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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 20,704 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 significant — they are generated from varying survey data — use your best judgement
Major (sort)# Unemployment Rate
Average for all Majors20,704
6.76%
Nuclear Engineering  
5
0.0% ↓
Radiological Sciences  
5
0.0% ↓
Genetics  
5
0.0% ↓
Archaeology  
6
0.0% ↓
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science  
6
0.0% ↓
PreDent and Dentistry  
8
0.0% ↓
Meteorology  
8
0.0% ↓
Linguistics  
10
10.0% 
PreVet and Veterinary  
10
0.0% ↓
Astronomy  
11
0.0% ↓
Naval Engineering  
11
9.1% 
Cultures/Civilization  
13
23.1% ↑↑
Industrial Design  
13
23.1% ↑↑
Athletics/Training  
19
5.3% 
Natural Resources  
19
15.8% ↑↑
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
19
15.8% ↑↑
Urban Planning  
20
5.0% 
Public Health  
22
9.1% 
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
23
17.4% ↑↑
Kinesiology  
24
4.2% ↓
Animal Studies  
24
12.5% ↑
Zoology  
24
12.5% ↑
Telecommunications  
26
0.0% ↓
Video/Media  
29
13.8% ↑↑
Music - Composition/Theory  
30
10.0% 
Agriculture/Horticulture  
34
14.7% ↑↑
Automotive Engineering  
43
4.7% 
Public Policy  
47
4.3% ↓
Interior Design  
48
14.6% ↑↑
Pharmacy  
49
4.1% ↓
Industrial Operations Engineering  
50
10.0% 
School of Information  
51
3.9% ↓
Undecided  
65
4.6% 
Chemical Engineering  
70
2.9% ↓
Social Work  
74
10.8% ↑
Aerospace Engineering  
78
6.4% 
Perfomance Arts  
80
7.5% 
Anthropology  
80
7.5% 
Music Education  
86
2.3% ↓
PreMed and Medical  
86
1.2% ↓
Physics  
87
5.8% 
Architecture  
94
5.3% 
Philosophy  
99
11.1% ↑
PreLaw and Legal  
106
8.5% 
Geography and Geosciences  
115
6.1% 
Computer Engineering  
121
6.6% 
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
126
2.4% ↓
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
134
6.0% 
Music - Performance  
135
5.9% 
Civil Engineering  
136
12.5% ↑
Journalism  
142
7.0% 
Chemistry  
164
4.3% ↓
Finance  
165
5.5% 
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
176
6.8% 
Sociology  
184
3.8% ↓
Engineering Department  
187
3.7% ↓
Math  
207
7.3% 
Criminal  
207
5.8% 
Mechanical Engineering  
251
6.4% 
Electrical Engineering  
260
3.9% ↓
Nursing  
293
7.5% 
Art & Design Department  
322
12.7% ↑
Religion/Religious  
350
2.6% ↓
Accounting  
366
6.3% 
Economics  
402
4.2% ↓
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
460
6.1% 
Communications  
530
6.6% 
Biology  
532
5.3% 
Psychology  
554
5.2% 
Computer Science  
579
4.3% ↓
English  
605
4.6% 
Political Science  
607
4.8% 
Education  
956
8.5% 
Other  
1058
9.6% 
Business - Management and Administration  
1657
7.2% 
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