, sample size 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 Graduates Outcomes Data

Graduate Outcomes Source	Number of Graduates	Percentage of Graduates
Primary Source	2,792	34%
Survey	2,222	27%
Survey + Secondary Source	570	6.9%
Secondary Source	2,546	31%
National Student Clearinghouse	884	10.8%
College Report	855	10.4%
Social Media	807	9.8%
No Response	2,867	34.9%
Total Knowledge Rate	5,338	65%

Data was collected for six months past the May 2023 graduation date, closing data collection in mid-November 2023. For August and December 2022 graduates, data was accepted through mid-November 2023, but there was not a rigorous pursuit of responses after their initial six-month time periods. Graduate numbers and knowledge rates by cohort can be seen 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 2022	469	275	59%	6%	5%
December 2022	1,304	841	64%	16%	16%
May 2023	6,432	4,222	66%	78%	79%
Total	8,205	5,338

*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

2022 - 2023 Annual Report

Summary of the 2022-2023 Graduating Class

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Graduate Outcomes by College

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

College of Applied Health Sciences

Gies College of Business

College of Education

The Grainger College of Engineering

College of Fine + Applied Arts

School of Information Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Media

School of Social Work

Employment

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Geographic Locations

First Destinations of Illinois Graduates

Experiential Learning

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication

Animal Sciences

Crop Sciences and Horticulture^

Food Science and Human Nutrition^

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, continued

Human Development and Family Studies^

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Technical Systems Management^

College of Applied Health Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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College of Applied Health Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Community Health

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Kinesiology

Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Speech and Hearing Science

Gies College of Business

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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Gies College of Business: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Accountancy

Finance

Information Systems & Information Technology

Management

Marketing

Gies College of Business, continued

Operations Management

Supply Chain Management

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College of Education

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College of Education: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Early Childhood and Elementary Education^

Middle Grades Education

Special Education

The Grainger College of Engineering

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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The Grainger College of Engineering: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Aerospace Engineering

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Bioengineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering