2023 - 2024 Annual Report

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ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE

2023-2024 REPORT

Graduates in blue gowns joyfully jump on a green lawn, celebrating on the main quad.

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Summary of the 2023-2024 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 the experiences of Illinois students who graduated during the 2023-2024 academic year, including August 2023, December 2023, and May 2024 graduation cohorts.

Post-graduate outcomes were identified for 67% of the graduates. Within the data collected, 90% 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

67%
knowledge rate of where our graduates have landed
91%
of graduates report participating in experiential learning opportunities while at Illinois
90%
secured a first destination of employment (50%), additional education (40%), or volunteer position (<1%)
    46
U.S. states and 17 foreign countries were represented as first destination locations
80%
of Illinois residents secured their first destination within the state of Illinois (69% of graduates overall remain in Illinois)
42%
of graduates who participated in experiential learning opportunities received a full-time job offer as a result
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75K is the average salary reported by employed bachelor's degree graduates

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Graduate Outcomes for Bachelor's Degree Recipients 

 

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Secured Destination* and
Knowledge Rate**		 Secured First Destination Rate
90%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (5,582)		 Number of Graduates
8,341
First Destination Employed
50%		 Continuing Education
40%		 Volunteer/Service
<1%
Compensation*** Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (1,233)		 Average Salary (N)
$75,373 (1,233)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (574)
*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, terms and conditions, as well as data analysis and presentation, can be accessed via this link.  
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Graduate Outcomes by College

 

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
78%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
95% (676)		 Number of Graduates
715
First Destination Employed
52%		 Continuing Education
25%		 Volunteer/Service
<1%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$61,500 (161)		 Average Salary (N)
$61,138 (161)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (21)
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College of Applied Health Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
91%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (372)		 Number of Graduates
616
First Destination Employed
27%		 Continuing Education
65%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$45,000 (19)		 Average Salary (N)
$44,469 (19)		 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)
94% (733)		 Number of Graduates
782
First Destination Employed
75%		 Continuing Education
21%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (288)		 Average Salary (N)
$76,560 (288)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (203)
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College of Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
94%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (112)		 Number of Graduates
196
First Destination Employed
76%		 Continuing Education
18%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$49,500 (24)		 Average Salary (N)
$49,605 (24)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$2,500 (5)
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The Grainger College of Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
94%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (1,271)		 Number of Graduates
1,971
First Destination Employed
52%		 Continuing Education
42%		 Volunteer/Service
<1%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (318)		 Average Salary (N)
$96,766 (318)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,000 (203)
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College of Fine and Applied Arts

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
49% (216)		 Number of Graduates
441
First Destination Employed
49%		 Continuing Education
39%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$59,000 (28)		 Average Salary (N)
$60,678 (28)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (6)
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School of Information Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
62% (85)		 Number of Graduates
138
First Destination Employed
62%		 Continuing Education
33%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (21)		 Average Salary (N)
$81,891 (21)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,250 (15)
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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
90%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
61% (1,974)		 Number of Graduates
3,254
First Destination Employed
41%		 Continuing Education
48%		 Volunteer/Service
<1%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (354)		 Average Salary (N)
$70,355 (354)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (125)
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College of Media

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
76%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (180)		 Number of Graduates
281
First Destination Employed
64%		 Continuing Education
11%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (43)		 Average Salary (N)
$57,574 (43)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (10)
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School of Social Work

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
77% (55)		 Number of Graduates
71
First Destination Employed
9%		 Continuing Education
87%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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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

Banking & Financial Services

Computer Systems Design & Networks

Healthcare Services & Hospitals

 

Employed more than 60 graduates

Computer & Electronic Products

Consulting

Education, Higher Education

Education, Other

High Tech / Information Technology

Investment & Finance

 

Employed more than 30 graduates

Advertising, PR & Marketing

 

Aerospace & Aviation

Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Civil Engineering

Consumer Services & Products

Education, Pre-K - 12 Education

Food & Beverage

Insurance

Manufacturing

Military & Defense

Retail Trade

Utilities and Renewable Energy

 

Employed more than 10 graduates

Agriculture & Agri-Business

Automotive

Business Services

Chemicals

Communication Services

Construction

Design

Electronics & Electronic Manufacturing

Environment & Natural Resources

Government - Local, State & Federal

Health, Wellness & Fitness

Hotel, Restaurant, & Hospitality

Human Resources

Journalism, Media & Publishing

Legal Services

Medical Devices

Non-Profit/Philanthropy

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceuticals

Real Estate

Research & Science

Social & Human Services

Sports & Leisure

Transportation & Logistics

 

 

Employed graduates

Animal & Wildlife

Architecture & Planning

Entrepreneurial/Start-Ups

Fashion & Apparel

International Affairs

Internet

Law Enforcement & Security

Management Consulting

Mining & Metals

Movies, TV, Music

Museums, Historical Sites, & Libraries

Performing and Fine Arts

Plastics & Rubber Products

Politics

Religious Work

Scientific and Technical Consulting

Travel & Tourism

Veterinary

Waste Management

Wholesale Trade

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Select Employers

Employed more than 30 graduates

Amazon

PwC

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

Employed more than 20 graduates

Deloitte

KPMG

 

Employed more than 10 graduates

AbbVie

Capital One

Caterpillar Inc.

