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Rate of Unemployment by Major

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Unemployement by Major
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This list shows the spot unemployment rate for each major, obtained from the 19,285 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  
342
6.4%
Aerospace Engineering  
82
4.9%
Agriculture/Horticulture  
39
12.8%
Animal Studies  
22
9.1%
Anthropology  
79
7.6%
Archaeology  
9
0.0%
Architecture  
91
5.5%
Architecture & Urban Planning Department  
22
18.2%
Art & Design Department  
294
11.9%
Astronomy  
11
0.0%
Athletics/Training  
20
5.0%
Automotive Engineering  
37
2.7%
Biology  
474
5.5%
Business - Management and Administration  
1553
6.8%
Chemical Engineering  
68
2.9%
Chemistry  
149
4.0%
Civil Engineering  
127
13.4%
Communications  
492
6.3%
Computer Engineering  
116
6.9%
Computer Science  
545
4.4%
Criminal  
194
5.2%
Cultures/Civilization  
14
14.3%
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  
157
6.4%
Economics  
373
4.3%
Education  
874
6.3%
Electrical Engineering  
251
3.6%
Engineering Department  
169
3.6%
English  
565
3.9%
Finance  
153
4.6%
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  
129
5.4%
Genetics  
10
0.0%
Geography and Geosciences  
111
6.3%
History/Histories (art history/etc.)  
429
4.9%
Industrial Design  
20
15.0%
Industrial Operations Engineering  
48
10.4%
Interior Design  
44
13.6%
Journalism  
141
6.4%
Kinesiology  
23
0.0%
Language - French/Spanish/etc.  
119
2.5%
Linguistics  
11
9.1%
Math  
192
6.3%
Mechanical Engineering  
234
6.4%
Meteorology  
9
0.0%
Music - Composition/Theory  
32
9.4%
Music - Performance  
128
6.3%
Music Education  
83
2.4%
Natural Resources  
21
14.3%
Naval Engineering  
14
0.0%
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science  
9
0.0%
Nuclear Engineering  
10
0.0%
Nursing  
263
7.2%
Nutrition  
5
20.0%
Other  
982
9.0%
Perfomance Arts  
76
5.3%
Pharmacy  
49
2.0%
Philosophy  
97
9.3%
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  
21
9.5%
Physics  
87
5.8%
Political Science  
584
4.8%
PreDent and Dentistry  
11
0.0%
PreLaw and Legal  
98
9.2%
PreMed and Medical  
84
1.2%
PreVet and Veterinary  
11
0.0%
Psychology  
516
4.8%
Public Health  
23
0.0%
Public Policy  
46
4.4%
Radiological Sciences  
8
0.0%
Religion/Religious  
344
2.6%
School of Information  
54
3.7%
Social Work  
65
9.2%
Sociology  
170
3.5%
Telecommunications  
31
0.0%
Undecided  
67
3.0%
Urban Planning  
25
4.0%
Video/Media  
28
10.7%
Zoology  
24
12.5%
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