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Rate of Unemployment by Major

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Unemployement by Major
Still in field by Major
This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 15,251 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
Accounting  
286
4.9%
Aerospace Engineering  
50
4.0%
Agriculture/Horticulture  
29
13.8%
Animal Studies  
16
6.3%
Anthropology  
63
7.9%
Archaeology  
5
0.0%
Architecture  
73
5.5%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
17
17.7%
Art & Design Department  
214
8.9%
Astronomy  
8
0.0%
Athletics/Training  
15
6.7%
Automotive Engineering  
20
5.0%
Biology  
370
4.3%
Business - Management and Administration  
1243
5.3%
Chemical Engineering  
62
3.2%
Chemistry  
121
3.3%
Civil Engineering  
106
14.2%
Communications  
409
5.9%
Computer Engineering  
93
8.6%
Computer Science  
457
4.4%
Criminal  
158
4.4%
Cultures/Civilization  
10
10.0%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
116
4.3%
Economics  
315
3.2%
Education  
758
4.8%
Electrical Engineering  
209
2.9%
Engineering Department  
139
3.6%
English  
467
3.2%
Finance  
121
3.3%
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
106
2.8%
Geography and Geosciences  
90
7.8%
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
366
4.9%
Industrial Design  
7
42.9%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
38
2.6%
Interior Design  
16
0.0%
Journalism  
122
6.6%
Kinesiology  
20
0.0%
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
94
2.1%
Linguistics  
7
0.0%
Math  
162
7.4%
Mechanical Engineering  
197
6.6%
Meteorology  
6
0.0%
Music - Composition/Theory  
28
10.7%
Music - Performance  
101
6.9%
Music Education  
76
2.6%
Natural Resources  
14
21.4%
Naval Engineering  
9
0.0%
Nursing  
214
4.7%
Other  
793
6.7%
Perfomance Arts  
58
5.2%
Pharmacy  
37
0.0%
Philosophy  
82
8.5%
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
10
10.0%
Physics  
74
6.8%
Political Science  
472
3.2%
PreDent and Dentistry  
7
0.0%
PreLaw and Legal  
84
10.7%
PreMed and Medical  
62
0.0%
PreVet and Veterinary  
9
0.0%
Psychology  
408
4.4%
Public Health  
17
0.0%
Public Policy  
37
2.7%
Religion/Religious  
316
2.5%
School of Information  
41
2.4%
Social Work  
43
4.7%
Sociology  
130
3.1%
Telecommunications  
24
0.0%
Undecided  
58
3.5%
Urban Planning  
19
5.3%
Video/Media  
25
12.0%
Zoology  
18
11.1%
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