Epic Systems

EY

Google

Grainger

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Microsoft

PepsiCo

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

RSM US LLP

 

Employed more than 5 graduates

Apple

Cargill

Carle Health

City of Chicago SD 299

Crowe LLP

Discover Financial Services

Echo Global Logistics

Eli Lilly and Company

Honeywell

IBM

John Deere

Medline Industries, LP

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Northern Trust

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northwestern Medicine

Plante Moran

Sargent & Lundy

State Farm Insurance Companies

Synchrony

Tesla

The Boeing Company

UL Solutions

United Airlines

 

Employed graduates

Abbott

Abercrombie & Kent USA

Accenture

Actalent

Action Behavior Centers

ADM

AGCO Corporation

ALDI

Allstate Insurance Company

American Express

AmeriCorps

Andersen

Ankura

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Aon

Applied Materials

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

AT&T

Atlassian

Baker Tilly

Bank of America

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Bectran

Blue Origin

BMO Financial Group

Boeing

Boston Consulting Group

BP

Burns & McDonnell

California Institute of Technology

Cisco

Citibank

Cleo

CNA Insurance

Collins Aerospace

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Databricks

Deutsche Bank

Digitas

DoorDash

Duly Health and Care

Epsilon

Expedia Group

FDIC

Federal Reserve Board

FedEx

Fidelity Investments

Forbes Functions

Ford Motor Company

Freddie Mac

Gallagher

Garmin

GE Aerospace

GE HealthCare

General Dynamics, Electric Boat

Goldman Sachs

Grant Thornton

HealthScape Advisors

Honda

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute

Illinois State Geological Survey

Intel Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

Juniper Networks

Kerry

Klein Tools

Knapheide

Kodiak Solutions

LG Electronics

LinkedIn

MasterCard

Mayo Clinic

McDonald's Corporation

McKinsey & Company

Medtronic

Meta

Morgan Stanley

Morningstar, Inc.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Navistar, Inc.

Netflix

Nordstrom Rack

Northwestern University

NVIDIA Corporation

Old National Bank

Old Republic Insurance Company

Oracle

OSI Group

Palo Alto Networks

Pepsico

Perplexity AI

PNC Financial Services

Pratt & Whitney

Protiviti

Qualcomm

RHM Staffing Solutions

Rivian

Ritz-Carlton Hotels

Roblox

Rockefeller Capital Management

Rohde & Schwarz

Rosecrance

Raytheon Technologies

Samsung

Saudi Aramco

Schneider Electric

ServiceNow

Shure Incorporated

Siemens

Signature Bank

SpaceX

Sprout Social

Starbucks

Sterling Wealth Management

Stripe

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Target

Teach for America

Texas Instruments

The Kraft Heinz Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thresholds

TopBloc

Trotter and Associates

True Value Company

Turner & Townsend

Twitch

US Air Force

US Army

US Department of Agriculture

US Geological Survey

US Navy

Uber

Uline

University of Chicago

University of Michigan

UPS (United Parcel Service)

Verizon

Vista Wealth Management Group

Walmart Global Tech

Walt Disney

Wayfair

Wells Fargo

West Monroe

William Blair

Workday

XA Investments

XR Trading

ZipRecruiter

Zurich North America

 

 

 

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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 900 graduates

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

Enrolled more than 30 graduates

Columbia University

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago

 

Enrolled more than 10 graduates

Carnegie Mellon University

Cornell University

Elmhurst University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Loyola University

New York University

Northwestern University

Rush University

Stanford University

The Chicago School

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, San Diego

University of Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Texas, Austin

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington University

 

Enrolled more than 5 graduates

DePaul University

Duke University

Eastern Illinois University

Illinois State University

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

National Louis University

Northern Illinois University

Purdue University

Saint Xavier University

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Iowa

University of Minnesota

University of Washington, Seattle

 

Enrolled graduates

Arizona State University

Belmont University

Boston University

Brown University

California Institute of Technology

Campbell University

Colorado State University

George Washington University

Harvard University

Indiana University

Marquette University

Michigan State University

Northeastern University

Pennsylvania State University

Princeton University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

San Jose State University

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Stevens Institute of Technology

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University of California, Davis

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Florida

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Yale University

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Degree Sought

10%

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

3%

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1%

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.)

24%

Master of Science (M.S.)

6%

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

48%

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

4%

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

Legal Professions & Studies

 

Enrolled more than 50 graduates

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Engineering - Aerospace, Materials, Mechanical

Engineering - Civil, Environmental, Industrial

Medicine

Psychology

Social Work

 

 

 

Enrolled more than 25 graduates

Architecture & Landscape Architecture

Data Science & Informatics

Education & Teaching

Engineering - Agricultural, Bio, Chemical

Finance

Human Resources & Labor Relations

Mathematics & Statistics

Physical Sciences

 

Enrolled more than 15 graduates

Animal Sciences

Community & Public Health

Economics

Engineering - Other

Health Administration

Nursing

Visual & Performing Arts

Veterinary Medicine

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Geographic Locations

As shared by 4,142 graduates, the majority of the class (69%) chose a first destination within the state of Illinois, with an additional 30% selecting other U.S. destinations. Some of the most common U.S. destinations outside of Illinois include California, New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington. An additional 1% of graduates indicated a variety of international locations across the world, including India, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, and France.

