Career Outcomes 2012

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 and additional research is conducted via LinkedIn; included here is a summary of the reported results for the class of 2012.

In 2012, nearly 3,000 completed surveys were received from graduating seniors for an overall response rate of 82%. At the graduate level, more than 1,300 completed surveys were received for an overall response rate of 64%.


Overall
 
  • 85% of DePaul bachelor’s degree recipients were employed and/or in graduate school six months after degree completion.
  • 89% of master’s degree recipients were employed and/or pursuing advanced studies six months after degree completion.
Employed = Full and part-time employment
College of Communication
 
Journalism graduates saw the most significant growth in employment outcomes; overall, journalism placement figures rose 19 percentage points from 70% in 2011 to 89% in 2012. Communication graduates also are landing jobs in their field of interest. Eighty-six percent of 2012 graduates in fulltime roles classify their positions as “new or better” versus 74% in 2011.

Download the Undergraduate Communication report.
Download the Graduate Communication report.
College of Computing and Digital Media
 
Overall employment figures for 2012 CDM graduates are comparable to 2011. Graduates in information systems and computer science remain the most employable at the undergraduate level, with 93% and 87% respectively employed and/or in graduate school six months after graduation.

Download the Undergraduate CDM report.
Download the Graduate CDM report.
College of Education
 
Education graduates reported a marked improvement in employment outcomes compared to 2011. Overall employment and graduate school outcomes increased by 9 percentage points, from 70% in 2011 to 79% in 2012. Employment figures increased from 68% in 2011 to 78% in 2012.

Download the Undergraduate Education report.
Download the Graduate Education report.
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
 
Employment findings for LAS graduates have remained consistent over the past three years, with 80% or more of bachelor’s degree recipients finding employment or enrolling in graduate school six months after degree completion.

Download the Undergraduate LAS report.
Download the Graduate LAS report.
College of Science and Health
 
Overall employment figures for 2012 CSH graduates are comparable to 2011. Fewer CSH graduates, however, report enrolling in graduate school immediately after degree completion; 26% of 2012 graduates are enrolled in graduate school compared to nearly 38% in 2011.

Download the Undergraduate CSH report.
Download the Graduate CSH report.
Driehaus College of Business
 
Business graduates had one of the highest overall employment rates (86%) of all DePaul graduates; this is an increase of 7 percentage points from 2011. Economics, finance and management majors each saw over a 5 percentage point increase in employment outcomes compared to 2011. Eighty-five percent of Business graduates in full-time positions were able to land a new or better job after graduation, up 5 percentage points from 2011.

Download the Business report.

Note: data for the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is collected by the MBA Career Management Center

School for New Learning
 
Overall employment and graduate school outcomes for SNL graduates are on par with 2011 figures at 91%.

Download the SNL report.


*Due to a low response rate from Music and Theatre graduates, as well as SNL master’s recipients, reports were not created for those colleges.

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