The University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
95 Alums took the salary survey
UIUC Alumni Salary over Time
UIUC Salaries
| $62,531 | Starting Annual Salary  |
| $247,573 | 10 Year Annual Salary |
Said that UIUC contributed
| 40.00% | 75-100% to their career success |
| 27.37% | 50-75% to their career success |
| 11.58% | 25-50% to their career success |
| 21.05% | 0-25% to their career success |
Had the employment status
| 5.26% | Self Employed |
| 17.89% | Top Management |
| 42.11% | White Collar workers |
| 4.21% | Pink Collar workers |
| 2.11% | Blue Collar workers |
| 0.00% | Entry Level employees |
| 25.26% | Unemployed. |
Life Satisfaction
| 71.58% | Are satisfied with their current job. |
| 75.79% | Said things are generally going well. |
| 58.95% | Are still in the field they majored in in college. |
Reputation & Preparedness
| Help from Reputation | 7.2 |
| Preparedness for Real world | 6.8 |
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“... UIUC prepared me well for my engineering career and the UIUC degree commands a lot of respect nationally, even outside of Illinois ...Read full comment
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If I had the choice to restart my college career I would choose the U of IL again but would've joined clubs so it wouldn't be so boring ...Read full comment
“... Some professors definitely are arrogant and forget who is paying their salary ...Read full comment
“... I was able to get the job I dreamed of having (currently helping design NASA's Orion Project, a lunar transportation system), at about the same ...Read full comment
“... Even though this is a huge school and can be overwhelming at first, I have found that it has taught me to get things done for myself and be respon...Read full comment
“... You need to be well-rounded in the real world and a large university like the University of Illinois can and will provided you with all the oppo...Read full comment
“... 65 administratives in the University of Illinois each make $200,000 to more than $450,000 annually launched a salary freeze in the university for ...Read full comment
“... There are tons of extracurriculars to choose from, lots of research opportunities, job opportunities, study abroad opportunities, etc ...Read full comment
“... The people who work in the career center for pre-health majors are incredibly arrogant and not helpful ...Read full comment
“... I would say that (in the ME curriculum) they basically 'teach you how to learn' rather than focusing on teaching you things that you will use in...Read full comment
“... I didn't really give it much thought my freshman year and paid socially for the rest of my college career ...Read full comment
“... In as large a university as UIUC is, learning to study on your own and being able to manage your workload and time were the things that benefited ...Read full comment
“... I would say that (in the ME curriculum) they basically 'teach you how to learn' rather than focusing on teaching you things that you will use in...Read full comment
“... This place is honestly amazing, the people the school the town, you will learn so much more than school stuff, you learn about the real world and...Read full comment
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“... You need to be well-rounded in the real world and a large university like the University of Illinois can and will provided you with all the oppo...Read full comment
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If I had the choice to restart my college career I would choose the U of IL again but would've joined clubs so it wouldn't be so boring ...Read full comment
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“... Other than that, I can't wait to finish my college career in the next year and a half here at U of I ...Read full comment
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