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

First Destinations of Illinois Graduates

  • Alabama: 

    3

  • Alaska: 

    0

  • Arizona: 

    16

  • Arkansas: 

    6

  • California: 

    231

  • Colorado: 

    17

  • Connecticut: 

    17

  • Delaware: 

    2

  • District of Columbia: 19

  • Florida: 

    19

  • Georgia: 

    48

  • Hawaii: 

    0

  • Idaho: 

    0

  • Illinois: 

    2,838

  • Indiana: 

    42

  • Iowa: 

    22

  • Kansas: 

    7

  • Kentucky: 

    3

  • Louisiana: 

    6

  • Maine: 

    2

  • Maryland: 

    37

  • Massachusetts: 

    48

  • Michigan: 

    42

  • Minnesota: 

    19

  • Mississippi: 

    0

  • Missouri: 

    54

  • Montana: 

    1

  • Nebraska: 

    2

  • Nevada: 

    4

  • New Hampshire: 

    4

  • New Jersey: 

    13

  • New Mexico: 

    1

  • New York: 

    161

  • North Carolina: 

    33

  • North Dakota: 

    0

  • Ohio: 

    29

  • Oklahoma: 

    6

  • Oregon: 

    10

  • Pennsylvania: 

    61

  • Rhode Island: 

    5

  • South Carolina: 

    5

  • South Dakota: 

    1

  • Tennessee: 

    14

  • Texas: 

    67

  • Utah: 

    4

  • Vermont: 

    1

  • Virginia: 

    28

  • Washington: 

    42

  • West Virginia: 

    4

  • Wisconsin: 

    63

  • Wyoming: 

    1

  • International: 

    45

  • U.S. (No state provided): 39

     

     


  • INTERNATIONAL

  • Australia: 

    1

  • Belgium: 

    1

  • Canada: 

    2

  • China: 

    4

  • England:

    1

  • France: 

    1

  • Germany: 

    2

  • India: 

    5

  • Ireland: 

    1

  • Malaysia: 

    4

  • Mexico: 

    1

  • Netherlands: 

    2

  • Saudi Arabia: 

    1

  • Singapore: 

    3

  • South Korea: 

    8

  • Switzerland: 

    1

  • United Kingdom: 

    7

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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. 91% of graduates reported participating in experiential learning. Here is a snapshot of how they gained experience, as shared by 2,474 graduates.

Experiential Learning Activity Number of Respondents Percentage of Respondents
Internships 1,891 76%
Undergraduate Research Projects 667 27%
Assistantships 427 17%
Study Abroad 386 16%
Service learning/volunteering 326 13%
Field experiences/practicums 232 9%
Student teaching 182 7%
I did not complete any of the above 175 7%
Clinical experiences 149 6%
Co-ops 103 4%
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91%
of graduates reported participating in experiential learning
42%
of graduates who participated in experiential learning activities received a full-time offer as a result

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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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715

Number of Graduates

78%

Secured First Destination

52%

Employed

25%

Continuing Education

<1%

Volunteer/Service

$61,500 (161)

Median Salary (N)

$61,138 (161)

Average Salary (N)

95%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

FROM PIGS TO PIC: A JOURNEY THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND OPPORTUNITY

Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
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Select Employers

AGCO Corporation

Ameriprise Financial

Archer Daniels Midland

Arrive Logistics

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

BMO

Busey Bank

CIBC

Cargill

Carle Health

Champaign County Humane Society

Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

City of Chicago SD 299

Clune Construction Company

Corebridge Financial

Corteva Agriscience

Coyote Logistics

Cunningham Children's Home

Deloitte

Derick Dermatology

Echo Global Logistics

Epic Systems

Equitable Advisors

Expedia Group

F.H. Paschen

Farm Credit Illinois

Fifth Third Bank

Grainger

Illinois High School

Insight Global

John Deere

Kimley-Horn

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lockton

Morgan Stanley

Morningstar, Inc.

NTT Data

Northern Trust Corporation

OSI Group

PAWS Chicago

Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

PepsiCo

Precision Planting

PwC

Savant Wealth Management

Southern Illinois University

Starbucks

Sterling Wealth Management

Syngenta

Tate & Lyle

Tegus

Turner Construction Company

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Vanguard Group

Wells Fargo

Zurich North America

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Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dominican University

Elmhurst University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Loyola University Chicago

Michigan State University

Midwestern University

New York University

Northwestern University

Purdue University

Rush University

The Ohio State University

University of California, Irvine

University of Chicago

University of Georgia

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Kansas

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Virginia Tech 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
84%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (142)		 Number of Graduates
262
First Destination Employed
64%		 Continuing Education
20%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$65,000 (80)		 Average Salary (N)
$64,971 (80)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (8)
 
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Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
84%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (38)		 Number of Graduates
38
First Destination Employed
76%		 Continuing Education
8%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (12)		 Average Salary (N)
$59,042 (12)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Animal Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
78%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (109)		 Number of Graduates
114
First Destination Employed
28%		 Continuing Education
50%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$45,950 (8)		 Average Salary (N)
$47,738 (8)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Crop Sciences^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
81%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
93% (26)		 Number of Graduates
28
First Destination Employed
54%		 Continuing Education
23%		 Volunteer/Service
4%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$81,320 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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^Majors Included: Agronomy, Computer Science & Crop Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Plant Biotechnology
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.

