Job Salaries Salary by Major Job Satisfaction by Major Descriptions of Majors Unemployement by Major Still in field by Major

This list shows the percentages of people who are satisfied with their job, after graduating in each major. It also shows the % who feel that things are generally going well.  A variety of factors — such as number of years past graduation, whether or not they stayed in field/major, and the number of people surveyed affects this number.  We did not survey for personal factors such as marital, health, etc.

Major # Job Satis. Going Well Overall Average (of All Majors) 13069 71.0% 77.9% Accounting 312 76.6% 83.3% Aerospace Engineering What is Aerospace Engineering -- Really? Aerospace Engineering (funny) 58 82.8% 79.3% Agriculture/Horticulture 31 54.8% 61.3% Animal Studies 19 47.4% 57.9% Anthropology What is Anthropology -- Really? 82 68.3% 85.4% Archaeology 5 60.0% 80.0% Architecture 76 75.0% 79.0% Architecture & Urban Planning Department 20 85.0% 80.0% Art & Design Department 237 60.8% 70.0% Astronomy 8 87.5% 87.5% Athletics/Training 17 58.8% 76.5% Automotive Engineering 25 48.0% 52.0% Biology What is BioPhysics -- Really? Biology (LANL) 458 84.3% 90.4% Business - Management and Administration What is Business Administration -- Really? What is Business Philosophy -- Really? 1303 76.0% 83.7% Chemical Engineering What is Chemical Engineering -- Really? 78 83.3% 88.5% Chemistry What is Chemistry -- Really? What are Chemistry/Physics -- Really? 140 82.1% 87.9% Civil Engineering 112 78.6% 81.3% Communications What is Communications -- Really? 431 76.3% 88.2% Computer Engineering What is Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Really? What is Computer Engineering -- Really? 96 76.0% 75.0% Computer Science What is Computer Science -- Really? 488 74.0% 81.8% Criminal What is Criminal Justice -- Really? 160 74.4% 88.1% Cultures/Civilization 17 70.6% 76.5% Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc 128 68.8% 77.3% Economics 332 84.9% 89.5% Education What is Education -- Really? 843 83.9% 89.1% Electrical Engineering What is Electrical Engineering -- Really? 219 80.4% 80.8% Engineering Department 161 72.1% 78.9% English What is English -- Really? 540 78.2% 90.0% Finance 118 86.4% 89.0% Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc 118 58.5% 74.6% Genetics 8 50.0% 50.0% Geography and Geosciences What is Geology (not 'geography') -- Really? 100 77.0% 87.0% History/Histories (art history/etc.) 421 83.1% 88.8% Industrial Design 6 66.7% 66.7% Industrial Operations Engineering 41 80.5% 80.5% Interior Design 19 68.4% 68.4% Journalism What is Journalism -- Really? 141 76.6% 89.4% Kinesiology 25 88.0% 84.0% Language - French/Spanish/etc. 102 75.5% 78.4% Linguistics 9 66.7% 55.6% Math What is Mathematics -- Really? 177 80.8% 88.7% Mechanical Engineering 217 83.0% 88.5% Meteorology 6 66.7% 66.7% Music - Composition/Theory 43 67.4% 76.7% Music - Performance 119 74.8% 73.1% Music Education What is Music Education -- Really? 85 77.7% 88.2% Natural Resources 15 86.7% 86.7% Naval Engineering 11 100.0% 100.0% Neuroscience/Cognitive Science 5 80.0% 100.0% Nuclear Engineering 8 50.0% 75.0% Nursing 253 82.6% 86.2% Nutrition 7 14.3% 28.6% Other 882 70.1% 81.1% Perfomance Arts 74 73.0% 86.5% Pharmacy 32 65.6% 75.0% Philosophy What is Philosophy -- Really? 102 78.4% 80.4% Physical Therapy/Exercise Science 20 50.0% 55.0% Physics What is Physics -- Really? 93 73.1% 86.0% Political Science What is Political Communication -- Really? 526 86.1% 91.1% PreDent and Dentistry 14 64.3% 64.3% PreLaw and Legal 93 73.1% 78.5% PreMed and Medical Medical Student USMLE Guide 86 83.7% 83.7% Preparatory 3 100.0% 100.0% PreVet and Veterinary 10 70.0% 80.0% Psychology What is Psychology -- Really? 494 75.7% 88.1% Public Health 21 76.2% 76.2% Public Policy 46 73.9% 87.0% Radiological Sciences 9 44.4% 44.4% Religion/Religious 373 85.0% 94.6% School of Information 43 79.1% 86.1% Social Work 59 72.9% 79.7% Sociology 157 82.2% 88.5% Telecommunications 23 87.0% 87.0% Undecided 77 57.1% 75.3% Urban Planning 21 66.7% 76.2% Video/Media 25 56.0% 72.0% Zoology 19 73.7% 63.2%