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%.
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- 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.
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Employed = Full and part-time employment
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College of Communication
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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.
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College of Computing and Digital Media
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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.
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College of Science and Health
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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.
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Driehaus College of Business
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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
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School for New Learning
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Overall employment and graduate school outcomes for SNL graduates are on par with
2011 figures at 91%.
Download the SNL report.
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*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.