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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, continued

Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
97%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (31)		 Number of Graduates
58
First Destination Employed
84%		 Continuing Education
13%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$72,750 (12)		 Average Salary (N)
$76,125 (12)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$4,500 (6)
^Majors Included: Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems, and Technical Systems Management
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Food Science and Human Nutrition^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
81%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (73)		 Number of Graduates
76
First Destination Employed
44%		 Continuing Education
37%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (15)		 Average Salary (N)
$52,067 (15)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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^Majors Included: Dietetics and Nutrition, Food Science, and Food Science & Human Nutrition
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Human Development and Family Studies

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
62%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (73)		 Number of Graduates
76
First Destination Employed
37%		 Continuing Education
25%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$42,000 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$49,063 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
61%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
89% (59)		 Number of Graduates
66
First Destination Employed
42%		 Continuing Education
19%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$47,800 (11)		 Average Salary (N)
$47,571 (11)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
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College of Applied Health Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

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616

Number of Graduates

91%

Secured First Destination

27%

Employed

65%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$45,000 (19)

Median Salary (N)

$44,469 (19)

Average Salary (N)

60%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

MAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY COUNT: HOW ILLINOIS SHAPED MY PATH IN HEALTHCARE

A young man in a light blue shirt, gray pants, and an orange graduation stole with a blue "I" stands confidently with arms crossed in a grand columned hallway.
Ramiro Ramirez
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Select Employers

Advocate Health

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Big Ten Network

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cancer Center at Illinois

Carle Health

Chicago Park District

Claro Healthcare

Esperanza Health Centers

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District #95

Northshore University Healthsystem

Northwestern Medicine

Oak Street Health

OneDigital Advanced Health

Optum

Orangetheory Fitness

PepsiCo

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

The Walt Disney Company

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Walgreens

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Arizona State University

Boston University

Clemson University

Columbia University

Emory University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Indiana State University

Kansas City University

Lewis University

Lincoln Memorial University

Loyola University Chicago

Medical University of South Carolina

Midwestern University

Missouri State University

North Central College

Northeastern University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Roosevelt University

Rosalind Franklin University

Rush University

Saint Louis University

Saint Xavier University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

University of Arkansas

University of Colorado Denver

University of Florida

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Texas at Austin

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington University in St. Louis

Western Illinois University

,

College of Applied Health Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Community Health

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (77)		 Number of Graduates
131
First Destination Employed
43%		 Continuing Education
52%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$49,000 (10)		 Average Salary (N)
$50,550 (10)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
84%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (95)		 Number of Graduates
148
First Destination Employed
24%		 Continuing Education
60%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$40,000 (9)		 Average Salary (N)
$41,556 (9)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Kinesiology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (101)		 Number of Graduates
186
First Destination Employed
19%		 Continuing Education
74%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
- 
 
,

Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
91%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (45)		 Number of Graduates
84
First Destination Employed
51%		 Continuing Education
40%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$45,000 (9)		 Average Salary (N)
$41,824 (9)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Speech and Hearing Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
81% (55)		 Number of Graduates
68
First Destination Employed
5%		 Continuing Education
91%		 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 Degree Recipients

,
782

Number of Graduates

96%

Secured First Destination

75%

Employed

21%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$75,000 (288)

Median Salary (N)

$76,560 (288)

Average Salary (N)

94%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

FROM GUIDING FUTURE GIES STUDENTS TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD BUSINESS CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE

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Karina Los
,

Select Employers

AbbVie

Abbott

AlixPartners

Amazon

American Express

Andersen Tax

Aon

Archer Daniels Midland

Baird

Baker Tilly

Bank of America

Barclays

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Capital One

CDW

CIBC

CNA Insurance

Chubb

Deloitte

Discover Financial Services

Dyson

EY

Epic Systems

Epsilon

Flexport

Fresenius Kabi

GE Healthcare

Gallagher

Goldman Sachs

Grainger

Grant Thornton

Guggenheim Partners

HKA

HealthScape Advisors

Houlihan Lokey

IBM

Interactive Brokers

KEYENCE Corporation of America

KPMG

Kearney

Kraft Heinz Company

Lincoln International

McDonald's Corporation

McKinsey & Company

Medline Industries

Morgan Stanley

Northern Trust Corporation

PepsiCo

Perella Weinberg Partners

Plante Moran

Protiviti

PwC

S&P Global

Siemens

Synchrony Financial

United Airlines

West Monroe

Whirlpool Corporation

Zurich North America

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

Indiana University Bloomington

New York University

Northwestern University

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Chicago

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of West Florida

,

Gies College of Business: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Accountancy

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
98%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
97% (257)		 Number of Graduates
264
First Destination Employed
55%		 Continuing Education
43%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$77,000 (90)		 Average Salary (N)
$78,477 (90)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$3,500 (61)
 
,

Finance

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
93% (276)		 Number of Graduates
297
First Destination Employed
84%		 Continuing Education
12%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (122)		 Average Salary (N)
$82,070 (122)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (97)
 
,

Information Systems & Information Technology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
98% (181)		 Number of Graduates
185
First Destination Employed
88%		 Continuing Education
7%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$78,250 (90)		 Average Salary (N)
$77,189 (90)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (61)
 
,

Management

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
97%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
91% (39)		 Number of Graduates
43
First Destination Employed
87%		 Continuing Education
10%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (15)		 Average Salary (N)
$72,427 (15)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (8)
 
,

Marketing

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
92% (151)		 Number of Graduates
164
First Destination Employed
83%		 Continuing Education
10%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (64)		 Average Salary (N)
$69,136 (64)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (39)
 

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Gies College of Business, continued

Operations Management

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
94% (15)		 Number of Graduates
16
First Destination Employed
73%		 Continuing Education
20%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$65,000 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$67,667 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Others^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (3)		 Number of Graduates
3
First Destination# Employed
-		 Continuing Education
-		 Volunteer/Service
-
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Accountancy + Data Science and Finance + Data Science
#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).  
,

Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
92% (23)		 Number of Graduates
25
First Destination Employed
74%		 Continuing Education
22%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$79,500 (12)		 Average Salary (N)
$73,208 (12)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,750 (10)
 
,

Supply Chain Management

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
96% (55)		 Number of Graduates
57
First Destination Employed
91%		 Continuing Education
5%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$74,000 (24)		 Average Salary (N)
$73,598 (24)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (17)
 

