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Career Destinations of the Class of 2005

Response Rates/Career Destination Status Report            Salary Report for each major


Major
Responses
Career Destinations
Total
Grads
Response
Rate
Full
Time
Graduate
School
Seeking
Employment
Self
Employed
Part
Time
Internship/
Volunteer
Armed
Forces
Year
Off
Not Seeking
Empl.
Other
African-American Studies
6
33.3%
(2)
50%
50%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
American Studies
132
25.0%
(33)
39.4%
21.2%
9.1%
9.1%
6.1%
3.0%
--
6.1%
3.0%
3.0%
Anthropology
127
30.7%
(39)
33.3%
12.8%
20.5%
2.6%
2.6%
12.8%
--
5.1%
--
10.3%
Applied
Mathematics
90
30.0%
(27)
55.6%
22.2%
18.5%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Architecture
207
25.1%
(52)
48.1%
3.8%
30.8%
--
--
1.9%
--
5.8%
1.9%
7.7%
Art
62
24.2%
(15)
40.0%
6.7%
33.3%
--
--
--
--
--
13.3%
6.7%
Asian Studies
12
50,0%
(6)
66.7%
--
33.3%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Astrophysics
9
44.4%
(4)
25%
25%
25%
--
--
25%
--
--
--
--
Bioengineering
114
43.0%
(49)
26.0%
58.0%
14.0%
--
--
2.0%
--
--
--
--
Bioresource Sciences
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Business
Administration
398
53.0%
(211)
806%
6.2%
9.0%
1.4%
--
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
Chemical Biology 29 37.9%
(11)
33.3% 16.7% 25.0% -- -- 16.7% -- -- 8.3% --
Chemical Engineering
83
45.8%
(38)
52.6%
28.9%
15.8%
--
--
--
--
--
--
2.6%
Chemistry
59
35.6%
(21)
28.6%
52.4%
4.8%
--
9.5%
4.8%
--
--
--
--
Chinese Language
11
18.2%
(2)
--
50.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
50.0%
Civil Engineering
68 36.8%
(25)
52.0%
32.0%
12.0%
--
--
4.0%
--
--
--
--
Classics
11
27.3%
(3)
--
--
100%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Cognitive Science
116
38.8%
(45)
53.3%
8.9%
24.4%
--
--
4.4%
2.2%
4.4%
--
2.2%
Comparative Literature
21
42.9
(9)
55.6%
--
2.2%
--
--
--
--
22.2%
--
--
Computer Science
81
45.7%
(37)
64.9%
16.2%
10.8%
2.7%
--
--
--
2.7%
--
2.7%
Conservation &
Resource Studies 
29
48.3%
(14)
71.4%
--
7.1%
--
--
7.1%
--
--
7.1%
7.1%






 


















Major
Responses
Career Destinations
Total
Grads
Response
Rate
Full
Time
Graduate
School
Seeking
Employment
Self
Employed
Part
Time
Internship/
Volunteer
Armed
Forces
Year
Off
Not Seeking
Employment
Other
Development Studies
30
23.3%
(7)
28.6%
--
28.6%
--
--
42.9%
--
--
--
--
Earth & Planetary Science
11
45.5%
(5)
20%
20%
20%
0%
0%
20%
0%
20%
0%
0%
Economics
322
32.9%
(106)
74.5%
7.5%
14.2%
--
--
1.9%
--
--
1.9%
--
EECS
 
259
45.6%
(118)
58.5%
20.3%
12.7%
--
--
1.7%
0.8%
4.2%
0.8%
0.8%
Engineering Science
38
44.7
(17)
35.3%
23.5%
29.4%
--
--
11.8%
--
--
--
--
English
276
33.3%
(92)
39.1%
13.0%
28.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
--
8.7%
2.2%
1.1%
Environmental
Econ & Policy
18
50.0%
(9)
44.4%
22.2%
11.1%
--
--
22.2%
--
--
--
--
Environmental Engineering
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Environmental Sciences
37
51.5%
(19)
47.4%
26.3%
10.5%
--
--
--
--
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
Ethnic Studies
52
21.2%
(11)
54.5%
18.2%
18.2%
--
--
--
--
--
9.1%
0%
Film
46
21.7%
(10)
20.0%
--
60.0%
10.0%
10.0%
--
--
--
--
--
Forestry & Natural Resources
3
33.3%
(1)
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
100%
--
--
French
14
28.6%
94)
25.0%
25.0%
50.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Gender & Women's Studies
18
33.3%
(6)
50%
33.3%
16.7%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Genetics & Plant
Biology
12
16.7%
(2)
--
50%
--
--
--
--
--
--
50%
--
Geography
45
35.6%
(16)
37.5%
6.3%
12.5%
6.3%
6.3%
12.5%
--
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
German
6
33.3%
(2)
50.0%
--
--
--
--
50.0%
--
--
--
--
History
187
26.2%
(49)
36.7%
30.6%
16.3%
6.1%
--
--
--
4.1%
6.1%
--
History of Art
64
31.3%
(20)
40.0%
10.0%
25.0%
10.0%
--
10.0%
--
5.0%
--
--






 


















Major
Responses
Career Destinations
Total
Grads
Response
Rate
Full
Time
Graduate
School
Seeking
Employment
Self
Employed
Part
Time
Internship/
Volunteer
Armed
Forces
Year
Off
Not Seeking
Employment
Other
IEOR
54
61.1%
(33)
63.6%
15.2%
18.2%
3.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
Integrative Biology
 
195
31.8%
(62)
43.5%
29.0%
12.9%
--
3.2%
8.1%
--
1.6%
1.6%
--
Intedisciplinary
Studies
168
27.4%
(46)
58.7%
13.0%
13.0%
4.3%
2.2%
2.2%
--
4.3%
--
2.2%
Italian
 
