CAREER OUTCOMES 2010 & OUTLOOK 2011

Each year, the Career Center surveys DePaul’s graduating class to assess their post-graduation activities. Graduates are surveyed at graduation and six months after degree completion.

In 2010, more than 3,700 completed surveys were received from graduating students for an overall response rate of 62%. This includes 75% of bachelor’s degree level and 47% of master’s degree level students.


DEPAUL STUDENTS ATTRACT CHICAGO’S TOP RECRUITERS

Over the past three years, the employment landscape for DePaul graduates - and college graduates nationally - has been in flux. Despite the market uncertainty, the Class of 2010 fared well in their post-graduate endeavors. Employers seeking well-rounded candidates equipped with practical knowledge and relevant experience found DePaul graduates prepared to deliver and ready to put their skills to work.

Overall placement data for DePaul undergraduates rose 8 percentage points over the previous year. In fact, since the market low point in 2008, employment rates of DePaul graduates have consistently risen each year. DePaul’s graduates continue to attract the attention of Chicago’s top employers, including:

  • 88% of Publicly Held Companies
  • 74% of Privately Held Companies
  • 70% of the ‘Best Places to Work’
  • 54% of the Fastest Growing Companies

Percentages based on Crain’s Chicago Business Book of Lists


POST-GRADUATION OVERVIEW

According to survey responses, 82% of baccalaureate recipients were employed and/or in graduate school within six months of degree completion. Three out of four (75%) were employed within six months of degree completion, up from 65% the previous year; one out of four (26%) were enrolled in a graduate program, up from 21% in 2009. At the master’s level, 83% of survey respondents were employed and/or pursuing advanced studies within six months of graduation.

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Class of 2010 Career Outcomes

Undergraduate Results
Graduate Results
2010 Career Outcomes, All Colleges 2010 Career Outcomes, All Colleges
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College of Communication College of Communication
College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM)
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LA&S) College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LA&S)
College of Education College of Education


Archived Outcomes

2009 Graduate Outcomes