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College of Education

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

,
196

Number of Graduates

94%

Secured First Destination

76%

Employed

18%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$49,500 (24)

Median Salary (N)

$49,605 (24)

Average Salary (N)

57%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

BUILDING A CAREER IN WORKPLACE TRAINING: EMBRACING UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH

A young woman with long blonde hair, wearing a black off-the-shoulder top and a pearl necklace, smiles in a sunlit park.
Shelby Oertel
,

Select Employers

Alight Solutions

Aurora West Unit School District 129

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School

Champaign Unit 4 School District

Chicago Public Schools

Comm Cons School District 59

Community Consolidated School District 62

Community Unit School District 200

Danville School District 118

Deerfield School District 109

East Maine School District 63

Glen Ellyn School District 41

Juno Search Partners

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Maine West High School

Naperville Community Unit School District 203

North DuPage Special Education Cooperative

Rantoul City School District 137

Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54

Schaumburg School District 54

Township High School District 214

Urbana School District 116

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Columbia University

Elmhurst University

Northeastern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Notre Dame

,

College of Education: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Computer Science + Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
100% (1)		 Number of Graduates
1
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).  
,

Early Childhood Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
68% (13)		 Number of Graduates
19
First Destination Employed
38%		 Continuing Education
62%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Elementary Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
92%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (51)		 Number of Graduates
95
First Destination Employed
82%		 Continuing Education
10%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$48,250 (14)		 Average Salary (N)
$50,094 (14)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Learning and Education Studies

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
71%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
78% (7)		 Number of Graduates
9
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).  
,

Middle Grades Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
43% (17)		 Number of Graduates
40
First Destination Employed
76%		 Continuing Education
24%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$48,380 (11)		 Average Salary (N)
$50,201 (11)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Special Education

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
72% (23)		 Number of Graduates
32
First Destination Employed
91%		 Continuing Education
4%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$51,800 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 

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The Grainger College of Engineering

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

,
1,971

Number of Graduates

94%

Secured First Destination

52%

Employed

42%

Continuing Education

<1%

Volunteer/Service

$85,500 (318)

Median Salary (N)

$96,766 (318)

Average Salary (N)

64%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

BRINGING IDEAS TO LIFE THROUGH ENGINEERING, MENTORSHIP, AND IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY

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John Wolf
,

Select Employers

AECOM

AbbVie

Abbott

Accenture

AlixPartners

Amazon

American Express

Analog Devices Inc.

Applied Materials

AstraZeneca

Atlassian

BP

Baker Tilly

Blue Origin

Brunswick Corporation

Burns & McDonnell

CME Group

Capital One

Carrier

Deloitte

Discover Financial Services

Ecolab

Epic Systems

Ford Motor Company

GE Aerospace

GEICO

Genentech

General Electric

Honeywell

IBM

IMC Trading

John Deere

KPMG

LinkedIn

Lockheed Martin

McDonald's Corporation

McKinsey & Company

Medtronic

Microsoft

Morgan Stanley

Netflix

Oracle

Palo Alto Networks

PwC

Qualcomm

Siemens

SpaceX

Target

Tesla

Uber

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

American University

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michigan State University

New York University

North Carolina State University

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Rice University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

University of Arkansas

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Chicago

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Yale University

,

The Grainger College of Engineering: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Aerospace Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
98%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (93)		 Number of Graduates
141
First Destination Employed
56%		 Continuing Education
42%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (19)		 Average Salary (N)
$84,974 (19)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (10)
 
,

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
92%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
80% (12)		 Number of Graduates
15
First Destination Employed
75%		 Continuing Education
17%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$83,500 (6)		 Average Salary (N)
$81,733 (6)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Bioengineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
98%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
74% (55)		 Number of Graduates
74
First Destination Employed
53%		 Continuing Education
44%		 Volunteer/Service
2%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$74,250 (15)		 Average Salary (N)
$75,035 (15)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$6,000 (12)
 
,

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
97%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (107)		 Number of Graduates
189
First Destination Employed
49%		 Continuing Education
49%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$72,800 (30)		 Average Salary (N)
$72,451 (30)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$2,500 (16)
 
,

Computer Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (271)		 Number of Graduates
383
First Destination Employed
46%		 Continuing Education
41%		 Volunteer/Service
<1%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$95,000 (77)		 Average Salary (N)
$103,222 (77)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (57)
 

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The Grainger College of Engineering, continued

Computer Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
67% (233)		 Number of Graduates
346
First Destination Employed
61%		 Continuing Education
36%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$130,000 (62)		 Average Salary (N)
$138,881 (62)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$20,000 (48)
 
,

Electrical Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
92%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
65% (151)		 Number of Graduates
233
First Destination Employed
45%		 Continuing Education
47%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$84,250 (35)		 Average Salary (N)
$90,115 (35)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (16)
 
,

Engineering Mechanics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
80% (16)		 Number of Graduates
20
First Destination Employed
50%		 Continuing Education
38%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$76,500 (8)		 Average Salary (N)
$77,063 (8)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Engineering Physics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (56)		 Number of Graduates
95
First Destination Employed
23%		 Continuing Education
70%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$83,500 (15)		 Average Salary (N)
$89,833 (15)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Industrial Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (45)		 Number of Graduates
77
First Destination Employed
87%		 Continuing Education
13%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$84,500 (18)		 Average Salary (N)
$93,479 (18)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (13)
 
,

Materials Science & Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
68% (44)		 Number of Graduates
65
First Destination Employed
41%		 Continuing Education
55%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$83,000 (11)		 Average Salary (N)
$83,636 (11)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$8,750 (8)
 
