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Rate of Unemployment by Major
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This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 13,215 alumni who have taken our survey. 
The number of surveys, years, major, motivation levels and tenacity all play a role in employment rates, and overall employability.
Not all the numbers are statistically significantthey are generated from varying survey data — use your best judgement
 

 

Major (sort)# Unemployment Rate
Accounting  
253
5.1%
Aerospace Engineering  
45
2.2%
Agriculture/Horticulture  
27
14.8%
Animal Studies  
12
8.3%
Anthropology  
58
6.9%
Archaeology  
5
0.0%
Architecture  
60
5.0%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
17
17.7%
Art & Design Department  
179
7.8%
Astronomy  
7
0.0%
Athletics/Training  
13
7.7%
Automotive Engineering  
19
5.3%
Biology  
330
4.2%
Business - Management and Administration  
1078
5.1%
Chemical Engineering  
60
3.3%
Chemistry  
108
2.8%
Civil Engineering  
89
6.7%
Communications  
359
5.9%
Computer Engineering  
80
7.5%
Computer Science  
396
4.3%
Criminal  
143
4.9%
Cultures/Civilization  
9
11.1%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
101
4.0%
Economics  
285
3.5%
Education  
677
4.4%
Electrical Engineering  
176
3.4%
Engineering Department  
125
4.0%
English  
404
3.5%
Finance  
101
3.0%
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
89
2.3%
Geography and Geosciences  
83
7.2%
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
317
4.7%
Industrial Design  
5
60.0%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
34
2.9%
Interior Design  
11
0.0%
Journalism  
110
6.4%
Kinesiology  
19
0.0%
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
81
2.5%
Linguistics  
6
0.0%
Math  
144
5.6%
Mechanical Engineering  
177
6.2%
Music - Composition/Theory  
26
7.7%
Music - Performance  
90
5.6%
Music Education  
69
2.9%
Natural Resources  
12
8.3%
Naval Engineering  
10
0.0%
Nursing  
192
3.1%
Other  
690
5.8%
Perfomance Arts  
51
3.9%
Pharmacy  
25
0.0%
Philosophy  
76
9.2%
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
8
12.5%
Physics  
67
4.5%
Political Science  
408
3.4%
PreDent and Dentistry  
6
0.0%
PreLaw and Legal  
76
11.8%
PreMed and Medical  
56
0.0%
PreVet and Veterinary  
8
0.0%
Psychology  
354
4.5%
Public Health  
15
0.0%
Public Policy  
32
3.1%
Religion/Religious  
298
2.7%
School of Information  
38
2.6%
Social Work  
41
4.9%
Sociology  
114
3.5%
Telecommunications  
21
0.0%
Undecided  
58
3.5%
Urban Planning  
19
5.3%
Video/Media  
20
10.0%
Zoology  
18
11.1%

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