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% Still in Field by Major

This list shows the spot rate of alumni who stayed in their field after graduation for each major, obtained from the 27,876 alumni who have taken our survey. Students leave their "field/major" for a number of reasons -- usually insufficient salary, job satisfaction, or employment rates.

The number of surveys, years, major, motivation levels and tenacity of the reviewer all play a role.

Not all the numbers are statistically significant -- they are generated from varying survey data -- use your best judgement
Major (sort)# Still in Field Rate
Engineering Department  
485
34.0%
Cultures/ Civilization  
25
36.0%
Philosophy  
132
36.4%
Industrial Design  
29
37.9%
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.)  
566
40.3%
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc.  
146
43.8%
Nuclear Engineering  
18
44.4%
Nutrition  
18
44.4%
Urban Planning  
33
45.5%
Genetics  
22
45.5%
Music - Composition/ Theory  
46
45.7%
PreDent and Dentistry  
24
45.8%
Zoology  
37
46.0%
Linguistics  
28
46.4%
Kinesiology  
52
48.1%
Chemical Engineering  
127
48.8%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
40
50.0%
PreVet and Veterinary  
22
50.0%
Undecided  
79
50.6%
Agriculture/ Horticulture  
61
50.8%
Perfomance Arts  
110
50.9%
Anthropology  
100
51.0%
Athletics/ Training  
35
51.4%
Preparatory  
17
52.9%
Archaeology  
15
53.3%
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science  
26
53.9%
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc  
190
54.7%
Public Health  
42
54.8%
Natural Resources  
40
55.0%
Automotive Engineering  
58
55.2%
Political Science  
672
55.2%
Interior Design  
63
55.6%
Radiological Sciences  
18
55.6%
Other  
1359
55.8%
Psychology  
754
56.0%
English  
697
56.1%
Art & Design Department  
400
56.3%
Video/ Media  
48
56.3%
Naval Engineering  
37
56.8%
Religion/ Religious  
421
56.8%
Public Policy  
61
57.4%
Sociology  
212
58.0%
Criminal  
243
58.4%
Music - Performance  
176
58.5%
Animal Studies  
39
59.0%
Astronomy  
20
60.0%
Journalism  
168
60.1%
Music Education  
125
62.4%
Aerospace Engineering  
107
62.6%
PreLaw and Legal  
130
63.9%
Chemistry  
208
63.9%
Communications  
644
64.0%
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science  
28
64.3%
Meteorology  
17
64.7%
Physics  
120
65.0%
Biology  
647
65.2%
Social Work  
107
65.4%
Math  
243
66.3%
Business - Management and Administration  
1998
67.1%
Economics  
481
67.2%
Accounting  
472
67.4%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc  
222
67.6%
Geography and Geosciences  
146
68.5%
PreMed and Medical  
112
68.8%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
71
69.0%
Education  
1112
71.2%
Finance  
194
72.7%
Telecommunications  
36
75.0%
Electrical Engineering  
304
75.3%
Civil Engineering  
173
75.7%
Computer Engineering  
136
77.2%
School of Information  
76
77.6%
Mechanical Engineering  
294
77.9%
Architecture  
119
78.2%
Computer Science  
708
78.4%
Pharmacy  
67
80.6%
Nursing  
392
80.9%

Nursing Major unemployment rate

_NursingAll Majors
Unemployed%9%9
Minimum Wage%5%4
All Others%83%86
More: Unemployment for all Majors *** not counting stay at home parents *** not counting those currently in grad school

Are things going well in Nursing?

Going Well%88
Not Going Well%12
More: All Majors Satisfaction ??? This is a social "life satisfaction" question. Overall, would people who graduated with a degree in Nursing say that their life is going well? It could be interpreted in terms of stress, salary, long hours, future prospects, etc. *** not counting those currently in grad school

Graduates who stayed in Nursing

Still in Field%81
Got out%19
More: All Majors Still in field ??? A high "got out" percentage can be interpreted a couple of ways -- for instance, perhaps the major is a great stepping stone to becoming a totally different career -- like a doctor. Or perhaps the jobs one gets with the major just aren't that great. *** not counting those currently in grad school

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