,

Mechanical Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
99%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (142)		 Number of Graduates
268
First Destination Employed
58%		 Continuing Education
40%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (31)		 Average Salary (N)
$81,635 (31)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (16)
 
,

Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
77% (24)		 Number of Graduates
31
First Destination Employed
42%		 Continuing Education
54%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$84,500 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$87,000 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Systems Engineering and Design

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (40)		 Number of Graduates
58
First Destination Employed
70%		 Continuing Education
25%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (9)		 Average Salary (N)
$93,778 (9)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (6)
 

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College of Fine and Applied Arts

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

,
441

Number of Graduates

88%

Secured First Destination

49%

Employed

39%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$59,000 (28)

Median Salary (N)

$60,678 (28)

Average Salary (N)

49%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS WITH CREATIVITY AND CARE

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Victoria Grullon
,

Select Employers

AbbVie

CNA Insurance

Capital One

Chicago Public Schools

Dauphin County Library System

Glanbia Performance Nutrition

Kimley-Horn

Sargent & Lundy

The Walt Disney Company

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urbana School District 116

Workday

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Columbia University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Northwestern University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts Amherst 

University of Miami

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

,

College of Fine and Applied Arts: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Architectural Studies

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (57)		 Number of Graduates
96
First Destination Employed
19%		 Continuing Education
77%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Art^

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)
-
^Majors Included: Art, Art History, and Art Education
#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).  
,

Graphic Design

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
80%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
41% (25)		 Number of Graduates
61
First Destination Employed
54%		 Continuing Education
16%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$56,500 (10)		 Average Salary (N)
$65,670 (10)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Industrial Design

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
80%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
25% (10)		 Number of Graduates
40
First Destination Employed
40%		 Continuing Education
40%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Landscape Architecture

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
71%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
78% (14)		 Number of Graduates
18
First Destination Employed
57%		 Continuing Education
14%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 

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College of Fine and Applied Arts, continued

Music and Music Composition^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
94%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
51% (35)		 Number of Graduates
69
First Destination Employed
66%		 Continuing Education
29%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$61,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$53,200 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Computer Science & Music, Music, Music Composition, Music Education and Open Studies
,

Performing and Studio Arts^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
79%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
45% (24)		 Number of Graduates
53
First Destination Employed
42%		 Continuing Education
38%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$75,000 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$63,429 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Dance, Instrumental Music, Jazz Performance, Painting, Photography, Studio Art, and Voice
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Sustainable Design

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
44% (12)		 Number of Graduates
27
First Destination Employed
67%		 Continuing Education
33%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Theatre^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
76%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
42% (21)		 Number of Graduates
50
First Destination Employed
67%		 Continuing Education
10%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Lyric Theatre, and Theatre
,

Urban and Regional Planning

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (15)		 Number of Graduates
24
First Destination Employed
33%		 Continuing Education
60%		 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 Degree Recipients

,
138

Number of Graduates

95%

Secured First Destination

62%

Employed

33%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$85,000 (21)

Median Salary (N)

$81,891 (21)

Average Salary (N)

62%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

BLENDING INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING WITH PERSEVERANCE TO SECURE A FULL-TIME ROLE 

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Aakanksha Singhavi
,

Select Employers

AbbVie

Advaiya Solutions, Inc

AGCO Corporation

Amazon

AMD

bp

Bunzl Distribution

cabi Clothing

Caterpillar Inc.

Codédex

ComEd

CVS Health

Deloitte

Discover Financial Services

Flex-N-Gate

Google, Inc.

John Deere

KPMG

National Journal

Protiviti

PwC

Shell

Stacked

Tetra Tech

Twitch

US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

US Foods

US Navy

Workday

Zeno Group

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Harvard University

Loyola University Chicago

Northeastern University

University of Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Pennsylvania

University of Wisconsin, Madison

,

School of Information Sciences: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Information Sciences^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate(N)
62% (85)

Number of Graduates
138
First Destination Employed
62%		 Continuing Education
33%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (21)		 Average Salary (N)
$81,891 (21)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,250 (15)
^Majors Included: Information Sciences, and Information Sciences & Data Science

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

,
3,254

Number of Graduates

90%

Secured First Destination

41%

Employed

48%

Continuing Education

<1%

Volunteer/Service

$70,000 (354)

Median Salary (N)

$70,355 (354)

Average Salary (N)

61%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

EXPLORE FEARLESSLY, GET INVOLVED, AND EMBRACE LEARNING—YOUR PATH WILL COME TOGETHER 

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Natalie Jakubczak
,

Select Employers

AbbVie

Accenture

AmeriCorps

Amazon

Argonne National Laboratory

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

AT&T

Bain & Company

Blue Cross Blue Shield

California Institute of Technology

Capital One

Carle Health

CDW

Chicago Public Schools

Citibank

Clune Construction Company

CME Group

ComEd

CVS Health

Databricks

Deloitte

Derick Dermatology

Discover Financial Services

Echo Global Logistics

Epic Systems

Expedia Group

EY

Fidelity Investments

General Mills

Goldman Sachs

Grainger

Guardian Angel Community Services

HealthScape Advisors

Honeywell

Hormel Foods

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

IBM

Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory

Jump Trading

KPMG

Kraft Heinz Company

LG Electronics

Lighthouse Autism Center

Mastercard

Microsoft

Morningstar

National Immigrant Justice Center

Navistar

Northwestern Medicine

Office of the Governor, Illinois

PAWS Chicago

Patel Law

PepsiCo

Prudential Financial

PwC

Shedd Aquarium

Synchrony Financial

Teach for America

United Airlines

Willis Towers Watson

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

American University

Arizona State University

Boston College

Brown University

Carnegie Mellon University

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Colorado State University

Columbia University

Cornell University

DePaul University

Duke University

George Washington University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harvard University