6
50.0%
(4)
--
--
75.0%
--
--
--
--
25.0%
--
--
Japanese Language
20
20.0%
(4)
25.0%
50.0%
25.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Landscape
Architecture
11
27.3%
(3)
66.7%
--
33.3%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Latin American
Studies
11
9.1%
(1)
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
100%
--
--
Legal Studies
 
140
27.1%
(38)
47.4%
23.7%
18.4%
2.6%
--
--
--
--
2.6%
5.3%
Linguistics
33
42.4%
(14)
35.7%
21.4%
21.4%
7.1%
--
--
--
7.1%
7.1%
--
Mass Communications
139
32.4%
(45)
45.7%
10.9%
28.3%
--
--
8.7%
--
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
Material Science & Engineering
30
33.3%
(10)
40.0%
50.0%
10.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Mathematics
56
42.9%
(24)
32.0%
44.0%
20.0%
--
--
--
--
--
4.0%
--
Mechanical Engineering
139
40.3%
(56)
39.3%
30.4%
19.6%
1.8%
--
--
1.8%
3.6%
1.8%
1.8%
Microbial
Biology
13
46.2%
(6)
33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Middle Eastern Studies
9
55.6%
(5)
--
60.0%
20.0%
--
--
--
--
--
20.0%
0%
MCB
 
583
40.1%
(234)
34.0%
38.3%
14.0%
0.4%
1.3%
2.1%
--
3.0%
2.6%
1.3%
Molecular
Environ Biology
24
33.3%
(8)
50.0%
25.0%
25.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Music
 
33
30.3%
(10)
40,0%
10.0%
20.0%
--
10.0%
10,0%
--
--
10,0%
--
Near Eastern Studies
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Nuclear Engineering
9
44.4%
(4)
25.0%
50.0%
25.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--



























Major
Responses
Career Destinations
Total
Grads
Response
Rate
Full
Time
Graduate
School
Seeking
Employment
Self
Employed
Part
Time
Internship/
Volunteer
Armed
Forces
Year
Off
Not Seeking
Employment
Other
Nutritional Sciences
37
48.6%
(18)
5.6%
16.7%
11.1%
--
5.6%
44.4%
--
5.6%
11.1%
--
Peace & Conflict Studies
36
41.7%
(15)
40.0%
13.3%
20.0%
--
6.7%
13.3%
--
--
--
6.7%
PEIS
73
38.4%
(28)
71.4%
14.3%
14.3%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Philosophy
 
82
29.3%
(24)
16.7%
29.2%
29.2%
4.2%
--
4.2%
--
--
4.2%
12.5%
Physical Sciences
3
33.3%
(1)
--
--
--
--
--
100%
--
--
--
--
Physics
 
81
45.7%
(37)
24.3%
51.4%
13.5%
--
2.7%
5.4%
--
--
2.7%
--
Political Science
 
498
34.3%
(171)
42.7%
15.8%
22.8%
2.3%
0,6%
6.4%
1.2%
5.3%
--
2.9%
Psychology
283
35.3
(100)
39.0%
21.0%
24.0%
2.0%
4.0%
3.0%
--
2.0%
2.0%
3.0%

Public Health

24
54.2%
(13)
7.6%
38.5%
23.1%
--
--
7.7%
--
7.7%
15.4%
--
Religious Studies
 
14
42.9%
(6)
--
33.3%
50.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
16.7%
Resource Management
3
33.3%
(1)
--
100%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Rhetoric
 
83
32.5%
(27)
33.3%
14.8%
22.2%
--
3.7%
7.4%
--
7.4%
3.7%
7.4%
Scandinavian
9
55.6%
(5)
20.0%
20.0%
60.0%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Slavic Languages
& Literature
10
20.0%
(2)
--
--
--
--
50.0%
50.0%
--
--
--
--
Social Sciences
 
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Social Welfare
 
103
32.0%
(33)
45.5%
12.1%
24.2%
--
3.0%
3.0%
--
--
3.0%
9.1%
Sociology
242
26.0%
(63)
34.9%
15.9%
34.9%
1.6%
3.2%
3.2%
--
4.8%
--
1.6%
South & Southeast
Asian Studies
9
55.6%
(5)
40.0%
20.0%
20.0%
--
--
--
--
--
20.0%
--
Spanish &
Portuguese
52
40.4
(21)
38.1%
28.6%
23.8%
--
--
4.8%
--
4.8%
--
--
Statistics
 
32
28.1%
(9)
44.4%
33.3%
22.2%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Theatre & Performance Studies
36
27.8%
(10)
40.0%
--
30.0%
--
--
10.0%
--
--
20.0%
--
Urban Studies
 
16
43.8%
(7)
57.1%
14.3%
--
--
--
28.6%
--
--
--
--

 


Major
Salaries
Reported
25%
Median
Average
75%
African-American Studies
1
--
--
--
--
American Studies
13
$27000
$35000
$36075
$45000
Anthropology
13
$26000
$30000
$30206
$31320
Applied Mathematics
14
$42500
$51000
$49721
$57250
Architecture
24
$30900
$36750
$34948
$38000
Art
6
$24525
$27050
$28210
$28600
Asian Studies
4
$32000
$32500
$33250
$33750
Astrophysics
1
--
--
--
--
Bioengineering
11
$30600
$39000
$36938
$44000
Bioresource Sciences
0
--
--
--
--
Business Administration
164
$50000
$52000
$53473
$55000
Chemical Engineering
18
$50750
$57500
$53487
$60000
Chemistry
6
$36918
$42836
$42925
$52750
Chinese Language
0
--
--
--
--
Civil Engineering
11
$51000
$52000
$51759
$54500
Classics
--
--
--
--
--
Cognitive Science
22