Illinois College of Optometry

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University

Loyola University Chicago

Marquette University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Michigan State University

National Louis University

New York University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Rosalind Franklind University

Rush University

Stanford University

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

The Ohio State University

University of Arizona

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of Chicago

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Georgia

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Virginia Tech University

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

,

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% (53)		 Number of Graduates
55
First Destination Employed
79%		 Continuing Education
17%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$79,500 (10)		 Average Salary (N)
$79,041 (10)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (8)
 
,

Anthropology^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
91%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (21)		 Number of Graduates
40
First Destination Employed
52%		 Continuing Education
38%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$54,000 (6)		 Average Salary (N)
$61,333 (6)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Anthropology and Computer Science and Anthropology
,

Astronomy and Physics^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
76%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
56% (24)		 Number of Graduates
61
First Destination Employed
24%		 Continuing Education
53%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$57,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$63,580 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science & Astronomy, and Physics
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Biochemistry

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
73% (33)		 Number of Graduates
45
First Destination Employed
30%		 Continuing Education
58%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$54,500 (6)		 Average Salary (N)
$54,000 (6)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Brain and Cognitive Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
92%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (12)		 Number of Graduates
17
First Destination Employed
42%		 Continuing Education
50%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Chemical Engineering

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
75% (109)		 Number of Graduates
145
First Destination Employed
77%		 Continuing Education
18%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$85,000 (71)		 Average Salary (N)
$83,283 (71)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (11)
 
,

Chemistry^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
58% (68)		 Number of Graduates
118
First Destination Employed
43%		 Continuing Education
50%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (16)		 Average Salary (N)
$65,373 (16)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$7,000 (5)
^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
86%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
53% (118)		 Number of Graduates
224
First Destination Employed
53%		 Continuing Education
34%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$54,812 (22)		 Average Salary (N)
$55,394 (26)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (5)
,

Computer Science and Economics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
92%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
84% (48)		 Number of Graduates
57
First Destination Employed
58%		 Continuing Education
33%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$100,000 (17)		 Average Salary (N)
$97,029 (17)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$10,000 (14)
 
,

Earth Sciences^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
62% (21)		 Number of Graduates
34
First Destination Employed
33%		 Continuing Education
67%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Atmospheric Sciences and Geology
,

Earth, Society and Environment Sustainability

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
74%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (35)		 Number of Graduates
53
First Destination Employed
43%		 Continuing Education
31%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$42,000 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$46,114 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
79%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
76% (56)		 Number of Graduates
74
First Destination Employed
38%		 Continuing Education
41%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$70,000 (14)		 Average Salary (N)
$72,071 (14)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (7)
 
,

Economics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
80%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
72% (184)		 Number of Graduates
255
First Destination Employed
42%		 Continuing Education
38%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$68,500 (38)		 Average Salary (N)
$72,942 (38)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$5,000 (22)
 
,

English^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
55% (66)		 Number of Graduates
121
First Destination Employed
55%		 Continuing Education
33%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (13)		 Average Salary (N)
$57,385 (13)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Creative Writing, English, and Classics
,

Geography and Geographic Information Science^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
73%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
76% (22)		 Number of Graduates
29
First Destination Employed
32%		 Continuing Education
41%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$66,280 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Geography and Geographic Information Science and Computer Science + Geography & GIS
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Global Studies

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
77%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
63% (22)		 Number of Graduates
35
First Destination Employed
50%		 Continuing Education
27%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
-		 Average Salary (N)
-		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, continued

History^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
98%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
47% (45)		 Number of Graduates
95
First Destination Employed
56%		 Continuing Education
42%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$52,000 (8)		 Average Salary (N)
$53,437 (8)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: History and History of Art
,

Integrative Biology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
93%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
54% (95)		 Number of Graduates
177
First Destination Employed
33%		 Continuing Education
60%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$41,000 (6)		 Average Salary (N)
$49,000 (6)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Linguistics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Success Rate
100%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
71% (36)		 Number of Graduates
51
First Destination Employed
53%		 Continuing Education
44%		 Volunteer/Service
3%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$90,000 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$76,571 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Computer Science + Linguistics, Linguistics and Linguistics and Teaching ESL
,

Literature, Languages and Cultures^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
90%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
60% (61)		 Number of Graduates
101
First Destination Employed
54%		 Continuing Education
34%		 Volunteer/Service
2%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$42,085 (11)		 Average Salary (N)
$48,862 (11)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: African American Studies, Comparative and World Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultures, French, Gender and Women's Studies, Germanic Studies, Latin American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, Religion, Slavic Studies, Spanish, Teaching of German and Teaching of Spanish
,

Math and Computer Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
94%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
77% (64)		 Number of Graduates
83
First Destination Employed
31%		 Continuing Education
63%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$82,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$117,500 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$15,000 (11)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Mathematics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
70% (91)		 Number of Graduates
131
First Destination Employed
22%		 Continuing Education
73%		 Volunteer/Service
1%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$68,500 (12)		 Average Salary (N)
$85,416 (12)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$12,500 (8)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
86%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
55% (155)		 Number of Graduates
282
First Destination Employed
32%		 Continuing Education
54%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$45,000 (18)		 Average Salary (N)
$46,656 (18)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, continued

Philosophy^

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
95%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
49% (21)		 Number of Graduates
43
First Destination Employed
48%		 Continuing Education
48%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$101,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$108,383 (5)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
^Majors Included: Philosophy and Computer Science and Philosophy
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Political Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
88%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (161)		 Number of Graduates
273
First Destination Employed
40%		 Continuing Education
48%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$60,000 (23)		 Average Salary (N)
$59,223 (23)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Psychology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Success Rate
91%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
57% (361)		 Number of Graduates
637
First Destination Employed
32%		 Continuing Education
59%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$50,000 (30)		 Average Salary (N)
$50,685 (32)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$1,500 (6)
 
,

Sociology

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
90%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
50% (30)		 Number of Graduates
60
First Destination Employed
33%		 Continuing Education
57%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$45,000 (5)		 Average Salary (N)
$45,100 (10)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Statistics

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
91%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (147)		 Number of Graduates
213
First Destination Employed
28%		 Continuing Education
63%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$80,000 (24)		 Average Salary (N)
$80,622 (24)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$9,000 (15)
 
,

Statistics and Computer Science

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
99%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
69% (75)		 Number of Graduates
108
First Destination Employed
33%		 Continuing Education
65%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$132,500 (12)		 Average Salary (N)
$153,500 (12)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$15,000 (10)
 

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College of Media

Outcomes for Bachelor Degree Recipients

,
,
281

Number of Graduates

76%

Secured First Destination

64%

Employed

11%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

$55,000 (43)

Median Salary (N)

$57,547 (43)

Average Salary (N)

64%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

BRIDGING JOURNALISM AND ADVOCACY TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE

A young man in a light blue shirt and orange graduation stole with a blue "I" smiles confidently in front of a stone building.
Shawn Sloan
,

Select Employers

Adler Marketing

Advocate Health – Aurora

Amazon

AmTrust Financial

ANA Educational Foundation

Ankura

Atlassian

Avoq

Baidu

Big Ten Network

CDW

Cancer Center at Illinois

Cisco

Cognitus

Digitas

DISH Network

Epsilon

Evergreen Roadworks

Faire Studio

Forbes Functions

Greentarget

GroupM

HH Global

Illini Media Group

John Deere

Kargo

Klaviyo

Krantz Strategies

League Global

LG Electronics

Marcel Digital

Merge Design + Interactive

Morningstar, Inc.

NBCUniversal

Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc.

PepsiCo

Razorfish

Res Publica Group

Spark Foundry

State Farm Insurance Companies

Synchrony

Teads

Team One

The Libman Company

The Trade Desk

The Walt Disney Company

WCIA

WITI - FOX6

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Boston University

Columbia College Chicago

DePaul University

Loyola University Chicago

National University of Singapore

Northwestern University

Providence College

Syracuse University

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Southern California

,

College of Media: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Advertising

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
74%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
66% (127)		 Number of Graduates
192
First Destination Employed
65%		 Continuing Education
9%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$55,000 (33)		 Average Salary (N)
$55,740 (33)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$4,000 (8)
 
,

Computer Science and Advertising 

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
90%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
59% (10)		 Number of Graduates
17
First Destination Employed
80%		 Continuing Education
10%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$115,875 (8)		 Average Salary (N)
$119,594 (8)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
$22,500 (5)
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.
,

Journalism

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
83%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
64% (23)		 Number of Graduates
36
First Destination Employed
70%		 Continuing Education
13%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation Median Salary (N)
$47,250 (7)		 Average Salary (N)
$43,493 (7)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
 
,

Media and Cinema Studies

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
70%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
56% (20)		 Number of Graduates
36
First Destination Employed
45%		 Continuing Education
25%		 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 Degree Recipients

,
71

Number of Graduates

96%

Secured First Destination

9%

Employed

87%

Continuing Education

0%

Volunteer/Service

77%

Knowledge Rate

GRADUATE STORIES

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

A woman in a blue graduation cap and gown stands on steps in front of a brick building, wearing an orange stole with a blue "I" logo, honor cords, and a white dress.
Ailayna Gaffney
,

Select Employers

Ascension Saint Francis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Well Experience

,

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

Aurora University

Loyola University Chicago

University of Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan

University of Tennessee

,

School of Social Work: Graduate Outcomes by Major

Social Work

Secured Destination and
Knowledge Rate		 Secured First Destination Rate
96%		 Knowledge Rate (N)
77% (55)		 Number of Graduates
71
First Destination Employed
9%		 Continuing Education
87%		 Volunteer/Service
0%
Compensation* Median Salary (N)
$40,500 (8)		 Average Salary (N)
$40,125 (8)		 Median Signing Bonuses (N)
-
*Fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary, responses are combined with 2022-2023 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the privacy of survey respondents.

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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 67% of the 2023-2024 graduates. As can be seen in Table 1, 33% of outcomes were reported directly by graduates through survey responses, while the remaining 35% were identified from secondary sources. 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 2,733 33%
Survey 2,618 31%
Survey + Secondary Source 115 1%
Secondary Source 2,881 35%
National Student Clearinghouse 1,405 17%
College Report 646 8%
Social Media 830 10%
Total Knowledge Rate 5,614 67%
No Response 2,727 33%

Data was collected for six months past the May 2024 graduation date, closing data collection in mid-November 2024. For August and December 2023 graduates, data was accepted through mid-November 2024, 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 2023 485 242 50% 6% 4%
December 2023 1,225 839 68% 15% 15%
May 2024 6,631 4,533 68% 79% 81%
Total 8,341 5,614      

 

*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